{"id":24548,"date":"2023-05-01T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/?p=24548"},"modified":"2025-10-13T09:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T14:35:17","slug":"10-best-practices-for-supporting-college-students-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/10-best-practices-for-supporting-college-students-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Practices for Supporting College Students\u2019 Mental Health"},"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\/10-best-practices-for-supporting-college-students-mental-health\/#1-normalize-and-destigmatize-mental-health-support\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">1 Normalize and destigmatize mental health support<\/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\/10-best-practices-for-supporting-college-students-mental-health\/#2-consider-students-diverse-backgrounds-identities-and-lived-experiences\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">2 Consider students' diverse backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/10-best-practices-for-supporting-college-students-mental-health\/#3-recognize-that-mental-health-is-a-basic-need\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">3 Recognize that mental health is a basic need<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/10-best-practices-for-supporting-college-students-mental-health\/#4-address-mental-health-provider-shortage-areas\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">4 Address mental health provider shortage areas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/10-best-practices-for-supporting-college-students-mental-health\/#5-address-student-health-and-well-being-as-an-entire-system\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">5 Address student health and well-being as an entire system<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/10-best-practices-for-supporting-college-students-mental-health\/#6-support-the-mental-health-of-faculty-and-staff\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">6 Support the mental health of faculty and staff<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/10-best-practices-for-supporting-college-students-mental-health\/#7-provide-resources-to-reach-the-silent-sufferers\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">7 Provide resources to reach the silent sufferers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/10-best-practices-for-supporting-college-students-mental-health\/#8-empower-students-to-take-the-lead\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">8 Empower students to take the lead<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/10-best-practices-for-supporting-college-students-mental-health\/#9-champion-student-athlete-mental-health\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">9 Champion student-athlete mental health<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/10-best-practices-for-supporting-college-students-mental-health\/#10-prepare-for-and-respond-to-crises-with-a-culture-of-caring\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">10 Prepare for and respond to crises with a culture of caring<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24548\" class=\"elementor elementor-24548\" 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-f212895 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"f212895\" 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-cf3eafa ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"cf3eafa\" 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-8bc8d5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bc8d5a\" 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><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-24599 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TC_MayMentalHealth-Tree-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mental Health Month\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TC_MayMentalHealth-Tree-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TC_MayMentalHealth-Tree-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TC_MayMentalHealth-Tree-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TC_MayMentalHealth-Tree-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TC_MayMentalHealth-Tree.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/nearly-60-of-college-students-accessed-mental-health-care-in-grades-k-12-timelycare-survey-finds\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">nationwide survey<\/a> found nearly 60% of Gen Z college students have received mental health care before arriving on campus \u2013 during their K-12 years. Released in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Month, this alarming statistic underscores the urgency of warnings from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2022\/p0331-youth-mental-health-covid-19.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">CDC<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/21\/health\/surgeon-general-adolescents-mental-health.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">U.S. Surgeon General<\/a> to increase awareness and action around a youth mental health crisis. Not only has mental health become a pressing public health issue, but it\u2019s also the number one reason students drop out of college, with 69% of four-year students and 55% of two-year students who have considered withdrawing citing emotional distress as their primary reason.<\/p><p>While the campus mental health crisis for students of all ages and demographics is gaining a growing amount of attention from educators, government leaders, and clinicians, it was an issue long before COVID acted as an accelerant. Many college and university leaders already have made significant investments in creating a connected system of care that improves student outcomes by supporting student mental health. According to an annual survey by Inside Higher Ed, about two-thirds of presidents (65%) indicate that they plan to increase their institution\u2019s capacity to meet the mental health needs of students, staff, and faculty members.<\/p><p>While available resources vary from campus to campus, the following best practices are common threads among colleges and universities that comprehensively address student mental health challenges as part of their institutional efforts to support student well-being and success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c45d74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c45d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Comprehensively Address Student Mental Health<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1e5b84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d1e5b84\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e26fe87 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e26fe87\" 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-8045da4 read-more-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8045da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-normalize-and-destigmatize-mental-health-support\"><\/span><em>1<\/em> Normalize and destigmatize mental health support<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965b0aa read-more-openning elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"965b0aa\" 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<a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/college-students-top-concerns-2023\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Four out of five students<\/a> say there is a mental health crisis on college campuses. Creating a culture of care that normalizes mental health conversations and encourages support-seeking steps is a critical part of addressing students\u2019 needs.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0077c read-more-toggle elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"ff0077c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2671\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2671\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2671\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2671\">Having a comprehensive strategy in place to support student health and well-being can also be an important preventative measure to reduce stigma, and to promote the health and safety of the entire campus community. Elon University recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elon.edu\/u\/healtheu\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">launched HealthEU<\/a>, a broad-based effort to connect students, faculty, and staff with necessary resources to support their health and well-being that includes a partnership with TimelyCare.\u201cBy thoughtfully adopting a framework that promotes positive physical and mental health, we are prioritizing the whole-student experience and emphasizing an environment of emotional balance, creating community and purpose, and supporting financial, physical, and social well-being,\u201d said Elon\u2019s Vice President for Student Life Jon Dooley. \u201cWe want to create a campus culture of resilience, and demonstrate our commitment to student success by empowering students to take actionable steps forward in their journey to wellness.\u201d\n<br class=\"empty\" \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24553\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24553 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/therapy-dog-virgina-tech-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Tech animal-assisted therapy dogs\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/therapy-dog-virgina-tech-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/therapy-dog-virgina-tech-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/therapy-dog-virgina-tech-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/therapy-dog-virgina-tech-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/therapy-dog-virgina-tech.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TimelyCare&#8217;s Mark Hoyt and Abby Waldron pose with Josie, one of four therapy dogs at Virginia Tech, during a recent campus visit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nAt Virginia Tech, students don\u2019t have to trek too far to find a welcoming space where they can openly share their mental health struggles. From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/a-universitys-new-approach-to-student-mental-health-put-therapists-in-the-dorms\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">embedded mental health counselors<\/a> living in residence halls to the presence of four furry friends who give unconditional therapeutic love, Hokies can find support from people and pets alike. Derek, Wagner, Josie, and Epcot are the famous all-star pups that make up Virginia Tech\u2019s Cook Counseling Center therapy dog team.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\n\u201cStigma around mental health issues is still a huge challenge for college students to overcome and campus counseling centers nationwide have been working to mitigate the effects of stigma,\u201d said Ellie Sturgis, director of Cook Counseling Center at Virginia Tech. \u201cOur animal-assisted therapy dogs are our ambassadors for mental health and they have been a huge asset to our team \u2013 and our most popular campus counselors!\u201d\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\nNow five years into its partnership with TimelyCare, Abilene Christian University has found that improved student mental health leads to improved student success outcomes.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\n\u201cOne of the things we know from student life is that when a student is engaged in the campus community, the student is more likely to retain and graduate. One of the best ways to keep a student engaged in the campus community is to keep them healthy,\u201d said Kevin Campbell, Senior Vice President for Operations at Abilene Christian University.