Race, Imposter Thoughts, and Healing

2021 ◽  
pp. 165-180
Author(s):  
Calvin Monroe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Higher Education Research ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Critical Race Theorist ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Imposter Phenomenon ◽  
Full Time Employee

This chapter is concerned with acknowledging the mental health issues that Black men face in higher education. Research is presented and blended with lived experiences of being a full-time employee and doctoral student on a primarily white campus. This chapter focuses on the emotional trauma of Black men, imposter phenomenon traits, and offers strategies for healing from critical race theorist. Strategies to keep higher education institutions accountable for the hiring and retaining of Black men are also discussed.

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.

scholarly journals Responding to rural adversity: a qualitative study of alcohol and other drug service users’ experiences of service response to COVID-19 in Western Australia’s Southwest

2021 ◽  
pp. 103985622110361
Author(s):  
Mathew Coleman ◽  
Michael Taran ◽  
Beatriz Cuesta-Briand
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Southwest Region ◽  
The Impact

Objective This study reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lived experiences of people with substance use problems in accessing services in the Southwest region of Western Australia, and its implications for preparedness in a context of rural adversity. Method This was a qualitative study informed by the principles of phenomenology. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and subjected to thematic analysis. Results Twenty-two participants were interviewed. Two main themes were identified: disruption to supportive connections; and bridging the connection gap: local service response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions exacerbated social isolation and mental health issues, and disrupted services and treatment in the Southwest. Our results demonstrate that local alcohol and other drug services in rural areas can successfully respond to crises by assertively and flexibly adapting their service provision.

School nurses: An investment in student achievement

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (7) ◽  
pp. 8-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin D. Maughan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Student Achievement ◽  
Registered Nurse ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
School Nursing ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Issues

School nurses help students with the prevention and management of chronic physical and mental health issues, but not all schools have a full-time registered nurse on their staff. The author argues that investing in school nursing has benefits that extend beyond the school and into the community.

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

¿Que Estoy Loca? –– Crazy?

2021 ◽  
pp. 197-213
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
Time Position ◽  
Prolonged Stress ◽  
National Alliance

Mental health does not discriminate against race, color, gender, or religion. Unfortunately, anyone can experience symptoms of mental distress or illness at some point of their lives. The National Alliance of Mental Illness acknowledged that there exists a stigma among Latinos associated with mental health issues. They are ashamed to be seen as loco/crazy or débil/weak. Through the process of collecting data for my study, several participants shared that they have suffered from severe stress in the process of achieving tenure or securing a full-time position in their journey in academe. The symptoms of stress (emotional tension), depression (despondency and dejection), and ultimately, burnout (emotional, physical, and mental fatigue from prolonged stress) have, in many cases, caused setbacks in careers or health issues. This chapter will present the characteristics of stress, depression, and burnout, which are some of the socio-emotional symptoms of mental health problems. The purpose will be to create awareness about them and to point out the importance of seeking help if a person experiences any of these symptoms, especially Latinas in higher education institutions.

scholarly journals DISABILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH AS A PROFESSIONAL LIVE STREAMER

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Richard Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Live Streaming ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Positive Elements ◽  
Live Broadcast ◽  
The Many

In this paper I explore economic and inclusion opportunities for people with disabilities and mental health issues afforded by ‘live streaming’ ‒ the live broadcast of one’s activities over the internet to a globally dispersed audience. In both 2016 and 2017, the leading live streaming platform Twitch.tv broadcast over 500,000 years of video, which were produced by over two million regular broadcasters (‘streamers’), and consumed by an audience of several hundred million viewers. Streamers can profit, up to and including a full-time living ‘wage’ for those at the highest levels. Numerous successful streamers with chronic health issues have discussed the personal and professional benefits streaming brings them. Utilising data from a research project with 100 interviews, alongside approximately 500 hours of ethnographic observation, this paper examines the experiences of live streaming for broadcasters with disabilities, mental health issues, or physical health issues. Firstly, I explore the positive elements of streaming for these broadcasters, focusing on the many conditions represented in this demographic, and the benefits streaming gives for inclusion and community. Secondly, I consider the negative experiences of these streamers, focused on entanglements of health and technology that make their streaming lives potentially more challenging than their colleagues. Thirdly, I focus on the economic opportunities, and the potential for entrepreneurial activity, the platform affords. I conclude the analysis by exploring how these aspects make live streaming a potentially exemplary emancipatory and entrepreneurial space for these individuals, but not one without challenges.

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.

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