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Webinar: Mental Health Equity on Campuses Requires More Extensive Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The event was hosted by Dr. Larry Ozowara, vice president of care delivery at Mantra. “We 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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Four Trends in College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

Parsons, Director of Counseling Services at Johnson C. Roy said that college students have been deeply affected by recent events, including the nation’s racial and political divide, school shootings, natural disasters, and climate change. The panelists included: Tierra M. Smith University R. At Johnson C.

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Four Trends in College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

Parsons, Director of Counseling Services at Johnson C. Roy said that college students have been deeply affected by recent events, including the nation’s racial and political divide, school shootings, natural disasters, and climate change. The panelists included: Tierra M. Smith University. At Johnson C.

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Strategies for Inclusive Care that Drive Student Success

Timely MD

For example: Co-sponsoring events with different departments and offices can help remove silos and bring students together. Inviting counselors to events and locations where students are can also help. Using social media and providing swag like magnets, stickers, and keychains can help spread the message. Haywood said. “I

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10 Best Practices for Supporting College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

Tierra Parsons, Director of Counseling Services at Johnson C. Additionally, how campuses prepare for and respond to traumatic events can reduce risk, save lives, and prevent suicide contagion, or the concept that when one person dies by suicide that others in a community may be at higher risk.

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How NAU Streamlined Student Access to Mental Health Resources

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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.