Student Mental Health & Wellbeing Elizabeth Cracco, PhD, Director, Counseling & Mental Health Services March 8, 2019
National Student Mental Health Trends 2007-2016
UConn American College Health ACHA Survey Results - 2017 * All measures are for past 30 days, except Above Average Stress is for the past 12 months.
Counseling & Mental Health Services FY15-FY18 10.6% of UConn Students Use Counseling & Mental Health Services
Mental Health as a Continuum Reacting Injured Severe/ Persistent Impairment Informal Self Help Community Supports Coping Family/Friends Common Reversible Supportive Services Self-Care Skill Building Significant Functional Impairment Time-Out Course of Treatment High Risk Duration Difficulty with independent functioning Multidisciplinary treatment Student Overall Wellbeing Strategies Core Mental Health Services
Call for prevention and community-level interventions Increase in demand and acuity, even with additional clinical staff Public health models: Address problems “up river!”
Jed Foundation Model of Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention
Case Management
Center for Collegiate Mental Health 4/22/2019
UConn Specific Data 4/22/2019
UConn’s Commitment to Student Wellbeing Engaging the UConn Community to Create Collective Impact around a Healthier Campus and a Culture of Wellbeing Strategies: 2017 President’s Symposium on Mental Health 2018 & 2019 Symposium on Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Partnering with Undergraduate Student Government Partnering with Academic Affairs Transform the AOD Coalition into the Wellness Coalition Redesign Wellness & Prevention to be a Model of Support for Health Promotion & Collective Impact Work