The United States faces an unprecedented mental health crisis, with youth at the center. However, community colleges have limited evidence and guidance to inform how best to support students’ mental health. We present findings from a qualitative study of eight community colleges at the forefront of implementing multilevel approaches to support student mental health. We describe how these community colleges are supporting student mental health, key barriers and facilitators to their success, and actionable recommendations.

Facilitated by members of ACHA’s Promoting LGBTQIA+ Equity Task Force, this webinar will provide an overview of Spring 2022’s National College Health Association (NCHA) Reference Group – which was recently stratified by sexual orientation and gender identity. Participants will gain an understanding of current trans and queer student health and well-being concerns, and be able to identify resources to advocate for and support them on their campuses

In this presentation, Professor Sarah Ketchen Lipson (she/her) will share lessons learned from nearly 15 years of data collected through the national Healthy Minds Study, the most comprehensive annual survey on mental health in higher education. She will discuss prevalence, help-seeking, stigma, and trends in mental health outcomes over time as well as inequalities amplified in recent years. This will include evidence around the unique needs of community college students as well as the ways in which needs are similar for students across institutional types. Dr. Lipson will share what her team has learned about best practices in prevention and early intervention for mental health on campus, and future directions for both research and practice. The presentation will be one hour in length, including time for questions and discussion. Learning outcomes: (1) To understand the state of mental health among students at a population-level, including trends and overall prevalence levels and variations among community college samples; (2) To understand the inequalities that exist in terms of which students are and are not accessing mental health services and the opportunities to expand the reach of resources to meet all student needs, including with limited resources

Rapidly evolving evidence and changing guidance, as well as rampant and politicized misinformation and disinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic pose challenges for health literacy, including mental health literacy. It is unknown how many students are familiar with these concepts nor how many campus personnel, including college health professionals and mental health providers, are familiar with current techniques and strategies for teaching students about digital health literacy.

To be successful in any public health effort, campus leaders and college health professionals must demonstrate trustworthiness. With significant portions of GenZ reporting mistrust of higher education, it is critical that higher education professionals understand how to cultivate and protect students’ trust in them. The Trustworthiness series will help participants understand and apply the principles of trustworthiness to their work and educate campus leadership.

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.

As the second session in the Best Practices in HIV Prevention & Care series, this session delves into the status-neutral approach to HIV testing. In addition to discussing the types of HIV tests available, strategies for managing a negative or positive HIV testing result will also be covered. These include PrEP, PEP, risk reduction strategies and treatment as prevention.

This session will use a health equity lens to discuss primary prevention and harm reduction strategies to reduce HIV incidence. Topics will include: an introduction to stigma and the HIV Care Continuum, safer sex product availability, sex education, PrEP and PEP, treatment as prevention (TasP) and syringe exchange programs.

Many college health programs are in pursuit of tools and resources to serve diverse student populations. An essential element to serving students is to recruit and retain diverse staff by creating an inclusive workplace. This program will help college health professionals learn strategies for creating an inclusive workplace.

This presention from the American College Health Association will review FERPA (The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) and HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), the two pieces of federal legislation that pertain to the privacy and protection of healthcare records and protected health information on our college and university campuses. You will look at the similarities and differences between FERPA and HIPAA and the situations under which one or both may apply. You will learn the difference between FERPA educational and treatment records, and why that is important in your college health program. You will review “TPO” and the “Minimum Necessary Rule.” The presentation will close with answers to common FERPA/HIPAA privacy questions.