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Webinar: Mental Health Equity on Campuses Requires More Extensive Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mental health challenges [are] prevalent among students,” said Dr. Swapna Hingwe , associate director of counseling and psychiatric services at Michigan State University. Shawnté Elbert , chief health equity officer at Columbus Public Health.

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10 Best Practices for Supporting College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

Tierra Parsons, Director of Counseling Services at Johnson C. Tierra Parsons, Director of Counseling Services at Johnson C. Smith University, an HBCU in Charlotte, N.C., said it’s important students have the opportunity to see themselves in the therapists they have available to them.

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Silent Sufferers: Combating Loneliness in College Students Requires Campus-wide Collaboration

Timely MD

Currently, many mental health programs are created to address mental health concerns at the individual level, such as in-person and virtual counseling services, online self-help programs, and campus self-care events, and these initiatives continue to be valuable.

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Four Trends in College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

Parsons, Director of Counseling Services at Johnson C. That forum — Trends in College Students’ Mental Health — brought together four experts to discuss the evolving mental health situation on college campuses and how institutions can best support a larger number of students as the college experience returns to normal.

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Four Trends in College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

Parsons, Director of Counseling Services at Johnson C. That forum — Trends in College Students’ Mental Health — brought together four experts to discuss the evolving mental health situation on college campuses and how institutions can best support a larger number of students as the college experience returns to normal.

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Strategies for Inclusive Care that Drive Student Success

Timely MD

I just sent our director of health and wellness and our director of counseling to a professional development opportunity that wasn’t focused on health and wellness. Checking in with staff and investing in their growth can help them tap into their talents and fill gaps. It was focused on what’s next in my career?,”

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How NAU Streamlined Student Access to Mental Health Resources

EAB

Joining me today to discuss this challenge is the Director of Counseling Services for Northern Arizona University, Dr. Carl Dindo. Carl, would you mind telling us a little bit about NAU and your role at the institution? Dr. Carl Dindo: Sure, Katie.