How Community Colleges Can Support Student Mental Health Needs. Research Brief. RB-A2552-1

Autor/inn/en	Sontag-Padilla, Lisa; Williams, Denise; Kosiewicz, Holly; Daugherty, Lindsay; Kane, Heidi; Gripshover, Sarah; Miller, Trey
Institution	RAND Education and Labor
Titel	How Community Colleges Can Support Student Mental Health Needs. Research Brief. RB-A2552-1
Quelle	(2023), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Mental Health; Community College Students; Health Needs; Prevention; Early Intervention; Health Services; Student Personnel Services; Holistic Approach; Program Implementation; Leadership; Financial Support; School Organization; Minority Group Students; Low Income Students; Grants; Federal Aid + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychohygiene; Community college; Community colleges; College students; Community College; Collegestudent; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Holistischer Ansatz; Führung; Führungsposition; Finanzielle Förderung; School organisation; Schulorganisation; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe
Abstract	The United States faces an unprecedented mental health crisis, with youth and young adults at the center. Even before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, nearly 50 percent of college students reported at least one mental health concern. Without adequate mental health support, college students, including those at community colleges, may be at risk for a variety of academic and nonacademic consequences that negatively affect their overall well-being, including lower college completion rates, higher rates of substance use, and lower lifetime earning potential. This research brief describes a study examining eight community colleges from across the United States which found that, although the institutions did offer mental health services, most lacked a clear organizing framework for those efforts, and that financial challenges limited the support offered to students. The research also highlighted the importance of community college leaders explicitly prioritizing student mental health, as well as broad staff buy-in to the effort. [For the full report, "Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Community College Students. Research Report. RR-A2552-1," see ED627480.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01