Physical & Mental Health

At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, training simulations help students, faculty and staff learn how to intervene effectively when they spot a student in distress. Data show it’s working.

New partnership between United Educators and The Jed Foundation gives colleges a credit on their insurance premiums if they implement a JED program to improve student mental health on campus.

UCLA, U of Hawai‘i and Penn State are among the colleges restoring the requirement.

New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show total enrollment declined 4.1 percent since last spring. Community colleges are once again the sector hit the hardest.

Colleges must maintain a continuous presence and emphasis on mental health within student life, writes Geela Ramos, an Active Minds student advocate.

To address student veterans’ health-care needs, certain components should be in place, Nancy L. Montgomery writes.

In the wake of a leaked Supreme Court draft decision indicating that Roe v. Wade could be overturned, students are staging protests and urging their institutions to help keep abortion accessible.

What faculty members think, actions they take and adjustments they make can go a long way to lessen student mental health and wellness challenges, as this infographic shows.