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d1e4c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2d1e4c2\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5899d64 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"5899d64\" 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-6a9efbd read-more-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a9efbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-consider-students-diverse-backgrounds-identities-and-lived-experiences\"><\/span><em>2<\/em> Consider students' diverse backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5c5b9 read-more-openning elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff5c5b9\" 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>Historically underrepresented groups, including racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual minorities, often experience poor mental health outcomes due to a lack of access to high-quality mental health care services, poor representation among available providers, discrimination, and cultural stigma about emotional health.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4283c1a read-more-toggle elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"4283c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6971\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6971\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6971\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6971\">Despite their best efforts and continual improvement, recruiting and retaining a diverse team of therapists that represents students\u2019 identities, backgrounds, and lived experiences has long been a challenge for college counseling centers. According to the latest data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aucccd.org\/assets\/2020-21%20Annual%20Survey%20Report%20Public%20Survey.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD)<\/a>, the majority of college counseling center directors are white (59%) and female (70%).\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\nEnsuring a diverse and inclusive provider network can be a challenge for minority-serving institutions (MSIs), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities. Tierra Parsons, Director of Counseling Services at Johnson C. Smith University, an HBCU in Charlotte, N.C., said it\u2019s important students have the opportunity to see themselves in the therapists they have available to them.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\n\u201cWe have requested that there are some therapists of color that look like our students so that it could help to address the stigma around mental health and make our students a little bit more comfortable with accessing and utilizing the services,\u201d Parsons told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/can-teletherapy-companies-ease-the-campus-mental-health-crisis\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/a><\/em>. \u201cEven down to the marketing \u2014 we specifically requested that the images and promotion have persons of color to represent different cultures\u2026. And so we are just happy that we\u2019re able to meet their needs in this way, especially on an HBCU campus.\u201d\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\nIn keeping with its <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/about-us\/#inclusion\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">commitment to inclusion<\/a>, TimelyCare\u2019s diverse and culturally responsive provider network reflects and is proud to serve students who embody diversity in race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, age, religion and worldview, language, health, ability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic and immigration status, and more. More than half of mental health providers identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC). With <a href=\"https:\/\/timely.md\/timelymd-partners-with-violet-to-advance-health-equity\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">cultural competency upskilling by Violet<\/a>, the TimelyCare platform also offers professionals who identify as LGBTQIA+, speak multiple languages, and translation services to support more than 240 languages. Students scheduling services can choose to meet with a specific provider or select the first available.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\n&#8220;To be able to go on this app, self-identify, say what&#8217;s going on with me, and then being able to find a queer man of color to talk to, that is so rare, and that is the second person I clicked on,&#8221; said Max Cartagena, a student at Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, Calif. &#8220;That isn&#8217;t available to me here and that wouldn&#8217;t be available to me without Timely.&#8221;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddde26d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ddde26d\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf2d93c ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"bf2d93c\" 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-721881c read-more-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"721881c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-recognize-that-mental-health-is-a-basic-need\"><\/span><em>3<\/em> Recognize that mental health is a basic need<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b5fe5 read-more-openning elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1b5fe5\" 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\tSurveys from 2021 by <a href=\"https:\/\/hope.temple.edu\/sites\/hope\/files\/media\/document\/HopeSurveyReport2021.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">The Hope Center at Temple University<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/basic-needs-support-for-community-college-students\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">TimelyCare<\/a> found that nearly 60% of community college students experienced basic needs insecurity, and more than 70% experienced emotional stress as a result.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5324f read-more-toggle elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"ed5324f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2481\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2481\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2481\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2481\">At Amarillo College, President Russell Lowery-Hart is known for his student-centered commitment to \u201cloving students to success\u201d \u2013 which the college defines as \u201ca dedication to not just supporting students\u2019 basic needs but their academic needs too.\u201d In April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actx.edu\/stories\/amarillo-college-shares-aspen-prize-for-community-college-excellence#:~:text=Amarillo%20College%20today%20was%20named,performance%20among%20America&#039;s%20community%20colleges.\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Amarillo College was named co-recipient of the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence,<\/a> the nation\u2019s top honor of high achievement and performance among America\u2019s more than 1,000 community colleges, for its commitment to improving student outcomes.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On this special <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CCMonth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">#CCMonth<\/a> edition of &#8220;In the Know&#8221;, Becky Laman (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timely_care?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">@timely_care<\/a>) &amp; Jerrod Hinders (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmarilloCollege?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">@AmarilloCollege<\/a>) talk all things mental health!<\/p>\nWe address stigmas, the effects of the pandemic on students &amp; access to services at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/commcolleges?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">#commcolleges<\/a>.\n\nTune in: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hA72WQKuWf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/hA72WQKuWf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H6PqcgI46k\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/H6PqcgI46k<\/a>\n\n\u2014 ACCT (@CCTrustees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CCTrustees\/status\/1648385911237885953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">April 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<br class=\"empty\" \/>\nOn a recent episode of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/intheknowwithacct.podbean.com\/e\/ep-126-silent-sufferers-addressing-mental-health-in-the-modern-community-college\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">In the Know<\/a>,\u201d a podcast from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acct.org\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT)<\/a>, Jerrod Hinders, Counseling Center Coordinator at Amarillo College, talked about the correlation between mental health and other factors such as food, housing, and financial insecurity facing many of their students.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\n\u201cWe have to have a holistic approach to meeting these students&#8217; needs, especially post-pandemic in which our world got really turned upside down. There was a lot of question if those basic needs were going to be met and that security, which inevitably has an effect on mental health,\u201d said Hinders. \u201cIn order for us to be effective, we need to make sure we&#8217;re looking at the whole student, we&#8217;re looking at the whole situation and identifying how we can help with each of those pieces. The more pieces we can put into place the better we can be able to support them.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-44407f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"44407f4\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6fe7df ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e6fe7df\" 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-965a964 read-more-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"965a964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-address-mental-health-provider-shortage-areas\"><\/span><em>4<\/em> Address mental health provider shortage areas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f64861 read-more-openning elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f64861\" 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\tCurrently, 163 million Americans live in a federally designated <a href=\"https:\/\/data.hrsa.gov\/topics\/health-workforce\/shortage-areas\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">mental health provider shortage area<\/a>, with rural areas being disproportionately impacted. For rural colleges and universities, provider shortages often create exceptionally long wait times \u2013 often up to four or five weeks \u2013 because it can be difficult to recruit and retain therapists for campus counseling centers and community-based resources.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256f699 read-more-toggle elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"256f699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3921\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3921\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3921\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3921\"><p>Ensuring 24\/7 access to a diverse provider network is especially important when it may be several hours to a large city, or where people may feel isolated at times because of their remote surroundings \u2013 both of which are the case at Western Colorado University.<\/p><p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/z9cg4j1i43.