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Webinar: Mental Health Equity on Campuses Requires More Extensive Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When it comes to improving mental health equity on college campuses, more work just needs to be done, mental health experts said during a webinar Wednesday. Mental health challenges [are] prevalent among students,” said Dr. Swapna Hingwe , associate director of counseling and psychiatric services at Michigan State University.

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Strategies for Inclusive Care that Drive Student Success

Timely MD

As part of the TimelyCare GenZtressed webinar series , a panel of health equity, mental health, and student affairs leaders explored the need for and benefits of inclusive care delivery that embraces all students. Ultimately, supporting staff in their career goals can benefit the institution and help them thrive. “I Haywood said. “I

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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.