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What Should Schools Prioritize to Support Youth Mental Health? Priority #2: Provide Training and Wellness Centers

SRI Education

Develop and Maintain Wellness Centers Wellness centers are dedicated spaces within school buildings that offer counseling, drop-in services, and space for students to calm down. Research shows that psychoeducation increases help-seeking ( Cusimano & Sameem, 2011 ) and reduces suicidal behaviors ( Wasserman et al.

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Spring check-in: How are you doing?

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Scheduled Counseling: Choose the day, time, and mental health provider that works best for you. (12 2015) can be improved by spending some time outdoors. Self-Care Content: Visit the Self-Care tab for 24/7 access to tools and resources, such as meditation and yoga sessions, helpful videos, and short articles from experts. Just breathe.

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Dear Black Athlete: A Moral Imperative is Rarely Enough

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Whether it was the 1970 Syracuse football team protest or the 2015 Missouri football team protest, or other student-athlete protests in history, these young people possess immense power to impact the bottom line money which is what historically moves the needle on anything related to justice. Enough is enough.

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More Students Are Having Mental Health Problems, But More Are Asking for Help

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We’ve been seeing this trend since at least 2015 and perhaps even a little bit before,” he said. 37% of students reported having at least one counseling or therapy session in the previous year, a seven percentage point increase from winter/spring 2021. This just seems to be a continuation.” It was the largest improvement since 2018.

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A Culturally Responsive Counselor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Associate Professor of Counseling, Department of Disability & Psychoeducational Studies, University of Arizona, Affiliate Faculty, Education Policy Center, University of Arizona Tenured: Yes Age: 37 Education: B.S., school counseling, University of Maryland, College Park; and Ph.D.,

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Transfer Students Need Support from Both Two and Four Year Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This newest study focuses on the enrollment data available for the community college cohort entering in 2015, which allowed for six years to complete their journey toward a bachelor’s degree. “No state is doing well in terms of getting their community college students to transfer and complete,” said Velasco Rodriguez.

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Trouble at Saint Augustine's University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Montgomery previously served as chairman of the Florida A&M University's (FAMU) board of trustees but resigned from the board in 2015. “One of the things I had requested in my complaint letter was that they ask Trustee Montgomery for his resignation. And they said they would not do that."