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New Ways to Support Community College Student Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sara Goldrick-Rab With their well-being undermined, students find it much harder to focus on learning — let alone graduate — which, combined with growing debt, puts them at risk of ending up worse off than if they didn’t attend college at all. And there are ways for you to get involved, now , to enhance their impact.

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Steps to Help Students Successfully Navigate the OPT Gap

Lewermark Blog

In response, schools and their international student advisors Read More. The post Steps to Help Students Successfully Navigate the OPT Gap appeared first on LewerMark International Student Health Insurance. presidential administration.

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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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Assisting students in distress

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Attached is our updated guidance online for recognizing and assisting students in distress. With your assistance, we can safely connect our students to resources to ensure their personal safety and development, while also supporting their success toward degree completion.

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10 Signs a Student Needs Mental Health Support and How to Take Action

Timely MD

Mental health connects to student success For students, finding support to start their journey to become healthier and happier is personal, and it looks different for everyone. Studies show that college students seek support from their peers first, while others prefer to get help from a licensed professional.

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Expanding the Behavioral Health Crisis Support Team to East Baltimore

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

The BHCST pairs licensed clinicians who have crisis response expertise with specially trained public safety personnel to assist people experiencing behavioral health crises, 24/7, 365 days a year. Since the program’s launch—from Oct. Input and questions are also welcome by email at bhresponse@jhu.edu. Thank you for your support.

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10 Best Practices for Supporting College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

While available resources vary from campus to campus, the following best practices are common threads among colleges and universities that comprehensively address student mental health challenges as part of their institutional efforts to support student well-being and success.