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p><div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\"><div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_z9cg4j1i43 videoFoam=true\" style=\"height: 100%; position: relative; width: 100%;\"><div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0; transition: opacity 200ms; width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"filter: blur(5px); height: 100%; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/z9cg4j1i43\/swatch\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cAs a rural community in Colorado, TimelyCare can really help students connect with someone to help them talk through their problems or a mental health crisis where some physical service in the Valley may not be available to them,\u201d said Sam Micka, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, CIS Faculty Member\/Faculty Senate, Western Colorado University. \u201cWhether that&#8217;s because their health insurance doesn&#8217;t provide coverage for that provider, or if it&#8217;s because there just isn&#8217;t appointment availability because there&#8217;s a lot of people trying to see the very limited counselors in this Valley, or if they just can&#8217;t even get in touch with a family member, if they&#8217;re working through something and they need to talk to someone in confidence about a problem they&#8217;re experiencing, having that resource available is critical. And being able to connect any time of the day, at the click of a button, is truly incredible.\u201d<\/p><p>Precious Allen, a student at Western Colorado University agrees. \u201cMental health is a big deal here in the Valley. We have a lot of cold months here and you can get the winter blues as we call it. You can get cabin fever really easily,\u201d she said. \u201cHaving telehealth and TimelyCare has made a huge, significant difference on campus.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eabfadd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"eabfadd\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a63c661 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"a63c661\" 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-2ac314f read-more-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ac314f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-address-student-health-and-well-being-as-an-entire-system\"><\/span><em>5<\/em> Address student health and well-being as an entire system<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072e4f1 read-more-openning elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"072e4f1\" 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\tState systems of higher education have accelerated their investments in student health and well-being to ensure students at each institution within their system have equitable access to mental health resources. With Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) grants ending in 2023, two-year community colleges and four-year public colleges and universities increasingly are advocating for state legislators to assist in funding for mental health resources.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9c21a read-more-toggle elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"fa9c21a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2621\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2621\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2621\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2621\">For example, California\u2019s Budget Act of 2021 included $30 million in ongoing local assistance funds to support expanding the availability of mental health services available to California community college students. The combination of this funding allocation and a partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/timelymd-partners-with-foundation-for-california-community-colleges\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">The Foundation for California Community Colleges (FoundationCCC)<\/a> and the CollegeBuys group purchasing division means that one-third of California\u2019s Community College students have equitable access to on-demand care anytime, anywhere.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\nSystem-wide agreements and system-enabling agreements provide opportunities for student services at scale, while enabling each institution to keep their autonomy to tailor to the unique needs of their campus communities. Beginning this summer, the Texas State University System will offer students at all of its campuses expanded access to mental health and basic needs support through a new partnership with TimelyCare. When <a href=\"https:\/\/news.iu.edu\/live\/news\/28125-free-247-virtual-mental-health-care-services-will\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Indiana University made its announcement<\/a> about partnering with TimelyCare, President Pamela Whitten\u2019s message was clear: \u201cThe health and well-being of our students is a top priority for me and our university as a whole.\u201d\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\nThe Virginia Higher Education Procurement Consortium (VHEPC) manages $350 million in cooperative contract spending across the state, and Director Ryan Balber ensures that their agreements not only benefit VHEPC member institutions, but also other colleges and universities whenever possible. When <a href=\"https:\/\/vtx.vt.edu\/articles\/2022\/08\/sa-081622-timelycare.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Virginia Tech<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vcu.edu\/article\/2022\/06\/vcu-vt-and-jmu-partner-to-provide-greater-mental-health-support-to-students\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Virginia Commonwealth University<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jmu.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/30-timely-md-announcement.shtml\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">James Madison University<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/community-colleges-invest-in-student-well-being-to-improve-engagement-retention-and-graduation\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Virginia\u2019s Community Colleges<\/a> identified the need for a collaborative agreement for virtual mental health services, they decided that Virginia Tech would be the ideal lead agency and the other schools agreed to go in together, making it easy for public and private schools across the state to adopt the same terms and seamlessly add services. Today, about a dozen schools outside the state \u2013 including the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.udel.edu\/associateinarts\/announcement-now-all-ud-students-have-access-to-24-7-mental-health-care-through-timelycare\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">University of Delaware<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usf.edu\/news\/2022\/usf-expands-mental-health-services-with-new-digital-platform.aspx\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">University of South Florida<\/a>, and several member institutions of the Illinois Public Higher Education Cooperative \u2013 also have leveraged the cooperative buying agreement to reduce procurement red tape and expand access to care quickly and easily.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\n\u201cThey know if we\u2019ve done the contract that it\u2019s going to be done well and they\u2019re going to benefit from the pricing,\u201d said Balber.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b3717a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2b3717a\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6abe6d ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"a6abe6d\" 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-819d644 read-more-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"819d644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-support-the-mental-health-of-faculty-and-staff\"><\/span><em>6<\/em> Support the mental health of faculty and staff<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6a3c1 read-more-openning elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c6a3c1\" 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\tResearch by the College and University Professional Association of Human Resources (CUPA-HR) in 2022 found that nearly 60% of higher education employees were likely to seek new employment in the next year. A <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.chronicle.com\/rs\/931-EKA-218\/images\/Covid%26FacultyCareerPaths_Fidelity_ResearchBrief_v3%20%281%29.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">2020 survey<\/a> from <em>The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/em> and Fidelity Investments found that two-thirds of faculty respondents felt \u201cextremely\u201d or \u201cvery\u201d stressed, compared to just one-third of respondents who reported similar feelings the year before.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3089a33 read-more-toggle elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"3089a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5081\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5081\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5081\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5081\"><p>Three years later only, about a third of respondents in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/governance\/executive-leadership\/2023\/04\/11\/hopeful-despite-headwinds-survey-presidents\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\"><em>Inside Higher Ed<\/em>\u2019s 2023 survey<\/a> of college presidents felt their institutions had sufficient capacity to address the mental health needs of staff (37%) and faculty (36%). Employee assistance programs \u2013 always limited \u2013 now seem insufficient to deal with the daily stressors faculty and staff face.The last few years have been challenging for most people, and faculty and staff don\u2019t check their authentic selves at the door when they get to work. That\u2019s why many colleges and universities have expanded TimelyCare access to employees so that they can get the help they need, uphold the quality of the academic experience, bolster student academic performance, and better support student outcomes.<\/p><p>\u201cHad we not partnered with TimelyCare, we&#8217;d have lost a tremendous amount of students, faculty, and staff at the university,\u201d said Leroy Durant, Vice President for Student Development &amp; Services at Claflin University. \u201cI believe my staff would have probably told me, \u2018This is too much. I just can&#8217;t deal with it.\u2019 I don&#8217;t think I could have held on to my staff at all, and so I am happy I had some other services such as TimelyCare to provide for them.\u201d<\/p><p>Burnout among care providers \u2013 physicians, nurses, counselors, and others in a caregiving role \u2013 became more commonplace and also contributed to the Great Resignation across higher education. In addition to helping them provide better care to students, providing faculty and staff with additional support services can help stem the tide and improve retention of employees.<\/p><p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/i0zg5y3ub2.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p><div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\"><div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_i0zg5y3ub2 videoFoam=true\" style=\"height: 100%; position: relative; width: 100%;\"><div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0; transition: opacity 200ms; width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"filter: blur(5px); height: 100%; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/i0zg5y3ub2\/swatch\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>&#8220;A year ago, retention of counselors was huge, a huge problem. We were losing six to seven counselors a year. Having access to TimelyCare to help what we&#8217;re doing, our ability to retain our counselors has improved significantly,\u201d said Ellie Sturgis, Director of Cook Counseling Center at Virginia Tech, who added the only resignations I know of for next year are people who are retiring or whose families are relocating. \u201cBut it has really helped us with retention, and it&#8217;s really helped morale.