Literary Review #2

1. “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.

2. 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.

3. This report was published by the National Council of Disability, NCD, which is comprised of a team of Presidential and Congressional appointees, an Executive Director appointed by the Chair, and a full-time, professional staff.

4. "A fundamental problem is that, without considering students’ individual circumstances, disciplinary charges or mandatory leaves of absence are imposed on students who appear to have self- injurious behaviors or thoughts and/or seek psychiatric treatment. If students fear reprisal when their efforts to obtain help come to administrators’ attention, many will suffer in silence" (pg 33-34)

• "According to one survey respondent, “the majority of the students at my institution are receiving federal financial aid, and because they find partial course loads more mentally achievable than the full load, they are more successful in completing the requirements of their associate’s degrees. Unfortunately, the college is being held to students completing degrees within the [set] time frame, and so the pressure falls on students who have mental challenges to take full loads even though they are more likely to have mental lapses in their various diagnoses" (pg 37)

• "Forty-seven percent of practitioners believed that restricted availability of mental health services due to funding limitations was a major problem impeding the success of students with mental health disabilities." (pg 38)

5. Mental Health:  fundamental to humans’ collective and individual ability to think, emote, interact with one another, earn a living, and enjoy life.

• Federal Disability Laws: The two primary federal laws that apply to students with disabilities are Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

6. This material helped me explore my research question by providing me with the academic theory on mental health which I will use to analyze other case studies on mental health services provided in private education to see if this destigmatized view being presented by the NCD is also being adopted by universities. This report also defined the determinants for mental health which I will be using. In addition to providing me with key terms for my paper it also showed how colleges aren't meeting the demands for mental health services that students need and a lot of it can be linked to lack of funding. This brings me back to my question on whether or not colleges are using the increased tuition brought on by privatization to help students with their mental health.