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Webinar: Mental Health Equity on Campuses Requires More Extensive Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sherrá Watkins The panel discussion – hosted by higher ed mental health provider Mantra Health and the Steve Fund, which focuses on mental wellbeing for youth of color – was centered around how a major part of student success hinges on mental health, and how some communities may not be getting equal access to the resources they need.

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10 Best Practices for Supporting College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

Creating a culture of care that normalizes mental health conversations and encourages support-seeking steps is a critical part of addressing students’ needs. Tierra Parsons, Director of Counseling Services at Johnson C. Smith University, an HBCU in Charlotte, N.C., You can get cabin fever really easily,” she said.

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Four Trends in College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

Parsons, Director of Counseling Services at Johnson C. Van Orman said that COVID-19 triggered “a mental health crisis on top of a crisis.” 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.

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Four Trends in College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

Parsons, Director of Counseling Services at Johnson C. Ryan Patel, Psychiatrist at Ohio State University and Chair of the American College Health Association’s mental health section. Van Orman said that COVID-19 triggered “a mental health crisis on top of a crisis.”. The panelists included: Tierra M. At Johnson C.