ERIC Number: EJ1349532
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-1803
EISSN: EISSN-2151-755X
Out of the Shadows: Meeting Students' Mental Health Needs Takes a Community-Wide Effort
Pierce, Dennis
Community College Journal, v92 n5 p24-31 Apr-May 2022
Community college students often face more stressors than those at four-year institutions. Many are working adults with families. Some are homeless, food insecure or have financial instability. The pandemic has exacerbated these challenges. Community college leaders are employing a number of strategies to solve the mental health crisis, such as training faculty to recognize when students need help, outsourcing mental health services to private companies, and looking to community partners for assistance. These strategies are presented in this article.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, College Faculty, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Student Needs, Health Needs, Teacher Role
American Association of Community Colleges. One Dupont Circle NW Suite 410, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-728-0200; Fax: 202-833-2467; Web site: https://www.aacc.nche.edu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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