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Mental Health Services for College Students

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Issue Brief

 

Mental Health Services for College Students - Overview

 

 

Goal Statement   one sentence that further defines the topic


  • To increase accessibility and awareness of mental health services for college students 

 

Local/State/National Information    additional information on this topic at the local, state, national, global level


 

Policy Options / Model Programs   link to profiles of specific policies or program models, grouped by type 


  • Category One
    •  HB1609 Virginia's Higher education; mental health treatment coordination[1]

      •  "Provides that the governing board of each public four-year institution of higher education may establish written memoranda of understanding with its local community services board or behavioral health authority and with local hospitals and other local mental health facilities in order to expand the scope of services available to students seeking treatment. The bill requires each memorandum to designate a contact person to be notified when a student is involuntarily committed or when a student is discharged from a facility and consents to such notification. The bill also requires each memorandum to include the institution in the post-discharge planning of a student who has been committed and intends to return to campus, to the extent allowable under state and federal privacy laws.

  • Category Two
    • Governor's Council on Mental Health Stigma[2]
      • Awards to businesses, governmental agencies, educational institutions, non-profit and for-profit organizations for providing exemplary environments conducive to good mental health
      • Hosts mental health programs that educates the public about mental health stigma
  • Category Three

    • State Mandate

      • Brochures regarding counseling services supplied at on Campus Housing upon entering On-Campus Housing
      • Mental Health Awareness Programs facilitated by Mental Health Professionals
        • Aimed to reduce the students' stigma
      • Informational sessions for professors, residential assistants, and deans
        • In order to create awareness of mental disorders and symptoms to the student's educators and mentors 
      • Lists of mental health options on state colleges and universities email website 
      • Emergency Hotlines
      • Yearly evaluation of cost and implementation efficiency

 

Glossary of Terms   key words or phrases that the layperson needs to know to understand this issue 


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Footnotes

  1. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+HB1609
  2. www.njccc.org/new/mental_health.pdf

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