Mar 11, 2014 | Article, Completing, Research & Advocacy
Facebook, the Jed Foundation and the Clinton Foundation, have teamed together to share potential warning signs that a friend might be in emotional distress and need your help. Since nearly half of students say that they have been so stressed at some...
Feb 25, 2014 | Article, Completing, Research & Advocacy
image by flickr user kingfishpies (cc license) This recent Newsweek article on college reactions to student mental illness has made a big impact in the last couple of weeks. The article collected dozens of stories concerning a lack of ideal accommodations for college...
Feb 14, 2014 | Article, Completing
<3 by flickr user danielle scott (cc license) The Jed Foundation is an incredible organization that works on awareness of mental health issues, promotes emotional health and works to prevent suicide. Their work with college-aged mental health awareness is well...
Oct 10, 2013 | Article, Research & Advocacy
Today is World Mental Health Day. For some, that may seem an odd thing to put on a website about college parents, students, and college success. However, given the prevalence of mental health problems affecting college students and their academic outcomes, it’s...
Mar 2, 2011 | Article, Research & Advocacy, Transitioning
(pic by flickr user Sara. Nel) UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute has a led a study on incoming freshman for over 25 years. However, the Fall 2010 study shows that college freshman are coming to school with lower levels of mental health.Only 51.9%...
