{"id":14681,"date":"2020-07-09T15:02:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T20:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timelycareprod.wpengine.com\/?p=14214"},"modified":"2024-12-17T13:37:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T19:37:49","slug":"supporting-the-mental-health-of-students-of-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-the-mental-health-of-students-of-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting Students of Color in Higher Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-the-mental-health-of-students-of-color\/#mental-health-in-communities-of-color\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Mental health in communities of color<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-the-mental-health-of-students-of-color\/#how-higher-education-can-best-support-the-health-and-well-being-of-students-of-color\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">How higher education can best support the health and well-being of students of color<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-the-mental-health-of-students-of-color\/#1-reduce-the-stigma-of-seeking-help\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">1. Reduce the stigma of seeking help.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-the-mental-health-of-students-of-color\/#2-remove-barriers-to-access\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">2. Remove barriers to access.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-the-mental-health-of-students-of-color\/#3-increase-student-awareness-of-mental-health-resources\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">3. Increase student awareness of mental health resources.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14681\" class=\"elementor elementor-14681\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aed9b64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"3aed9b64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-560729d5 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"560729d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a101e12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a101e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recent studies and surveys, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/college-students-more-concerned-about-covid-19-than-ever\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">survey from TimelyMD<\/a>, indicate that the mental health of students has significantly worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic. As a story by Sarah Brown in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/Students-of-Color-Are-Not-OK\/249125\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Chronicle of Higher Education<\/a> underscores, these mental health concerns are likely to be higher for students of color, whose populations are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/coronavirus\/expert-answers\/coronavirus-infection-by-race\/faq-20488802\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">disproportionately affected by COVID-19<\/a> and the country\u2019s racial tensions and distress.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, students of color don\u2019t often get the mental health help they need. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1054139X18301915\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">2018 study<\/a>, only a third of Latinx students seek care for mental health. The rate is even lower for Black and Asian students &#8212; about 25% and 22%, respectively. It\u2019s essential that colleges and universities prepare to support the mental health of students of color, no matter where the learning takes place.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"mental-health-in-communities-of-color\"><\/span>Mental health in communities of color<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>Americans are struggling with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2020\/05\/26\/americans-with-depression-anxiety-pandemic\/?arc404=true\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">historic levels<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2020\/05\/04\/mental-health-coronavirus\/?tid=a_inl_manual\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">mental health problems<\/a>, but according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, rates of anxiety and depression among Black Americans have risen higher than any other racial or ethnic group, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2020\/06\/12\/mental-health-george-floyd-census\/?arc404=true\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">41%<\/a> screening positive for at least one of these conditions. When comparing data from May 21 &#8211; 26 and May 28 &#8211; June 2, Black Americans who show clinically significant signs of anxiety or depressive disorders jumped from 36% to 41%, which represents approximately 1.4 million more people. Among Asian Americans, those conditions rose from 28% to 34% &#8212; a change that represents an increase of about 800,000 people.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-higher-education-can-best-support-the-health-and-well-being-of-students-of-color\"><\/span>How higher education can best support the health and well-being of students of color<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>As college and university leaders continue to navigate how to best support their students in the middle of a global pandemic, the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 and growing racial tensions across the country have administrators asking, \u201cHow can higher education best support the mental health of students of color?\u201d<\/p><h5 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-reduce-the-stigma-of-seeking-help\"><\/span>1. Reduce the stigma of seeking help.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The stigma of seeking out help is a major deterrent that keeps many people from receiving mental health care when they need it. This fact is also true in communities of color, with one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4279858\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">study<\/a> showing that 63% of African Americans believe that a mental health condition is a personal sign of weakness. As a result, only one in three Black adults who need mental health care receive it. According to the American Psychiatric Association, African Americans are more likely to use emergency rooms or primary care as opposed to mental health specialists.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">It\u2019s also more likely that Black students may view seeking help from a mental health provider as a crisis or weakness in their personal faith. Kayla Johnson, a staff psychologist at Prairie View A&amp;M University, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/Students-of-Color-Are-Not-OK\/249125\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Chronicle<\/a> that \u201cfor some Black people, going to a therapist means that something must be wrong with you, or that you don\u2019t have enough faith in God. There\u2019s also pressure to keep problems to yourself.\u201d Higher education leaders must create a culture and environment that educates and encourages students on the value of supporting their own mental health.