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May 1-5, 2023, Mental Health Action Week

The Board of Governors for the California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) established Mental Health Action Week to strengthen trauma-informed care expertise across the system, improve our classroom climates and campus culture, remove structural barriers, and advocate for additional resources to meet the diverse mental health service needs of California community college students and employees.

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Watch Our Seminars

Monday, May 1, 2023 | Using Data and Evidence to Promote Mental Health in California Community Colleges

1-hour Webinar: Watch Recording of May 1 | May 1 Presentation Slides PDF

Join us to hear about new survey data on mental health and related factors such as basic needs among California community college students. The data is from the Healthy Minds Study, a national study of student mental health that included 14 California CCs in Winter/Spring 2022. The data elevates the need for additional mental health services and support among California CC students. Hear how these findings can be translated into an economic case for greater investment in student mental health. You can also learn about an innovative system of mental health support that is being piloted at East Los Angeles College, and we will discuss more broadly what is known about effective and equitable strategies to support student mental health at a population level.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | Alameda County Mental Health Navigators: A Pilot Program to Improve Access to Care

1-hour Webinar: Watch Recording of May 2 | May 2 Presentation Slides PDF

California community colleges provide mental health services on a short-term model because of limited staffing and high demand—with most campuses placing a restriction on the number of sessions per academic term/year. Learn about an innovative peer-based workforce development program, based in Alameda County with four community colleges, designed to train students to assist their peers from accessing campus-based to community-based mental health care.

Thursday, May 4, 2023 | Trauma-Informed Communication Practices

1-hour Webinar: Watch Recording of May 4 | May 4 Presentation Slides PDF

In this presentation, participants will learn about strategies for trauma informed communications and how they can incorporate them into everyday interactions on their college campus. The presentation is also intended to increase understanding of the role of culture in shaping the provision and reception of services, as well as the role of cultural humility in increasing the effectiveness of services to diverse populations.