LEXINGTON, Massachusetts., March 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Christie Campus Healthone of the nation’s leading providers of mental health services for college students, has partnered with The Healthy Minds Network (HMN), one of the nation’s leading research organizations contributing to adolescent and young adult mental health, to provide data to Christie Campus Health’s community college partners to build strong campus communities.
HMN administers the Healthy Minds Study, a population-wide survey of postsecondary student mental health, collecting more than half a million responses from students at more than 500 colleges and universities. Through this collaboration, Christie Campus Health will cover the cost of participation in the renowned Healthy Minds Study for current and future community college clients, to help them collect critical, actionable data on issues affecting student mental health. of community colleges today.
COVID has devastated the mental health of college and university students across the country, with a disproportionate effect on the lives of community college students whose demographics tend to be different compared to their four-year counterparts. Students who attend community college often work, many full-time, while juggling family and parenting responsibilities. With the added challenges of COVID, delving into the issues affecting community college students is critical to building a successful program to support their mental health.
“Our collaboration with Healthy Minds builds on our mutual support of colleges and universities as they grapple with issues related to student mental health and wellness,” he said. kate begley, CEO, Christie Campus Health. “We know from our experience working with community colleges that often face different challenges, the data provided by the Healthy Minds Study will serve as the foundation for developing successful programs on campus with measurable and favorable outcomes.”
“There is an urgent opportunity to better understand and address mental health needs in community college settings,” he said. Sarah Ketchen LipsonPrincipal Investigator of the Healthy Minds Network and faculty member of the Boston University School of Public Health. “Student-reported data, like what we collect through Healthy Minds, is essential to inform future efforts to support the well-being of community college students, including decisions about investments in new programs and resources. This work is especially important in promoting equity not only for student mental health outcomes, but also for persistence and retention in higher education. We are delighted to partner with Christie Campus Health on this important work.”
Christie Campus Health partners with more than 150 college and university campuses across the country, providing the best evidence-based mental health and wellness services, from apps to self-guided online tools; In-person and telehealth medical visits to personalized concierge services, through its one-stop solution, [email protected]seamlessly integrating with campus student counseling offices.
With [email protected] students can access:
- Unlimited 24/7 support from an authorized advisor, regardless of time or geographic location
- Free in-person or video therapy sessions in the US and abroad
- Personal Navigators who provide referrals and care coordination and guide students to campus and community resources that meet their specific clinical, academic, and financial needs
- Choice of licensed counselors by clinical specialty, race/ethnicity, gender, language spoken, and geographic location, with access to therapy in your native language in more than 200 countries
- Psychiatric Prescribing Resources Available Nationwide
- A robust navigation and wellness center app that simplifies access to all health and wellness services on campus
- Headspace, a leading meditation and mindfulness app shown to reduce stress and anxiety and improve focus, resilience and sleep.
- SilverCloud, an internet-based, self-guided cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) platform. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a short-term form of behavioral treatment that helps students solve problems and see the relationships between thoughts, beliefs, and feelings and the behaviors that follow.
Community colleges interested in learning more about the Healthy Minds Study and the Christie Campus Health partnership are invited to participate in an informative webinar on Tuesday, April 5on 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To register for the event, Click here.
About Christie Campus Health
Based on Lexington, MassachusettsChristie Campus Health is led by a team with decades of experience in college student health, focused solely on partnering with colleges and universities to deliver high-quality, efficient mental health services to students. In response to the campus mental health crisis, Christie Campus Health’s team of experts in public health, clinical psychology, student health insurance, and higher education policy created [email protected]a comprehensive solution that expands advising center capacity and helps colleges reach and support students in need.
Christie Campus Health sponsors the Mary Christie Institute, a national nonprofit think tank dedicated to improving the emotional well-being of college students. Through convening, research, journalism, and advocacy, it is at the forefront of initiatives and new ideas in college-age behavioral health.
About the Healthy Minds Network
The Healthy Minds Network is one of the nation’s leading research organizations contributing to understanding and addressing mental health in school settings. HMN is dedicated to improving the mental and emotional well-being of young people through innovative, multidisciplinary scholarship. This work includes the Network’s annual Healthy Minds Studies for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as college and university employees. HMN is proud to serve as a resource for secondary and postsecondary education administrators, students, researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and the general public.
Contact:
sonia hagopianChristie Health Campus, [email protected]; 617.594.2755
amber talaskiNetwork of healthy minds, [email protected]
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