Mental Health in Higher Education

“Mental Health on College Campuses: Investments, Accommodations Needed to Address Student Needs.” NCD.gov , National Council of Disability, 21 July 2017, www.ncd.gov/publications/2017/mental-health-college-campuses-investments-accommodations-needed-address-student . This report is all about how the increased demand for mental health support by students isn't being met by colleges and how the nation has reached a "campus mental health crisis". It also examines and assesses the status of college mental health services and policies in the United States, and provides recommendations for Congress, federal agencies, and colleges to improve college mental health services and post-educational outcomes for students with mental health disabilities. This report was published by the National Council of Disability, NCD, which is comprised of a team of Presidential and Congressional appointees, an ...

Primack, Brian A., et al. "Full Length Article: Use of Multiple Social Media Platforms and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety: A Nationally-Representative Study among U.S. Young Adults."  Computers in Human Behavior , vol. 69, 01 Apr. 2017, pp. 1-9. EBSCO host , doi:10.1016/j.chb.2016.11.013. This reading is a study of how increased time spent on social media is associated with depression and anxiety. This study used a survey on a nationally- representative sample of 1787 U.S. young adults from ages 19 to 32.  The results of the study found a linear association between the number of social platforms used and anxiety, meaning that the more social media sites and time that a person spent the higher the odds of them also having increased levels of anxiety symptoms. Primack, Brian A. a,b,c Shensa, Ariel a,b Escobar-Viera, César G a,d Barrett, Erica L. a,b Sidani, Jaime E. a,b Colditz, Jason B. a...

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Working Title: Destigmatization of Mental Health in College Topic: I will explore the increased demand for mental health services over the past six years and the affect it has had on higher education. My aim in this paper is to link the destigmatization over mental health to the increasing rates of anxiety and depression among college students and if this is directly correlated to the increase of tuition prices caused by the privatization of higher education. Research Question: Why has the topic of mental health becomed destigmatized among college students over the past six years? Is the demand for mental health services due to society becoming more progressive on the issue or is it due to the alarming increase of mental health related issues such as anxiety and depression being reported among college students? How is the privatization of higher education related to this increased demand for services? Theoretical Frame: I will be using the academic theory on mental...

1. Eisenberg, Daniel, et al. "Stigma and help seeking for mental health among college students."  Medical Care Research and Review  66.5 (2009): 522-541. - This will help refine my topic because the author discusses how stigma about mental health among college students stands as a barrier for students to seek out help that they need. The author conducts an experiment using a random sampling of students from 13 different universities. The results from this study will help with my topic. 2. Prince, Martin, et al. "No health without mental health."  The lancet  370.9590 (2007): 859-877. - This article looks at the affects of mental health issues among young adults globally. This is important to my topic because it is an issue with far reaching effects and will stress the importance of mental health awareness on a global scale.  3. Yamaguchi, Sosei, Yoshio Mino, and Shahir Uddin. "Strategies and future attempts to reduce stigmatization and increase awarene...

My topic idea has not changed and I will still be looking at mental health in higher education. I am still in the process of refining it, so far I've narrowed it down to looking at the degree of awareness on mental health  present in higher education. Basically how much support is dedicated towards it, if there is stigma surrounding it, and whether students are being properly educated on mental health issues. While searching online I have found that the key terms most helpful were mental health and college. I found a lot of scholarly article and research done on students with mental health issues in college and how statistics show that this number has gone up. Issues discussed online mainly revolve on increasing mental health awareness on campuses across America, in fact what I found most surprising is that my actually has a campaign called mtvU that goes to different universities to promote mental health awareness. Articles I have found most useful so far: Eisenberg, Daniel, ...