Health & Wellness

The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, launched an activities-based therapy group in 2024 to help students combat social anxiety and build self-confidence.

The Hope Center’s most recent basic needs survey shows while a majority of respondents lacked essentials, including food and housing, fewer than half engaged with institutional supports to mitigate these challenges.

A recently published article from researchers at Washington State University finds drop-in therapy dog interactions can help students who left their childhood pet behind. The study has implications for providing students with healthy coping strategies.

Colleges and universities provide students with safer sex products and education in an entertaining manner to promote engagement and equip students with information.

New data from Swipe Out Hunger finds basic needs programs lack funding to adequately aid all students and provide administrative support.

A professor at the University of Iowa encourages students to adopt new habits or break unhealthy behaviors using a low-stakes assignment.

Social media can play a key role in creating feelings of belonging and connection for students who find it difficult to engage in in-person social interaction.

New data from the Center for Collegiate Mental Health shows learners with a history of suicidal or self-injurious behaviors can benefit from on-campus supports, but those aren’t sufficient to meet their levels of distress.