 resources to support campus safety, Timely, Targeted Resources for Transitioning Your Campus.
Encouraging Protective COVID-19 Behaviors among College Students: Presents research-informed habit-promoting and communication strategies to encourage the adoption of behaviors that can stem the spread of COVID-19 infections on college campuses. This rapid expert consultation report by the Societal Experts Action Network [SEAN] of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine [NASEM] draws from developmental psychology and brain research, and was developed to support campus leaders as they work together with students to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on college campuses and in the surrounding communities.
Surviving COVID-19: A #RealCollege Guide for Students: Addresses common needs and offers resources for college students as they embark on this semester while the stress and uncertainty of the pandemic is still a reality. This guide provides a set of resources and strategies regarding food, housing, and health needs.
Campus Counselors Are Burned Out and Short-Staffed: Reports (November 2021) convergence of unprecedentedly high need and demand for mental health services for college students with growing departures of college counseling clinicians and a significant tightening of the applicant pool. The Chronicle of Higher Education outlines numerous strategies colleges and universities are using to adjust to and cope with those dynamics.
JED's POV on Campus Mental Health and Well-being in Fall 2021 Reopening: Offers guidance for students, families, administrators, faculty and staff, based on the Jed Foundation’s comprehensive public health framework, about returning to campus for the 2021-2022 academic year. Reflecting published guidelines and considerations from both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] and the American College Health Association [ACHA], JED’s “POV” discusses important contextual issues, encourages strategic planning through an equitable implementation lens, promotes social connectedness and development of targeted life skills, informs identification of students at risk, promotes help-seeking, encourages provision of substance abuse and mental health services, and discusses crisis management procedures and prevention measures.
Is Online Campus Counseling Here to Stay?: Describes rapid expansion of colleges offering remote (telephonic and online video) counseling services for students during COVID-19, and evinces a widespread recognition of inherent advantages for higher education student populations and for institutions of higher learning. “Close to half of students surveyed in this past fall's Healthy Minds Study screened positive for clinically significant symptoms of depression and/or anxiety,” and “studies have shown video therapy to be as effective as in-person sessions."
Seize the Awkward: Provides an assortment of tools, tip sheets and conversation guides, to help students conduct, facilitate and participate in conversations about mental health in order to help normalize, and mitigate stigma that might be related to, help-seeking to address mental health support needs. Videos, toll-free helpline and texting mechanisms are shared at this website by the JED Foundation and its partners.
Coping with Stress During COVID-19: Outlines ways that you can take care of your mental health during the fear and anxiety that can occur during the COVID-19 pandemic. This collection from the CDC offers crisis resources and targeted strategies based on a variety of social, financial, and community backgrounds.
COVID-19: Potential Implications for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders: Examines how populations with substance use disorders may be disproportionately affected as the world contends with COVID-19, subject to worsening underlying respiratory and pulmonary issues in addition to potential socioeconomic concerns. (Generally, substance use disorders are relatively more frequent among young adults of typical college-student age.) This blog entry was hosted by the National Institute on 