Mental Health in Community College Student Populations: Findings and Opportunities From the National Healthy Minds Study

Mental Health in Community College Student Populations: Findings and Opportunities From the National Healthy Minds Study 

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 60-minutes 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

This webinar is brought to you by the Community College Health Coalition

Session Information 

Format: Internet live
Date: June 20, 2023  
Time: 1:00 pm-2:00 pm ET 

Format: Internet, self-paced
Date: June 22, 2023  
Expiration Date: June 20, 2025

After the expiration date, this webinar will no longer be accessible for viewing or downloading.

Cost: 
FREE

Speaker(s)

Sarah Ketchen Lipson, PhD, EdM
Boston University School of Public Health

CE credit is not available for this webinar.