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Health Equity, Working to Identify Effective Policy Interventions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hung is assistant professor of health services policy and management in the University of South Carolina’s (USC) Arnold School of Public Health. Since 2009, she’s been engaged in research relating to health services and health equity, she said. “My Hung earned her Ph.D.

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Counseling centers triage students by mental health needs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Triaging Students The principle behind such screening processes is much the same as triage in a hospital emergency room, where medical professionals assess the nature and urgency of a patient’s needs. As requests for mental health services have skyrocketed on campuses, triage systems have become a popular tool for managing demand.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

2009; Kirmayer et al., Additionally, investing in culturally safe, relevant, and responsive mental health services meeting the unique needs of marginalized learners will be critical to address these challenges. Post-Secondary Student Mental Health: Guide to a Systemic Approach. 2020; Kirmayer et al., Vancouver, BC.

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