Colleges and universities have become well aware of the growing mental health crisis plaguing students, especially their first-years who developed during the pandemic. However, a new report reveals that the problem isn’t contained to students; higher education should also take...
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Two cities are trying to become digital health hubs and create their own Silicon Valley. Leaders in Kansas City, Missouri, and Fort Worth, Texas, want to cultivate an environment where digital health entrepreneurs and investors will set up shop.
Yuba College recently announced that it has partnered with TimelyCare, a virtual health and well-being provider, to offer its students free and equitable access to mental health support and basic needs assistance. According to officials, this partnership is an extension...
For years, college counseling centers were overrun, unable to keep up with students’ demand for mental-health services. Getting them help fast became increasingly urgent. One by one, colleges started contracting third-party, higher-ed-focused teletherapy providers to assist their in-house counselors. Now...
As colleges and universities sharpen their academic program offerings and their relevancy to employment opportunities for a more skeptical cohort of students, higher education is simultaneously grappling with an entirely new animal. Mental health support is an expectation for today’s...
Not long after, Yates opted to set up his very first meeting. “I was struggling with life. Juggling school with aspects of my life can be difficult. I have moments where I feel overwhelmed, anxious and I’m just having a...
Peer support initiatives provide learners with additional resources to discuss well-being and their mental and physical health. Prostock-Studio/iStock/Getty Images Plus Across higher education, colleges and universities are tapping their student population to support learners, in part because counseling staff can’t...
Working in a fully remote environment comes with perks and challenges. While the flexibility and improved work-life balance that remote work offers are undoubtedly appealing, fostering a sense of connection among team members can be a significant hurdle if not...
In a spring 2023 Student Voice survey from Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse, 49 percent of students rated their mental health as fair or poor. Over half (56 percent) of students reported having experienced chronic stress while in college,...
A January survey of higher ed institution representatives by Risk Strategies found 89 percent of colleges and universities are prioritizing mental health coverage for students. As young people continue to report they struggle with mental health concerns, higher education leaders...