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed7315f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ed7315f\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c022da ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"7c022da\" 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-811d9f3 read-more-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"811d9f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-provide-resources-to-reach-the-silent-sufferers\"><\/span><em>7<\/em> Provide resources to reach the silent sufferers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1b5c87 read-more-openning elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1b5c87\" 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\tAccording to the <a href=\"https:\/\/healthymindsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/HMS_national_winter_2021.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Healthy Minds Network<\/a>, 78% of college students report needing support for a mental or emotional health problem. But according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aucccd.org\/assets\/2020-21%20Annual%20Survey%20Report%20Public%20Survey.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">AUCCCD<\/a>, only about 10% of four-year students are using campus mental health resources. Bridging that gap and reaching out to the silent sufferers \u2013 or students who otherwise might not step forward and proactively seek the support they want or need \u2013 has never been more important.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c551fb read-more-toggle elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"9c551fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1631\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1631\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1631\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1631\">Johns Hopkins University is five years into a <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.jhu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/TFSMH-Implementation-Report-2021.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">university-wide effort to bolster student mental health resources<\/a>, staffing, training, and programming based on recommendations from its Task Force on Student Mental Health and Well-Being made in 2018. Under the leadership of Vice Provost for Student Health and Well-being Kevin Shollenberger and a team that recognizes there is no one-size-fits-all approach, Hopkins has developed a national model to comprehensively address the diverse needs of its learners.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\nWith emotional and mental health resources designed to help students cope effectively with life and create satisfying relationships, Hopkins has creatively and systematically addressed everything from sleep through a program called <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaffairs.jhu.edu\/chew\/physical-wellbeing\/sleep\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Yawns Hopkins<\/a>, to <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/owa\/calendar\/EloraOrazio@live.johnshopkins.edu\/bookings\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">motivational interviews<\/a> that coach students to make healthy changes pertaining to substance use and misuse.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\nIn April 2020, like many colleges and universities, Johns Hopkins trusted TimelyCare (then TimelyMD) to provide 24\/7 access to mental health counseling to students in the pandemic\u2019s early stages when varied state licensure regulations limited care to students unless they were physically located in the same state as their campus counselors.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\nWhat Johns Hopkins found was that a significant number of TimelyCare visits occurred on nights and weekends, signaling the platform provided much-needed support to students who otherwise would not have gotten it.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\n\u201cIt helps us in reaching a broader group of students that we might not be reaching through our traditional counseling services,\u201d Shollenberger told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2020\/10\/01\/teletherapy-platforms-extend-reach-college-counseling-centers\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Inside Higher Ed<\/a>. \u201cWe have been surveying students to get a sense of their experience \u2026 I\u2019ve been struck by the number of students who said if we didn\u2019t have TimelyMD in place, they wouldn\u2019t have reached out.\u201d\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\nTimelyCare\u2019s Peer Community and expanded self-care resources empower students to take ownership of their physical and emotional well-being without the need for a provider visit \u2013 improving health agency and literacy at a seminal time in their lives. Given that about half of students who have used Peer Community or self-care resources have not had a provider visit in the last three months, it\u2019s clear that easy and self-guided on-ramps for support reach students who might not otherwise seek out a therapist.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-548d8e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"548d8e5\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-027e013 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"027e013\" 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-71b7666 read-more-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71b7666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8-empower-students-to-take-the-lead\"><\/span><em>8<\/em> Empower students to take the lead<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc6b25 read-more-openning elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fc6b25\" 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<a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/peer-support-on-the-front-lines-of-student-mental-health\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Peer support programs<\/a> are not new, but they are gaining momentum on campuses across the country as a friendly and less formal way to support students in need. A <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/back-to-school-survey-reveals-good-news-bad-news-about-students-mental-health\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">2022 TimelyCare survey<\/a> found peer support topped the ways students would cope with stress and anxiety that semester.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e8f8b read-more-toggle elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"74e8f8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1221\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1221\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1221\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1221\">Another <a href=\"https:\/\/bornthisway.foundation\/research\/peer-counseling-in-college\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">survey<\/a> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/bornthisway.foundation\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Born This Way Foundation<\/a> and the Mary Christie Institute found that one in five college students already benefit from peer counseling, with rates significantly higher among Black, transgender, and first-generation students.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\nStudents at Northwestern University have a variety of peer advocacy groups that destigmatize mental health issues, raise awareness for campus resources, and support other students who may be struggling, including <a href=\"https:\/\/dailynorthwestern.com\/2022\/01\/18\/campus\/we-are-saath-northwestern-focuses-on-mental-health-in-the-south-asian-community\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">We Are SAATH<\/a> (which focuses on the South Asian Community) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nuactiveminds\/?hl=en\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Active Minds<\/a>. Active Minds is the nation\u2019s premier nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for young adults, and its partnership with TimelyCare aims to broaden the conversation about mental health and create lasting change in the way mental health is talked about, cared for, and valued on campuses where both organizations have a shared presence, including Northwestern.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\n\u201cOne of Active Minds\u2019 core tenants in working to improve the mental health outlook for students and young adults nationwide is connection,\u201d said Markie Pasternak, Senior Manager for Higher Education at Active Minds. \u201cOur partnership with TimelyCare leans into connection \u2013 providing users with the ability to get quality, real-time support from peers in a safe, digital setting. We believe that this Active Minds and TimelyCare partnership will help evolve the conversation around mental health from stigma to solutions.\u201d\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\nJillian Allen, an Active Minds student leader at the University of Virginia, says many students feel more comfortable with self-guided and peer support resources they can use on their own time and in their own space.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\n\u201cHaving the more informal ability to share what you\u2019re going through without it being an appointment with a counselor is huge,\u201d Allen said. \u201cWith the Peer Community feature, I think people enjoy getting stuff off of their chest and sharing it anonymously. Reading and responding to the posts, even giving little responses like, &#8216;you&#8217;re not alone,&#8217; helps me in my own life and feeling comfortable to say, &#8216;I think I&#8217;m ready to talk with someone.\u2019 Whether they take that next step or not is up to them, and they know the option is always available through TimelyCare.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-96d102f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"96d102f\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0f4ecf ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e0f4ecf\" 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-9374c5d read-more-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9374c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9-champion-student-athlete-mental-health\"><\/span><em>9<\/em> Champion student-athlete mental health<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e74a0f read-more-openning elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e74a0f\" 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\tMental health support can no longer wait on the sidelines for student-athletes. A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.org\/news\/2023\/1\/26\/media-center-ncaa-coaches-report-increased-focus-on-mental-health-detail-personal-challenges.aspx\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">NCAA-led survey<\/a> found more than 80% of head, assistant, and associate coaches across all three divisions are spending more time discussing mental health with student-athletes than they did before the pandemic. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/back-to-school-survey-reveals-good-news-bad-news-about-students-mental-health\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">2022 TimelyCare survey<\/a>, 70% of student-athletes reported experiencing mental health issues, and they were more likely to seek emotional support (78%) than other students (71%).\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce9798 read-more-toggle elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"5ce9798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9741\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9741\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9741\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9741\"><figure id=\"attachment_24554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24554\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24554\" src=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/softball-team-courtney-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Client success manager Courtney Sanchez met with the Louisiana Christian University softball team to promote TimelyCare as a free mental health resource available to them anytime, anywhere.