OverviewEnd-of-semester demands can intensify student stress, anxiety, and sleep disruption, especially during finals week. This article outlines common stressors, the health impacts leaders should watch for, and practical, campus-ready strategies to support students when stress peaks. College students are often...
Category: Student Health
What does self-care for students mean? Is it a bubble bath and a face mask after a long day? Or is it a yoga class, listening to a virtual meditation, or just getting carry-out from a favorite local restaurant? Self-care...
The prevalence of eating disorders is an increasing concern for college students. Research shows that up to 17% of female college students and 4% of male students exhibit signs of an eating disorder. The impact of an eating disorder can...
Your academic institution is unlike any other: unique from other institutions in its mission, vision, campus culture, and community. How you support the mental and physical well-being of your students is unique as well, which is why your virtual care...
One silver lining of 2020 was that it helped people become more open to practicing self-care. According to a recent survey, two-thirds of people agreed that the personal self-care routines they developed during the pandemic have become a permanent part...
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%,...
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...
Mental health peer-to-peer programs are designed to mobilize students to become agents of change for mental health and well-being on their college campuses. The peer-to-peer model is an effective approach to shifting social norms that encourage positive health behaviors. Because...
The spread of health misinformation, whether intentionally or unintentionally, can have serious consequences. Unfortunately, misleading and false information often spreads like wildfire online. One study found that falsehoods are 70% more likely to be retweeted on Twitter than the truth,...
You may have heard the term “health coaching” in conversations about student health and well-being services. But what does health coaching for college students actually mean? Over 20 years ago, health coaching was identified as a way to help individuals...
