Student Mental Health: Scope, Impact, and Campus Responses
Maize and Blue Auditorium, Student Activities Building
Maize and Blue Auditorium, Student Activities Building
Student mental health is a large and growing concern in higher education. Sara Abelson, MPH (Healthy Minds Study Co-Investigator and PhD Candidate in Public Health) will present findings from the largest national study of college student mental health, which is conducted by the Healthy Minds Network, based at the University of Michigan. The data reveal the scope of the issue, trends over time, who is affected, and the impact of untreated mental health concerns. From her work with colleges and universities across the country, Sara will also share campus approaches to addressing student mental health and discuss how Healthy Minds is supporting research translation into practice. Dr. Christine Asidao will discuss how Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at the University of Michigan is working to foster a campus environment supportive of student mental health through a new faculty toolkit developed with qualitative data gathered from student and faculty focus groups and research focused on positive psychology. The Higher Education Applied Research (HEAR) Seminar is an Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop speaker series at the University of Michigan. HEAR brings together higher education scholars, administrators, and practitioners to examine issues related to college access, diversity, and success. Rackham Graduate School, Office of Enrollment Management

Student Mental Health: Scope, Impact, and Campus Responses

A talk by Sara Abelson, MPH & Christine Asidao, PhD

icon to add this event to your google calendarNovember 21, 2019
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Maize and Blue Auditorium, Student Activities Building
Sponsored by: Rackham Graduate School, Office of Enrollment Management
Contact Information: Higher Education Applied Research Seminar: https://sites.google.com/view/um-hear/home?authuser=0

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Student mental health is a large and growing concern in higher education. Sara Abelson, MPH (Healthy Minds Study Co-Investigator and PhD Candidate in Public Health) will present findings from the largest national study of college student mental health, which is conducted by the Healthy Minds Network, based at the University of Michigan. The data reveal the scope of the issue, trends over time, who is affected, and the impact of untreated mental health concerns. From her work with colleges and universities across the country, Sara will also share campus approaches to addressing student mental health and discuss how Healthy Minds is supporting research translation into practice. Dr. Christine Asidao will discuss how Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at the University of Michigan is working to foster a campus environment supportive of student mental health through a new faculty toolkit developed with qualitative data gathered from student and faculty focus groups and research focused on positive psychology. The Higher Education Applied Research (HEAR) Seminar is an Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop speaker series at the University of Michigan. HEAR brings together higher education scholars, administrators, and practitioners to examine issues related to college access, diversity, and success.