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/softball-team-courtney-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/softball-team-courtney-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/softball-team-courtney-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/softball-team-courtney-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/softball-team-courtney.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Client success manager Courtney Sanchez met with the Louisiana Christian University softball team to promote TimelyCare as a free mental health resource available to them anytime, anywhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Many campuses, athletic departments, and coaches are partnering with organizations such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehiddenopponent.org\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">The Hidden Opponent<\/a>, a non-profit and advocacy group that raises awareness for student-athlete mental health and addresses the stigma within sports culture, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sidelinedusa.org\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Sidelined USA<\/a>, a non-profit that exists to reunite permanently-sidelined athletes with their passions and inspire them to find a meaningful way forward. When colleges and universities team up with TimelyCare, they gain access to licensed providers in all 50 states who are specially trained in delivering mental health support that embraces and reflects the unique needs of student-athletes.<\/p><p>&#8220;There is no greater priority than the health and safety of our students and we recognize the additional pressures our student-athletes face in addition to their academic workloads,&#8221; said Morehead State University Director of Athletics Dr. Jaime Gordon in an <a href=\"https:\/\/msueagles.com\/news\/2023\/3\/24\/morehead-state-partners-with-timelymd-to-improve-student-athlete-health-and-well-being.aspx\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">announcement about making 24\/7 equitable access to expanded mental health resources available to student-athletes<\/a>. Whether they are at home or on the road, he said, &#8220;TimelyCare&#8217;s ease of use, convenience, and immediacy make it easier than ever for our students to get on-demand support.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a596c3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"a596c3d\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bac93e ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"9bac93e\" 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-5741c3f read-more-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5741c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-prepare-for-and-respond-to-crises-with-a-culture-of-caring\"><\/span><em>10<\/em> Prepare for and respond to crises with a culture of caring <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae6db8c read-more-openning elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae6db8c\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/suicide\/facts\/index.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">According to the CDC, suicide is the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-34.<\/a> A recent nationwide survey of more than 1,200 students found mass shootings were in their top-five sources of stress and anxiety. Every instance of violence \u2013 self-inflicted or otherwise \u2013 has a ripple effect that transcends the boundaries of campus, and it takes an all-hands-on-deck approach to support the entire community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6afbaf2 read-more-toggle elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"6afbaf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1121\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1121\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1121\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1121\">On the night of a tragic shooting that killed three University of Virginia football players, UVA Director of Counseling Nicole Ruzek called TimelyCare Director of Mental Health Operations Seli Fakorzi to ensure additional counselors would be available to support students experiencing grief, trauma, and loss. How to <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/resources\/suicide-postvention-strategy-and-the-necessity-of-virtual-health-care\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">support partner schools in times of crisis<\/a> is an unfortunate but necessary component of TimelyCare\u2019s role as a virtual expansion of campus resources.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\nAdditionally, how campuses prepare for and respond to traumatic events can reduce risk, save lives, and prevent suicide contagion, or the concept that when one person dies by suicide that others in a community may be at higher risk.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">The Jed Foundation (JED)<\/a>, a leading non-profit focused on protecting emotional health and preventing suicide for our nation\u2019s teens and young adults and TimelyCare partner, operates the JED Campus program that guides schools through a collaborative process of comprehensive systems, programs, and policy development with customized support to build upon existing student mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention efforts.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\nCase Western Reserve University, a JED Campus and TimelyCare partner in Cleveland, Ohio, has put thorough prevention and postvention plans into place to help its campus community respond to crises in a calm, consistent, and caring manner.\n<br class=\"empty\" \/><br class=\"empty\" \/>\n\u201cPrevention is worth every bit of upfront work that you can manage on your campus, which includes having a comprehensive toolbox of resources for students to support their own mental health, which will inevitably turn into students supporting each other,\u201d said Hillary Jones, Director of Acute Mental Health Care, Crisis Response, and Care Management at Case Western Reserve University. \u201cBeing understood in a crisis is so significant \u2013 it is critical to prepare, which includes knowing your campus, knowing what your students\u2019 needs are, and responding to current events accordingly.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e34d22a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e34d22a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9505547 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"9505547\" 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-8879aff accordion-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"8879aff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1431\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1431\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><em>1<\/em> Normalize and destigmatize mental health support<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1431\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1431\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/college-students-top-concerns-2023\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Four out of five students<\/a> say there is a mental health crisis on college campuses. Creating a culture of care that normalizes mental health conversations and encourages support-seeking steps is a critical part of addressing students\u2019 needs.<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-container\">\n\nHaving a comprehensive strategy in place to support student health and well-being can also be an important preventative measure to reduce stigma, and to promote the health and safety of the entire campus community. Elon University recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elon.edu\/u\/healtheu\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">launched HealthEU<\/a>, a broad-based effort to connect students, faculty, and staff with necessary resources to support their health and well-being that includes a partnership with TimelyCare.\u201cBy thoughtfully adopting a framework that promotes positive physical and mental health, we are prioritizing the whole-student experience and emphasizing an environment of emotional balance, creating community and purpose, and supporting financial, physical, and social well-being,\u201d said Elon\u2019s Vice President for Student Life Jon Dooley. \u201cWe want to create a campus culture of resilience, and demonstrate our commitment to student success by empowering students to take actionable steps forward in their journey to wellness.\u201d\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_24553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24553\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24553 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/therapy-dog-virgina-tech-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Tech animal-assisted therapy dogs\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/therapy-dog-virgina-tech-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/therapy-dog-virgina-tech-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/therapy-dog-virgina-tech-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/therapy-dog-virgina-tech-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/therapy-dog-virgina-tech.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TimelyCare&#8217;s Mark Hoyt and Abby Waldron pose with Josie, one of four therapy dogs at Virginia Tech, during a recent campus visit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nAt Virginia Tech, students don\u2019t have to trek too far to find a welcoming space where they can openly share their mental health struggles. From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/a-universitys-new-approach-to-student-mental-health-put-therapists-in-the-dorms\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">embedded mental health counselors<\/a> living in residence halls to the presence of four furry friends who give unconditional therapeutic love, Hokies can find support from people and pets alike. Derek, Wagner, Josie, and Epcot are the famous all-star pups that make up Virginia Tech\u2019s Cook Counseling Center therapy dog team.\n\n\u201cStigma around mental health issues is still a huge challenge for college students to overcome and campus counseling centers nationwide have been working to mitigate the effects of stigma,\u201d said Ellie Sturgis, director of Cook Counseling Center at Virginia Tech. \u201cOur animal-assisted therapy dogs are our ambassadors for mental health and they have been a huge asset to our team \u2013 and our most popular campus counselors!\u201d\n\nNow five years into its partnership with TimelyCare, Abilene Christian University has found that improved student mental health leads to improved student success outcomes.\n\n\u201cOne of the things we know from student life is that when a student is engaged in the campus community, the student is more likely to retain and graduate. One of the best ways to keep a student engaged in the campus community is to keep them healthy,\u201d said Kevin Campbell, Senior Vice President for Operations at Abilene Christian University.\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1432\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1432\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><em>2<\/em> Consider students' diverse backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1432\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1432\"><div>Historically underrepresented groups, including racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual minorities, often experience <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychiatry.org\/psychiatrists\/cultural-competency\/education\/mental-health-facts\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">poor mental health outcomes<\/a> due to a lack of access to high-quality mental health care services, poor representation among available providers, discrimination, and cultural stigma about emotional health.