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College Mental Health

The Dark Side of Studying Abroad -- and How to Address It

Robert Quigley, MD, D.Phil. | Posted 05.11.2013 | College
Robert Quigley, MD, D.Phil.

Scholastic duty of care is a dynamic responsibility. So what can we do to mitigate the ongoing collision of a new and culturally rewarding experience with the stress of a new environment?

Colleges Can Do More to Help Students With Mental Health

Kim Siarkowski Amer | Posted 04.30.2013 | College
Kim Siarkowski Amer

How can we better assist students facing mental health problems in colleges the United States?

Schizophrenia At School: Why Students Can't Find Help

Posted 02.22.2013 | Healthy Living

An anonymous op-ed in the Harvard Crimson criticizes the College for failing to aid students with mental illness. If Harvard can't take the lead on...

Another Tragedy and Another College-aged Shooter

Ross Szabo | Posted 02.17.2013 | College
Ross Szabo

There have been wide scale efforts to educate students and families on other public health crises. It is now time to create effective programs to help young people and everyone involved in their lives learn about mental health.

National Day Without Stigma

Alison Malmon | Posted 12.03.2012 | Healthy Living
Alison Malmon

This Oct. 9, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Week, Active Minds chapters across the country will gather on their campuses for National Day Without Stigma.

The Challenges of Preventing Campus Suicides

Dr. Victor Schwartz | Posted 11.25.2012 | College
Dr. Victor Schwartz

Although we have made great strides in many areas of mental health over the past three decades, we have still not made sufficient progress in predicting and preventing suicide.

College Mental Health Screenings Go High-Tech

AP | Posted 07.22.2011 | Healthy Living

AP -- Look around a waiting room at a university counseling center and you'll see students wrestling with all sorts of issues: The one who's failing b...

Everyone's Battle: Confronting College Depression

Julia Lurie | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Julia Lurie

As I talk to more and more of my peers and learn about the inner workings of the university's mental health resources, I am confronting an unfortunate reality: there are many students who have or are currently dealing with mental health issues in one way or another.

The Tincture of Time and Talk: Helping Ailing College Students Develop an Emotional Sense of Direction

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
SaraKay Smullens

Emotional health challenges on college campuses today are overwhelming. What is going on? And what can we do about it?

How to Prevent Your Ivy League Child From Getting Suicidal

Dr. Ali Binazir | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Dr. Ali Binazir

Novelty is stressful. So a barrage of novelty is a barrage of stress. Nothing has prepared them for this, even if their high school had 'college preparatory' in its name.

Ten Percent Of College Students Seek Counseling, Survey Says

Inside Higher Ed | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

The alarming spike in demand for mental health services on college campuses that began about a decade ago appears to be leveling off, a just-released ...