The latest session of TimelyMD’s Gen Ztressed webinar series featured a panel discussion on the topic of “Peer Support on the Front Lines of Student Mental Health.” During this discussion, students from across the country shared what mental health is...
Category: Student Health
- August 26, 2022
- Nassim Bickham
- Mental Health, Student Health, Higher Education
Six out of 10 college students live with mental health disorders. And although the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250-to-1 ratio of students to school counselors, the national average was 415-to-1 for the 2020-2021 academic year. Clearly, an...
- August 4, 2022
- Sarah Fink
- Mental Health, Student Health
The use of telehealth accounted for fewer than 1% of outpatient visits prior to the pandemic. But between March and August of 2020, that percentage jumped up to 13%. While overall telehealth usage for outpatient visits leveled out to 8%,...
- July 18, 2022
- Kristen Buglione
- Mental Health, Student Health
Established peer-to-peer programs, including Active Minds, Project Let’s, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Peer-to-Peer, and Lean on Me, have created comprehensive training and advocacy programs. These programs are designed to arm students with the knowledge and skills necessary to...
- June 22, 2022
- Kristen Buglione
- Mental Health, Student Health
Mental health peer-to-peer programs are designed to mobilize students to become agents of change for mental health and well-being on their college campuses. The peer-to-peer model is an effective approach to shifting social norms that encourage positive health behaviors. Research...
- May 16, 2022
- Jacki Craft
- Mental Health, Student Health, Telehealth
Since 2020, the COVID-19 global pandemic has shaped what every day looks like. It changed human interaction. For higher education, it fundamentally altered the college experience for students who were sent home for multiple semesters. In the workforce, it took...
- May 13, 2022
- Kristen Buglione
- Mental Health, Student Health
The spread of health misinformation, whether intentionally or unintentionally, can have serious consequences. Unfortunately, misleading and false information often spreads like wildfire online. One study found that falsehoods are 70% more likely to be retweeted on Twitter than the truth,...
- May 3, 2022
- Kristen Buglione
- Mental Health, Student Health
You may have heard the term “health coaching” in conversations about student health and well-being services. But what does health coaching for college students actually mean? Over 20 years ago, health coaching was identified as a way to help individuals...
- March 22, 2022
- Becky Laman
- Student Health, Higher Education
After-hours mental health care is not something that colleges and universities can ignore or push aside—it’s a necessity. Research from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) shows that suicides are more likely to occur between midnight and 4:00 a.m....
- February 7, 2022
- Becky Banasik
- Mental Health, Student Health, Higher Education
Colleges and universities are seeing more and more Latinx students on campuses across the country, which is great news. However, Latinx students graduate in four years at a nearly 14% lower rate than white students. To support Latinx students’ health,...