<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-container\">\n\nDespite their best efforts and continual improvement, recruiting and retaining a diverse team of therapists that represents students\u2019 identities, backgrounds, and lived experiences has long been a challenge for college counseling centers. According to the latest data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aucccd.org\/assets\/2020-21%20Annual%20Survey%20Report%20Public%20Survey.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD)<\/a>, the majority of college counseling center directors are white (59%) and female (70%).\n\nEnsuring a diverse and inclusive provider network can be a challenge for minority-serving institutions (MSIs), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities. Tierra Parsons, Director of Counseling Services at Johnson C. Smith University, an HBCU in Charlotte, N.C., said it\u2019s important students have the opportunity to see themselves in the therapists they have available to them.\n\n\u201cWe have requested that there are some therapists of color that look like our students so that it could help to address the stigma around mental health and make our students a little bit more comfortable with accessing and utilizing the services,\u201d Parsons told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/can-teletherapy-companies-ease-the-campus-mental-health-crisis\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/a><\/em>. \u201cEven down to the marketing \u2014 we specifically requested that the images and promotion have persons of color to represent different cultures\u2026. And so we are just happy that we\u2019re able to meet their needs in this way, especially on an HBCU campus.\u201d\n\nIn keeping with its <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/about-us\/#inclusion\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">commitment to inclusion<\/a>, TimelyCare\u2019s diverse and culturally responsive provider network reflects and is proud to serve students who embody diversity in race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, age, religion and worldview, language, health, ability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic and immigration status, and more. More than half of mental health providers identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC). With <a href=\"https:\/\/timely.md\/timelymd-partners-with-violet-to-advance-health-equity\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">cultural competency upskilling by Violet<\/a>, the TimelyCare platform also offers professionals who identify as LGBTQIA+, speak multiple languages, and translation services to support more than 240 languages. Students scheduling services can choose to meet with a specific provider or select the first available.\n\n&#8220;To be able to go on this app, self-identify, say what&#8217;s going on with me, and then being able to find a queer man of color to talk to, that is so rare, and that is the second person I clicked on,&#8221; said Max Cartagena, a student at Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, Calif. &#8220;That isn&#8217;t available to me here and that wouldn&#8217;t be available to me without Timely.&#8221;\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1433\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1433\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><em>3<\/em> Recognize that mental health is a basic need<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1433\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1433\"><div>Surveys from 2021 by <a href=\"https:\/\/hope.temple.edu\/sites\/hope\/files\/media\/document\/HopeSurveyReport2021.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">The Hope Center at Temple University<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/basic-needs-support-for-community-college-students\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">TimelyCare<\/a> found that nearly 60% of community college students experienced basic needs insecurity, and more than 70% experienced emotional stress as a result.<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-container\">\n\nAt Amarillo College, President Russell Lowery-Hart is known for his student-centered commitment to \u201cloving students to success\u201d \u2013 which the college defines as \u201ca dedication to not just supporting students\u2019 basic needs but their academic needs too.\u201d In April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actx.edu\/stories\/amarillo-college-shares-aspen-prize-for-community-college-excellence#:~:text=Amarillo%20College%20today%20was%20named,performance%20among%20America&#039;s%20community%20colleges.\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Amarillo College was named co-recipient of the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence,<\/a> the nation\u2019s top honor of high achievement and performance among America\u2019s more than 1,000 community colleges, for its commitment to improving student outcomes.\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On this special <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CCMonth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">#CCMonth<\/a> edition of &#8220;In the Know&#8221;, Becky Laman (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timely_care?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">@timely_care<\/a>) &amp; Jerrod Hinders (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmarilloCollege?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">@AmarilloCollege<\/a>) talk all things mental health!<\/p>\nWe address stigmas, the effects of the pandemic on students &amp; access to services at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/commcolleges?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">#commcolleges<\/a>.\n\nTune in: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hA72WQKuWf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/hA72WQKuWf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H6PqcgI46k\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/H6PqcgI46k<\/a>\n\n\u2014 ACCT (@CCTrustees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CCTrustees\/status\/1648385911237885953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">April 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nOn a recent episode of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/intheknowwithacct.podbean.com\/e\/ep-126-silent-sufferers-addressing-mental-health-in-the-modern-community-college\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">In the Know<\/a>,\u201d a podcast from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acct.org\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT)<\/a>, Jerrod Hinders, Counseling Center Coordinator at Amarillo College, talked about the correlation between mental health and other factors such as food, housing, and financial insecurity facing many of their students.\n\n\u201cWe have to have a holistic approach to meeting these students&#8217; needs, especially post-pandemic in which our world got really turned upside down. There was a lot of question if those basic needs were going to be met and that security, which inevitably has an effect on mental health,\u201d said Hinders. \u201cIn order for us to be effective, we need to make sure we&#8217;re looking at the whole student, we&#8217;re looking at the whole situation and identifying how we can help with each of those pieces. The more pieces we can put into place the better we can be able to support them.\u201d\n\n<\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1434\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1434\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><em>4<\/em> Address mental health provider shortage areas<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1434\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1434\"><div>Currently, 163 million Americans live in a federally designated <a href=\"https:\/\/data.hrsa.gov\/topics\/health-workforce\/shortage-areas\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">mental health provider shortage area<\/a>, with rural areas being disproportionately impacted. For rural colleges and universities, provider shortages often create exceptionally long wait times \u2013 often up to four or five weeks \u2013 because it can be difficult to recruit and retain therapists for campus counseling centers and community-based resources.<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-container\">\n\nEnsuring 24\/7 access to a diverse provider network is especially important when it may be several hours to a large city, or where people may feel isolated at times because of their remote surroundings \u2013 both of which are the case at Western Colorado University.\u201cAs a rural community in Colorado, TimelyCare can really help students connect with someone to help them talk through their problems or a mental health crisis where some physical service in the Valley may not be available to them,\u201d said Sam Micka, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, CIS Faculty Member\/Faculty Senate, Western Colorado University. \u201cWhether that&#8217;s because their health insurance doesn&#8217;t provide coverage for that provider, or if it&#8217;s because there just isn&#8217;t appointment availability because there&#8217;s a lot of people trying to see the very limited counselors in this Valley, or if they just can&#8217;t even get in touch with a family member, if they&#8217;re working through something and they need to talk to someone in confidence about a problem they&#8217;re experiencing, having that resource available is critical. And being able to connect any time of the day, at the click of a button, is truly incredible.\u201d\n\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9NY7CoHM2FI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n\nPrecious Allen, a student at Western Colorado University agrees. \u201cMental health is a big deal here in the Valley. We have a lot of cold months here and you can get the winter blues as we call it. You can get cabin fever really easily,\u201d she said. \u201cHaving telehealth and TimelyCare has made a huge, significant difference on campus.\u201d\n\n<\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1435\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1435\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><em>5<\/em> Address student health and well-being as an entire system<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1435\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1435\"><div>State systems of higher education have accelerated their investments in student health and well-being to ensure students at each institution within their system have equitable access to mental health resources. With Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) grants ending in 2023, two-year community colleges and four-year public colleges and universities increasingly are advocating for state legislators to assist in funding for mental health resources.<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-container\">\n\nFor example, California\u2019s Budget Act of 2021 included $30 million in ongoing local assistance funds to support expanding the availability of mental health services available to California community college students. The combination of this funding allocation and a partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/timelymd-partners-with-foundation-for-california-community-colleges\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">The Foundation for California Community Colleges (FoundationCCC)<\/a> and the CollegeBuys group purchasing division means that one-third of California\u2019s Community College students have equitable access to on-demand care anytime, anywhere.System-wide agreements and system-enabling agreements provide opportunities for student services at scale, while enabling each institution to keep their autonomy to tailor to the unique needs of their campus communities. Beginning this summer, the Texas State University System will offer students at all of its campuses expanded access to mental health and basic needs support through a new partnership with TimelyCare. When <a href=\"https:\/\/news.iu.edu\/live\/news\/28125-free-247-virtual-mental-health-care-services-will\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Indiana University made its announcement<\/a> about partnering with TimelyCare, President Pamela Whitten\u2019s message was clear: \u201cThe health and well-being of our students is a top priority for me and our university as a whole.