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Counseling Centers See a Rise in Traumatized Students
Nearly half of all students who visit counseling centers report trauma. In response, colleges are changing the treatments and supports they offer.
Student Wellness Tip: Encouraging Students to Be Active
To promote wellness, colleges and universities encourage students to practice healthy fitness and exercise habits through various programs and initiatives.
Small COVID Outbreak Closes Paine College
Student Wellness Tip: Helping Faculty Help Students
Professors say they need additional training on referring students to mental health resources on campus. The University of California, Irvine, dedicates personnel to building and providing training resources for faculty.
Discrimination Is a Form of Trauma for Some Students
In its 2024 annual report, Penn State’s Center for Collegiate Mental Health highlights the correlation between discrimination and mental health challenges.
Campus Engagement Tip: Inspire Kindness on Campus
Administrators at George Mason created an initiative focused on kindness among students, faculty, staff and alumni. Each year, a cohort of 100-plus volunteer ambassadors model kindness and share resources.
College Students Provide Mental Health Education to Peers
Learners show a preference for working with peers in addressing their mental health concerns. Here are six examples of peer-led supports offered by higher education institutions.
Student Wellness Tip: Create Mental Health Day Reflections
Excused absences for mental health days are growing more common for K-12 learners, but most institutions of higher education don’t allow the same flexibility. One professor shares how he offers—and holds students accountable for—mental health breaks.