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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. Then, we can start to address equity from that lens," said Dr. Shawnté Elbert , chief health equity officer at Columbus Public Health.

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Strategies for Creating Equitable Mental Health Cultures in Higher Education

Active Minds

Implementing the strategies promoted in the report and discussed in the webinar will help students receive tailored support, and give institutions the ability to better care for diverse student populations who are often not well served in higher education — a major step towards equity in the field of higher education.

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How to Manage a PR Crisis

EAB

So that might be employee and student health and safety or institution finances. AS: So it might not directly impact the mission of the institution, but immigration policies and labor standards might impact the families of those, or students who are students from different countries, international students, of course.

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After Settlement with Howard University, Students Call for Sweeping Changes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The settlement “requires Yale to implement significant policy changes to increase equity for students with mental health disabilities,” said Megan Schuller, at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, which advocates for full inclusion of those with mental disabilities.

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Meet the 2023-2024 Active Minds Student Advisory Committee (And Learn How They Can Help You!)

Active Minds

Most of her time is spent on clinical research for Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), anxiety traits, and child emotional development, and advocacy for youth mental health policies in Tennessee, diversity, equity, and inclusion in college, and first-generation low-income student education.