\u201d\n\nThe Virginia Higher Education Procurement Consortium (VHEPC) manages $350 million in cooperative contract spending across the state, and Director Ryan Balber ensures that their agreements not only benefit VHEPC member institutions, but also other colleges and universities whenever possible. When <a href=\"https:\/\/vtx.vt.edu\/articles\/2022\/08\/sa-081622-timelycare.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Virginia Tech<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vcu.edu\/article\/2022\/06\/vcu-vt-and-jmu-partner-to-provide-greater-mental-health-support-to-students\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Virginia Commonwealth University<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jmu.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/30-timely-md-announcement.shtml\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">James Madison University<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/community-colleges-invest-in-student-well-being-to-improve-engagement-retention-and-graduation\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Virginia\u2019s Community Colleges<\/a> identified the need for a collaborative agreement for virtual mental health services, they decided that Virginia Tech would be the ideal lead agency and the other schools agreed to go in together, making it easy for public and private schools across the state to adopt the same terms and seamlessly add services. Today, about a dozen schools outside the state \u2013 including the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.udel.edu\/associateinarts\/announcement-now-all-ud-students-have-access-to-24-7-mental-health-care-through-timelycare\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">University of Delaware<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usf.edu\/news\/2022\/usf-expands-mental-health-services-with-new-digital-platform.aspx\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">University of South Florida<\/a>, and several member institutions of the Illinois Public Higher Education Cooperative \u2013 also have leveraged the cooperative buying agreement to reduce procurement red tape and expand access to care quickly and easily.\n\n\u201cThey know if we\u2019ve done the contract that it\u2019s going to be done well and they\u2019re going to benefit from the pricing,\u201d said Balber.\n\n<\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1436\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1436\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><em>6<\/em> Support the mental health of faculty and staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1436\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1436\"><div>Research by the College and University Professional Association of Human Resources (CUPA-HR) in 2022 found that nearly 60% of higher education employees were likely to seek new employment in the next year. A <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.chronicle.com\/rs\/931-EKA-218\/images\/Covid%26FacultyCareerPaths_Fidelity_ResearchBrief_v3%20%281%29.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">2020 survey<\/a> from <em>The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/em> and Fidelity Investments found that two-thirds of faculty respondents felt \u201cextremely\u201d or \u201cvery\u201d stressed, compared to just one-third of respondents who reported similar feelings the year before.<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-container\">\n\nThree years later only, about a third of respondents in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/governance\/executive-leadership\/2023\/04\/11\/hopeful-despite-headwinds-survey-presidents\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\"><em>Inside Higher Ed<\/em>\u2019s 2023 survey<\/a> of college presidents felt their institutions had sufficient capacity to address the mental health needs of staff (37%) and faculty (36%). Employee assistance programs \u2013 always limited \u2013 now seem insufficient to deal with the daily stressors faculty and staff face.The last few years have been challenging for most people, and faculty and staff don\u2019t check their authentic selves at the door when they get to work. That\u2019s why many colleges and universities have expanded TimelyCare access to employees so that they can get the help they need, uphold the quality of the academic experience, bolster student academic performance, and better support student outcomes.\n\n\u201cHad we not partnered with TimelyCare, we&#8217;d have lost a tremendous amount of students, faculty, and staff at the university,\u201d said Leroy Durant. \u201cI believe my staff would have probably told me, \u2018This is too much. I just can&#8217;t deal with it.\u2019 I don&#8217;t think I could have held on to my staff at all, and so I am happy I had some other services such as TimelyCare to provide for them.\u201d\n\nBurnout among care providers \u2013 physicians, nurses, counselors, and others in a caregiving role \u2013 became more commonplace and also contributed to the Great Resignation across higher education. In addition to helping them provide better care to students, providing faculty and staff with additional support services can help stem the tide and improve retention of employees.\n\n\n\n\u201cA year ago, retention of counselors was huge, a huge problem. We were losing six to seven counselors a year. Having access to TimelyCare to help what we&#8217;re doing, our ability to retain our counselors has improved significantly,\u201d said Ellie Sturgis, Director of Cook Counseling Center at Virginia Tech, who added the only resignations I know of for next year are people who are retiring or whose families are relocating. \u201cBut it has really helped us with retention, and it&#8217;s really helped morale.\u201d\n\n<\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1437\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1437\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><em>7<\/em> Provide resources to reach the silent sufferers<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1437\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1437\"><div>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/healthymindsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/HMS_national_winter_2021.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Healthy Minds Network<\/a>, 78% of college students report needing support for a mental or emotional health problem. But according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aucccd.org\/assets\/2020-21%20Annual%20Survey%20Report%20Public%20Survey.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">AUCCCD<\/a>, only about 10% of four-year students are using campus mental health resources. Bridging that gap and reaching out to the silent sufferers \u2013 or students who otherwise might not step forward and proactively seek the support they want or need \u2013 has never been more important.<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-container\">\n\nJohns Hopkins University is five years into a <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.jhu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/TFSMH-Implementation-Report-2021.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">university-wide effort to bolster student mental health resources<\/a>, staffing, training, and programming based on recommendations from its Task Force on Student Mental Health and Well-Being made in 2018. Under the leadership of Vice Provost for Student Health and Well-being Kevin Shollenberger and a team that recognizes there is no one-size-fits-all approach, Hopkins has developed a national model to comprehensively address the diverse needs of its learners.With emotional and mental health resources designed to help students cope effectively with life and create satisfying relationships, Hopkins has creatively and systematically addressed everything from sleep through a program called <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaffairs.jhu.edu\/chew\/physical-wellbeing\/sleep\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Yawns Hopkins<\/a>, to <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/owa\/calendar\/EloraOrazio@live.johnshopkins.edu\/bookings\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">motivational interviews<\/a> that coach students to make healthy changes pertaining to substance use and misuse.\n\nIn April 2020, like many colleges and universities, Johns Hopkins trusted TimelyCare (then TimelyMD) to provide 24\/7 access to mental health counseling to students in the pandemic\u2019s early stages when varied state licensure regulations limited care to students unless they were physically located in the same state as their campus counselors.\n\nWhat Johns Hopkins found was that a significant number of TimelyCare visits occurred on nights and weekends, signaling the platform provided much-needed support to students who otherwise would not have gotten it.\n\n\u201cIt helps us in reaching a broader group of students that we might not be reaching through our traditional counseling services,\u201d Shollenberger told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2020\/10\/01\/teletherapy-platforms-extend-reach-college-counseling-centers\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Inside Higher Ed<\/a>. \u201cWe have been surveying students to get a sense of their experience \u2026 I\u2019ve been struck by the number of students who said if we didn\u2019t have TimelyMD in place, they wouldn\u2019t have reached out.\u201d\n\nTimelyCare\u2019s Peer Community and expanded self-care resources empower students to take ownership of their physical and emotional well-being without the need for a provider visit \u2013 improving health agency and literacy at a seminal time in their lives. Given that about half of students who have used Peer Community or self-care resources have not had a provider visit in the last three months, it\u2019s clear that easy and self-guided on-ramps for support reach students who might not otherwise seek out a therapist.\n\n<\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1438\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1438\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><em>8<\/em> Empower students to take the lead<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1438\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1438\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/peer-support-on-the-front-lines-of-student-mental-health\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Peer support programs<\/a> are not new, but they are gaining momentum on campuses across the country as a friendly and less formal way to support students in need. A <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/back-to-school-survey-reveals-good-news-bad-news-about-students-mental-health\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">2022 TimelyCare survey<\/a> found peer support topped the ways students would cope with stress and anxiety that semester.<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-container\">\n\nAnother <a href=\"https:\/\/bornthisway.foundation\/research\/peer-counseling-in-college\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">survey<\/a> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/bornthisway.foundation\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Born This Way Foundation<\/a> and the Mary Christie Institute found that one in five college students already benefit from peer counseling, with rates significantly higher among Black, transgender, and first-generation students.