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College Students Provide Mental Health Education to Peers
Learners show a preference for working with peers in addressing their mental health concerns. Here are six examples of peer-led supports offered by higher education institutions.
Student Wellness Tip: Create Mental Health Day Reflections
Excused absences for mental health days are growing more common for K-12 learners, but most institutions of higher education don’t allow the same flexibility. One professor shares how he offers—and holds students accountable for—mental health breaks.
Student Wellness Tip: Increasing Health Education
Colleges and universities can support their students by providing self-guided resources and accessible on-ramps to health and wellness supports.
Success Program Launch: 24-7 Mobile Health Care for Students
A four-person team in the UC Davis Fire Department helps campus individuals in need, providing mental and physical health services around the clock, wherever a student may need it.
Report: 8 Ways to Help Deter Youth Suicide
A new report from The Jed Foundation identifies promising approaches to addressing youth suicide trends for stakeholders in education and beyond.
5 Strategies for Inclusive Mental Health Care
Two higher education leaders share ideas and solutions for providing supportive services to students struggling with mental health concerns.
Basic Needs Funding Aids Student Retention, Persistence
A new report from the Center for Higher Education Policy and Practice finds students who received emergency pandemic grant funding were more likely to remain enrolled, compared to their peers.
Report: Addressing the Roots of Food Insecurity in Higher Ed
A new Tennessee Higher Education Commission and Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation report highlights the ways institutions can support students facing basic needs insecurity.