Join us for "Assessing Basic Needs: A participatory webinar on current practices." We'll explore how institutions are currently assessing basic needs insecurity among their campus communities, establish a clear definition of basic needs, and introduce the Hope Center Survey as a valuable tool. Furthermore, we will discuss the ACHA’s Basic Needs Task Force adaptation of the ACHA survey to incorporate a comprehensive assessment and inventory of basic needs. Engage in this discussion and contribute to shaping more effective support systems.

Amid shifting financial landscapes and ongoing economic pressures, the ability to raise private support has become a defining skill for higher education executives. This session will explore why fundraising is no longer a peripheral task but a core competency for college and university executives. Brian J. O’Rourke, Vice President of Advancement at Clemson University will share practical tips, real-world examples, and leadership lessons for executives looking to strengthen their advancement impact.

The Mapping the DNA of Integrated College Health Services Webinar Series will be a series of continuing education opportunities for ACHA members addressing the organization and delivery of integrated services (health, counseling, health promotion) on college and university campuses. Each webinar will focus on a key topic of integration such as integrated program models, culture building across professional disciplines, space design and layout, shared policies and practices, shared electronic records, and integration with campus partners. The webinar series is being sponsored by the newly formed ACHA Integrated College Health Coalition and will also include the development of a repository of evidence-informed models of integration, published articles, implementation guides, policies and practices for integrated systems, and other useful integrated college health resources.

The ethics of multiple relationships in healthcare professions has historically received significant attention, particularly from a “do no harm” risk management approach. Less attention has been paid to multiple relationships in university healthcare settings, where they are frequent and unavoidable. The presentation will address both a risk management and positive ethics approach, including a brief history of multiple relationships, defining terminology, sharing real world examples, and applying an ethical decision making model to case studies.

As reflective practitioners, it’s critical to grapple with underlying frameworks that shape our understanding of student identities and experiences. One place where biases often go unchecked is in our approaches to student substance use, addiction, and recovery. This session will engage participants in a survey tool to guide a review of assumptions and beliefs that develop our professional and personal approaches to student drug use. Themes and takeaways will also be shared from implementing this tool with professionals around the country.

Learn how to foster collective energy for implementing the Healthy Campus Inventory and sustain momentum afterward. This session offers strategies for engaging stakeholders, aligning goals, and integrating the inventory into ongoing campus initiatives to drive lasting impact.

The Mental Health Section and Community College Coalition are happy to jointly sponsor a presentation on the Healthy Minds Alliance, an innovative AmeriCorps program that builds cost-effective organizational capacity to address bystander intervention, suicide prevention and other campus mental health needs. Learn more about the benefits and process of bringing a Healthy Minds Alliance AmeriCorps member to your campus for a 10-month term of full-time service. Dr. Celia Meyer, Director of the Healthy Minds Alliance will discuss the program, its goals, funding, application process; and other questions, while Angela Stowe, Director of Counseling at the University of Alabama Birmingham will discuss how her campus benefits from an Americorps member and what’s involved in making the program successful.

The Healthy Campus Inventory is an easy-to-use assessment tool that provides an instant customized report that enables organization and planning across your institution. Learn more about what Healthy Campus is, its history, why it was developed, and how it evolved to the current inventory and framework. Learn how to access and use the inventory on your campus to affect systems change.

Past research and commonly accepted knowledge points to stigma as the main barrier to help-seeking behavior for mental health challenges, but the research is sparse when it comes to teens and young adults. Young people care about their mental health and want to talk about it in more ways than older generations. This presentation will explore the barriers and predictors of help-seeking behaviors among teens in the U.S., based on mixed-methods research conducted in 2023 by The Jed Foundation.

The Drug Free Schools and Campuses Regulations requires all IHE's receiving Federal Funds to provide annual notification, maintain a substance abuse program, and complete a full review of their program on a biennial basis. This webinar will review the act's history, its current requirements, how the act is monitored/enforced, and provide suggestions and examples of how community colleges can go about complying with this important mandate.