\n\nStudents at Northwestern University have a variety of peer advocacy groups that destigmatize mental health issues, raise awareness for campus resources, and support other students who may be struggling, including <a href=\"https:\/\/dailynorthwestern.com\/2022\/01\/18\/campus\/we-are-saath-northwestern-focuses-on-mental-health-in-the-south-asian-community\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">We Are SAATH<\/a> (which focuses on the South Asian Community) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nuactiveminds\/?hl=en\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Active Minds<\/a>. Active Minds is the nation\u2019s premier nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for young adults, and its partnership with TimelyCare aims to broaden the conversation about mental health and create lasting change in the way mental health is talked about, cared for, and valued on campuses where both organizations have a shared presence, including Northwestern.\n\n\u201cOne of Active Minds\u2019 core tenants in working to improve the mental health outlook for students and young adults nationwide is connection,\u201d said Markie Pasternak, Senior Manager for Higher Education at Active Minds. \u201cOur partnership with TimelyCare leans into connection \u2013 providing users with the ability to get quality, real-time support from peers in a safe, digital setting. We believe that this Active Minds and TimelyCare partnership will help evolve the conversation around mental health from stigma to solutions.\u201d\n\nJillian Allen, an Active Minds student leader at the University of Virginia, says many students feel more comfortable with self-guided and peer support resources they can use on their own time and in their own space.\n\n\u201cHaving the more informal ability to share what you\u2019re going through without it being an appointment with a counselor is huge,\u201d Allen said. \u201cWith the Peer Community feature, I think people enjoy getting stuff off of their chest and sharing it anonymously. Reading and responding to the posts, even giving little responses like, &#8216;you&#8217;re not alone,&#8217; helps me in my own life and feeling comfortable to say, &#8216;I think I&#8217;m ready to talk with someone.\u2019 Whether they take that next step or not is up to them, and they know the option is always available through TimelyCare.\u201d\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1439\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1439\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><em>9<\/em> Champion student-athlete mental health<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1439\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1439\"><div>Mental health support can no longer wait on the sidelines for student-athletes. A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.org\/news\/2023\/1\/26\/media-center-ncaa-coaches-report-increased-focus-on-mental-health-detail-personal-challenges.aspx\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">NCAA-led survey<\/a> found more than 80% of head, assistant, and associate coaches across all three divisions are spending more time discussing mental health with student-athletes than they did before the pandemic. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/back-to-school-survey-reveals-good-news-bad-news-about-students-mental-health\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">2022 TimelyCare survey<\/a>, 70% of student-athletes reported experiencing mental health issues, and they were more likely to seek emotional support (78%) than other students (71%).<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-container\">\n\nMany campuses, athletic departments, and coaches are partnering with organizations such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehiddenopponent.org\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">The Hidden Opponent<\/a>, a non-profit and advocacy group that raises awareness for student-athlete mental health and addresses the stigma within sports culture, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sidelinedusa.org\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Sidelined USA<\/a>, a non-profit that exists to reunite permanently-sidelined athletes with their passions and inspire them to find a meaningful way forward. When colleges and universities team up with TimelyCare, they gain access to licensed providers in all 50 states who are specially trained in delivering mental health support that embraces and reflects the unique needs of student-athletes.\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_24554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24554\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24554\" src=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/softball-team-courtney-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Client success manager Courtney Sanchez met with the Louisiana Christian University softball team to promote TimelyCare as a free mental health resource available to them anytime, anywhere.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/softball-team-courtney-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/softball-team-courtney-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/softball-team-courtney-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/softball-team-courtney-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/softball-team-courtney.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Client success manager Courtney Sanchez met with the Louisiana Christian University softball team to promote TimelyCare as a free mental health resource available to them anytime, anywhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n&#8220;There is no greater priority than the health and safety of our students and we recognize the additional pressures our student-athletes face in addition to their academic workloads,&#8221; said Morehead State University Director of Athletics Dr. Jaime Gordon in an <a href=\"https:\/\/msueagles.com\/news\/2023\/3\/24\/morehead-state-partners-with-timelymd-to-improve-student-athlete-health-and-well-being.aspx\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">announcement about making 24\/7 equitable access to expanded mental health resources available to student-athletes<\/a>. Whether they are at home or on the road, he said, &#8220;TimelyCare&#8217;s ease of use, convenience, and immediacy make it easier than ever for our students to get on-demand support.\u201d\n\n<\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-14310\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-14310\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><em>10<\/em> Prepare for and respond to crises with a culture of caring <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-14310\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-14310\"><div>According to the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/suicide\/facts\/disparities-in-suicide.html#age\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">suicide is the third leading cause of death among college-age Americans<\/a>. A recent nationwide survey of more than 1,200 students found mass shootings were in their top-five sources of stress and anxiety. Every instance of violence \u2013 self-inflicted or otherwise \u2013 has a ripple effect that transcends the boundaries of campus, and it takes an all-hands-on-deck approach to support the entire community.<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-container\"><\/div>\nOn the night of a tragic shooting that killed three University of Virginia football players, UVA Director of Counseling Nicole Ruzek called TimelyCare Director of Mental Health Operations Seli Fakorzi to ensure additional counselors would be available to support students experiencing grief, trauma, and loss. How to <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/resources\/suicide-postvention-strategy-and-the-necessity-of-virtual-health-care\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">support partner schools in times of crisis<\/a> is an unfortunate but necessary component of TimelyCare\u2019s role as a virtual expansion of campus resources.\n\nAdditionally, how campuses prepare for and respond to traumatic events can reduce risk, save lives, and prevent suicide contagion, or the concept that when one person dies by suicide that others in a community may be at higher risk.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">The Jed Foundation (JED)<\/a>, a leading non-profit focused on protecting emotional health and preventing suicide for our nation\u2019s teens and young adults and TimelyCare partner, operates the JED Campus program that guides schools through a collaborative process of comprehensive systems, programs, and policy development with customized support to build upon existing student mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention efforts.\n\nCase Western Reserve University, a JED Campus and TimelyCare partner in Cleveland, Ohio, has put thorough prevention and postvention plans into place to help its campus community respond to crises in a calm, consistent, and caring manner.\n\n\u201cPrevention is worth every bit of upfront work that you can manage on your campus, which includes having a comprehensive toolbox of resources for students to support their own mental health, which will inevitably turn into students supporting each other,\u201d said Hillary Jones, Director of Acute Mental Health Care, Crisis Response, and Care Management at Case Western Reserve University. \u201cBeing understood in a crisis is so significant \u2013 it is critical to prepare, which includes knowing your campus, knowing what your students\u2019 needs are, and responding to current events accordingly.\u201d\n\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-552b306 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"552b306\" 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-a1eba38 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"a1eba38\" 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-ed4548c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed4548c\" 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<h3>Turning Best Practices into Action Plans<\/h3><p>Whether students are on or off campus, developing a comprehensive approach to student health and well-being requires meeting students where they are with resources to improve their mental health whenever, wherever, and however they need support. <a href=\"https:\/\/timely.md\/contact\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Contact TimelyCare<\/a> to learn how a student-centered approach to mental health today can improve student success outcomes tomorrow.<\/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>A recent nationwide survey found nearly 60% of Gen Z college students have received mental health care before arriving on campus \u2013 during their K-12 years. Released in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Month, this alarming statistic underscores the urgency of warnings from the CDC to the U.S. Surgeon General to increase awareness and action [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":15307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mental-health"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>10 Best Practices for Supporting College Students\u2019 Mental Health - TimelyCare<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/10-best-practices-for-supporting-college-students-mental-health\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"10 Best Practices for Supporting College Students\u2019 Mental Health - TimelyCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A recent nationwide survey found nearly 60% of Gen Z college students have received mental health care before arriving on campus \u2013 during their K-12 years. 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