Opening doors: widening participation in higher education for students who experience mental health issues

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Kemp
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Widening Participation ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Participation In Higher Education

Mental health issues and sleep quality of Indian employees and higher education students during COVID-19 lockdown

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
B.L. Radhakrishnan ◽  
E. Kirubakaran ◽  
R.V. Belfin ◽  
Sudhakar Selvam ◽  
K. Martin Sagayam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Mental Health Issues

What's Seen and Unseen

2019 ◽  
pp. 95-109
Author(s):  
Claudia Marie Bertolone-Smith ◽  
Ana Maria Spagna
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Increased Pressure

Using the authors' varied experiences in the classroom with Gen Z and the next generation on its way, this chapter investigates an urgent and often unseen issue for students in higher education. With increased pressure to perform, a tension between time and technology, and lasting impacts from the Great Recession, Gen Z students suffer from a growing number of mental health issues. College coursework should challenge students; however, Gen Z often becomes impaired by what is a real and prevalent anxiety. The authors explore the ways Gen Z operates in the classroom, potential causes for this crisis, and solutions to improve Gen Z experiences in our institutions.

Mental health issues and sleep quality of Indian employees and higher education students during COVID-19 lockdown

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
B.L. Radhakrishnan ◽  
E. Kirubakaran ◽  
R.V. Belfin ◽  
Sudhakar Selvam ◽  
Ahmed A. Elngar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Mental Health Issues

scholarly journals Mental Health among Higher Education Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey from Lithuania

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12737
Author(s):  
Emilijus Žilinskas ◽  
Giedrė Žulpaitė ◽  
Kristijonas Puteikis ◽  
Rima Viliūnienė
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mental Health Issues

Mental health issues—anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and behavior—are prevalent among students of higher education. The COVID-19 pandemic further affected students’ daily life through academic and socioeconomic disturbances. We set out to investigate students’ mental health amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and conducted a cross-sectional online survey at higher education institutions in Lithuania in 2021. The questionnaire consisted of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS) and the Sense of Coherence scale (SOC-3) questionnaires, evaluation of suicidal risk, experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and self-rated health status (SRHS). Among 1001 students who completed the survey, the prevalence of clinically relevant anxiety was high (46.6%) and contrasted with the lower prevalence of depression (11.1%). 37.5% of all students admitted that they had thought about suicide at least once during their lifetime and a similar number of students thought about suicide during the previous year. High levels of anxiety and depression were statistically significant predictors of suicidal ideation and planning during the past year in binary regression models. High SRHS (higher score refers to more positive health status) was the only significant independent variable associated with less frequent suicidal attempts in the past year (p < 0.01, OR = 0.29, 95% CI = 0.12 to 0.66). Our study highlights anxiety and suicidality to be burdensome mental health issues among higher education students in Lithuania during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Please Let It Stop”: Fear, Anxiety, and Uncertainty on the Neoliberal Tenure Track

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780042110298
Author(s):  
Kyle S. Bunds
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Foreign Country ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Tenure Track ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues

I have anxiety and I am not alone, although I have felt that way. Anxiety and depression are mental health issues that impact millions of individuals in our society. While discussions about mental health are improving, insofar as conversations are more frequent particularly during the 2020 to 2021 Coronavirus pandemic, more voices are needed to tell their stories of mental health and actions need to be taken to address systemic issues in a multitude of contexts. My context is that of a tenure-track middle-class white privileged male who began an intense battle with anxiety while undertaking a guest professorship in a foreign country. The autoethnographic narrative presented here is a composition of vignettes from my struggle with anxiety in the 4th and 5th tenure track years. Throughout, I attempt to openly present my struggles and conclude by proposing ways in higher education can aid faculty, staff, and students in creating a better structure.

Syllabus Tone, More Than Mental Health Statements, Influence Intentions to Seek Help

2021 ◽  
pp. 009862832199463
Author(s):  
Regan A. R. Gurung ◽  
Noelle R. Galardi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Personal Problems ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Instructor Presence ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Teaching Implications

Background: Mental health issues are increasing in higher education and finding ways for students to get help when needed is important. Objective: We tested if the tone of a short syllabus and the presence of a special statement addressing mental health would increase intentions to approach instructors for help. Method: We used a 2 (Tone: warm vs. cold) × 2(Statement: present vs. absent) experimental design. Participants (N = 257) read one of four, two-page syllabi, and rated intentions to reach out for help and the instructor. Results: We found a main effect for tone on three Reach Out statements and ratings of the instructor. Presence of the statement influenced likelihood to reach out for help with personal problems. Conclusions: Both the tone of a short syllabus and the presence of statements normalizing reaching out for help can influence student intentions to contact instructors for help. Teaching Implications: Writing a warm toned syllabus and addressing stress and mental health with a university statement may increase student’s intentions to ask for help.

Campus-Wide Initiatives

2021 ◽  
pp. 609-627
Author(s):  
Maureen E. Squires ◽  
Melissa Martin ◽  
Jean Mockry ◽  
Alison Puliatte ◽  
Denise A. Simard
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Campus Community ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
History Of ◽  
Supportive Environments

In this chapter, the authors situate mental health issues in the context of U.S. institutes of higher education. They provide a brief history of the provision of mental health services on campus and contends that postsecondary schools should shift to a campus-wide, preventive, proactive approach to promote student flourishing. Four specific areas for interventions are discussed. These include academic or curricular adjustments, increased awareness and knowledge, supportive environments, and appropriate policies and procedures. These initiatives (which are not only the responsibility of “experts”) rely on the open communication and collaboration of all members of the campus community.

Campus-Wide Initiatives

2017 ◽  
pp. 77-104
Author(s):  
Maureen E. Squires ◽  
Melissa Martin ◽  
Jean Mockry ◽  
Alison Puliatte ◽  
Denise A. Simard
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Campus Community ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
History Of ◽  
Supportive Environments

In this chapter, the authors situate mental health issues in the context of U.S. institutes of higher education. They provide a brief history of the provision of mental health services on campus and contends that postsecondary schools should shift to a campus-wide, preventive, proactive approach to promote student flourishing. Four specific areas for interventions are discussed. These include academic or curricular adjustments, increased awareness and knowledge, supportive environments, and appropriate policies and procedures. These initiatives (which are not only the responsibility of “experts”) rely on the open communication and collaboration of all members of the campus community.

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