Making mental health a priority on college campuses : implementing large scale screening and follow-up in a high enrollment gateway course

OBJECTIVES: We sought to evaluate a universal mental health screening program for undergraduate students using graduate student clinicians and online interviewing tools. Participants: Participants included 455 undergraduate students. Data were collected from October 2017 through January 2018. Methods: Participants completed a self-report mental health screening questionnaire. Students scoring "at risk" on any subscale were invited to participate in individual online follow-up interviews to assess risk level and provide referral information. Results: A majority of participants scored in an "at risk" range on at least one subscale. Follow-up interviews were conducted for 40% of students "at risk" and 33% of those interviewed were referred to the university counseling center. Participants' perceptions of campus mental health priorities improved over a three-month period. Conclusions: A pilot universal campus mental health screening using graduate student clinicians resulted in a meaningful number of referrals and enhanced perception that the university cared about student mental health.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:69

Enthalten in:

Journal of American college health : J of ACH - 69(2021), 3 vom: 03. Apr., Seite 275-282

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Forbes, Flora-Jean M [VerfasserIn]
Whisenhunt, Brooke L [VerfasserIn]
Citterio, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Jordan, Amy K [VerfasserIn]
Robinson, Dallas [VerfasserIn]
Deal, William P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

College counseling center
Graduate training
Journal Article
Mental health
Online screening
Screening

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Date Completed 24.11.2021

Date Revised 24.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/07448481.2019.1665051

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM301741190