Nearly three million veterans of the post-9/11 generation have entered higher education after service. These students don’t fit the mold of a traditional 18- to 22-year-old college student—a majority are older than other students, married with children, twice as likely...
Category: Mental Health
- December 13, 2022
- Jacki Craft
- Mental Health
TimelyCare conducted a nationwide survey of over 1,000 college seniors planning to begin their careers when they graduate. Despite their overall optimism toward life after graduation, the survey revealed that nearly 7 out of 10 graduating seniors feel that the...
- November 10, 2022
- Seli Fakorzi
- Mental Health
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a month that is dedicated to recognizing suicide prevention efforts and helps us stop and remember our friends and families who have been affected by suicide, while focusing efforts on directing treatment to those...
- October 27, 2022
- Katie Neal
- Mental Health
The latest session of TimelyCare’s Gen Ztressed webinar series featured a panel discussion on the topic of “Peer Support on the Front Lines of Student Mental Health.” During this discussion, students from across the country shared what mental health is...
- October 4, 2022
- Lauren McQuade
- Mental Health
Mental health has been an enormous challenge for colleges and universities for years. The COVID-19 pandemic made things even more difficult. Students coming back to college campuses are struggling with increased levels of stress and anxiety. Health centers at many...
- August 26, 2022
- Nassim Bickham
- Mental Health
Six out of 10 college students live with mental health disorders. And although the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250-to-1 ratio of students to school counselors, the national average was 415-to-1 for the 2020-2021 academic year. Clearly, an...
- August 4, 2022
- Dr. Bob Booth
- Mental Health, Student Health
The use of telehealth accounted for fewer than 1% of outpatient visits prior to the pandemic. But between March and August of 2020, that percentage jumped up to 13%. While overall telehealth usage for outpatient visits leveled out to 8%,...
- July 18, 2022
- Kristen Buglione
- Mental Health, Student Health
Established peer-to-peer programs, including Active Minds, Project Let’s, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Peer-to-Peer, and Lean on Me, have created comprehensive training and advocacy programs. These programs are designed to arm students with the knowledge and skills necessary to...
- July 13, 2022
- Seli Fakorzi
- Mental Health
A lot is going on in the world today. The news and response on social media can feel overwhelming. With the compounding stress of politics, the pandemic, war abroad, violence, and tragedies at home, it’s no wonder mental health is...
- July 6, 2022
- Luke Hejl
- Mental Health
College students in rural America need accessible mental health services now more than ever. In fact, the Association of American Medical Colleges notes that people living in rural areas received lower-quality health care and had worse health outcomes compared with...
