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”We cannot out-hire this need”: College counselors are at their limit

University Business

A new report surveying wellness counselors found that their increased workload is causing burnout as campuses struggle to meet student demand. In fact, 63% of staff reported their own mental health has taken a hit over the past year. What are we learning from this? There is an issue,” said Michael London, CEO of Uwill.

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Asian American Mental Health: Heritage and Roots

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Several counseling services on campus already tend to be severely understaffed, resulting in limited availability, along with the existing staff not being culturally competent to support the Asian student population. When we start treating mental health like a necessity and not a luxury, it opens the door to better access for everyone.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

However, the stress response undermines and utilizes limited executive cognitive functions which are necessary for learning and the demonstration of what one has learned, which can result in reduced academic performance at toxic levels (Owens et al., For these reasons, I selected this as the measure of choice utilized within my research. .

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How NAU Streamlined Student Access to Mental Health Resources

EAB

EAB’s Katie Herrmann is joined by Dr. Carl Dindo, the Director of Campus Health Services for Northern Arizona University, to discuss innovative approaches to meeting student mental health needs. And frankly, student affairs leadership that is committed to mental health.