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Not only are there cultural roadblocks that may discourage students of color from talking openly about mental health, but encountering a staff of campus mental health providers that don\u2019t look like the students is also a hindrance, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/Students-of-Color-Are-Not-OK\/249125\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Annelle Primm<\/a>, a senior medical adviser at the Steve Fund\u2014a mental-health-support organization for young people of color. In the Chronicle, she said that some students may decide that \u201cit\u2019s best not to seek help if they can\u2019t seek help from someone with whom they feel comfortable sharing such personal feelings.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>For students seeking care, <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/why-black-representation-matters-in-healthcare-for-college-students\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">TimelyMD knows that representation matters<\/a> and offers a diverse range of licensed medical doctors and mental health providers in each of the 50 states.<\/strong><\/p><h5 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-remove-barriers-to-access\"><\/span>2. Remove barriers to access.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Often, college students are forced to wait days (or even weeks) for mental health care, due to limited mental health providers or clinic hours. These types of barriers reduce the number of students that receive care. One example of a school removing barriers to mental health care is <a href=\"https:\/\/paulquinn.edu\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Paul Quinn College<\/a>\u2014a historically Black institution in Dallas. Before Dr. Stacia Alexander arrived in 2018 at Paul Quinn, the institution had a mental health provider on campus for only a few hours each week. As told to Sarah Brown in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/Students-of-Color-Are-Not-OK\/249125\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Chronicle<\/a>, once Dr. Alexander took over as the college&#8217;s first mental health clinic coordinator, she tried a direct form of outreach by giving her cell phone number to students at orientation. She told them to text her when they were having a bad day.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">This personal outreach worked, with many students telling her how excited they were to have a Black therapist to talk with. But the increased demand resulted in students texting her at all hours of the night. To ease the burden and improve access to care, Paul Quinn partnered with TimelyMD\u2014is the leading virtual health and well-being solution for students. With TimelyMD, students can reach a counselor or behavioral health specialist through TimelyCare, which provides 24\/7\/365 access to a diverse group of mental health providers.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Dr. Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, recently shared on Twitter that the institution&#8217;s partnership with TimelyMD is &#8220;one of the most innovative things that [Paul Quinn has] done.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">This is one of the most innovative things that we have done. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nationbuilding?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">#nationbuilding<\/a> 2.0 with QuinnCare and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimelyMD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">@TimelyMD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulQuinnTigers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">@PaulQuinnTigers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PQCAlumni?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">@PQCAlumni<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimelyMD\/status\/1238461426978770944\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/GJFWGGztE5<\/a><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2014 Michael Sorrell (@michaelsorrell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelsorrell\/status\/1238496907346968576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">March 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><h5 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-increase-student-awareness-of-mental-health-resources\"><\/span>3. Increase student awareness of mental health resources.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">One of the biggest issues with accessing care, according to Dr. Alexander, is that students don\u2019t know how to access care. Echoing this sentiment, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activeminds.org\/studentsurvey\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Active Minds<\/a> survey found that 55% of students do not know where to go for help for their mental health. With this in mind, college and university leaders need to examine how they communicate with students about mental health resources.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Do faculty and staff know how to identify students that may need mental health support? This knowledge is critical, especially for colleges and universities that continue with remote learning options in the fall. How is your institution proactively communicating with students about how to take care of their mental health? Your plan for communicating your resources to students is just as important as the resources themselves. <strong>Be sure that your institution is clearly communicating where and how students can access mental health care.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">A telehealth platform can play a vital role in how your campus supports the mental health of students of color. Offering telehealth services as an extension of on-campus resources can help reduce the stigma of seeking help. \u201cA student who may access care via telehealth may not otherwise have sought care,\u201d said Dr. Alan Dennington, TimelyMD chief medical officer. \u201cTelehealth meets students where they are to provide care when and where students need it.\u201d<\/p><p>Beyond providing immediate, accessible medical and mental healthcare of the highest quality, TimelyMD is committed to providing diversity in mental health and medical providers that students are able to connect with for care. Additionally, TimelyMD\u2019s telehealth services remove the barrier of wait times and access to care that is restricted to regular business hours. \u201cWith 24\/7 access to mental health resources, students can still access a supportive, knowledgeable provider even when the counseling center is closed,\u201d said Dr. Jan Hall, TimelyMD executive director of mental health.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/contact\/\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\">Contact TimelyMD<\/a> to discover how adding a virtual health and well-being platform can remove barriers to mental health and improve the health and wellness of your campus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent studies and surveys, including a survey from TimelyMD, indicate that the mental health of students has significantly worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic. 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