Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Community College Students
Eight community colleges at the forefront of implementing multilevel approaches (a combination of prevention, early intervention, and treatment services
Source: RAND
Health & Wellness Resources
These health and wellness resources are an extensive, curated collection of tools and resources. The library includes external resources as well as resources that were developed under CCC Health & Wellness or submitted by the colleges. Search by keyword, topic, and/or audience.Showing 14 resources of 154 resources found.
Supporting Veteran College Students
California is home to the largest veteran population in the nation.
Source: California Community Colleges Health & Wellness
Survey of Community/Two-Year College Counseling Services
The purpose of this survey is to gather benchmark data about common practices for personal/mental health counseling in community/2 Year colleges, to help in determininghow many Community/2 Year collegeshave trainedcounselors providing career counseling.
Source: American College Counseling Association –Community College Task Force
Tackling Mental Health: Spotlight on Alamo Colleges District and San Diego City College
Alamo Colleges District and San Diego City College are two community colleges that are taking novel approaches to improving mental health services.
Source: Community College Daily
Taking Care of You
This resource provides information to help youth practice self-care. This fact sheet includes information on what it means to take care of yourself, as well as recommended hotlines and conversation starters. This resource is most helpful for youth ages 12 … read more
Source: The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Target Setting and Calculation Worksheet
The following worksheets can help you estimate SMART targets for priority audiences and overall effectiveness of targeted interventions for the entire campus population. You can replace text and percents in the yellow filled cells of the sheets not completely protected.
Source: Jim Grizzell, CSU Pomona
The Growing Mental Health Crisis in Community Colleges
Community college students face significant mental health needs. To address these needs, community colleges need additional resources to provide students with mental health treatment and prevention services. This publication highlights some of the struggle patterns we are seeing evolve in … read more
Source: New America
The Mental Health Crisis on College Campuses
Rates of anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation on college campuses have never been higher. Meanwhile, faculty and staff are overwhelmed.
The Suicide Behavior Questionnaire
Screening tool for suicide prevention that includes a brief questionnaire and scoring instructions to assess for risk of suicide.
Source: SAMHSA
Trauma Teletherapy for Youth in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Adapting Evidence Based Treatment Approaches
This guide was developed in consultation with a panel of trauma treatment providers and clinicians
Source: Keck School of Medicine USC
Universal Design and Students with Autism: Best Practices That May Benefit All Students
The NASPA Disability Knowledge Community created this brief on learning and development strategies that can support all college students, but especially students with autism. It focuses on universal design strategies around anxiety, organization and time management, and social skills.
Source: NASPA
Wellness Central
Every year, college students are affected by a multitude of health issues. Wellness Central, a new online health and wellness tool with content tailored to the needs of California Community College students, is now available on Canvas. Containing resources about … read more
Source: California Community Colleges Health Services Association
What Are the Warning Signs of Suicide?
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in teenagers, and deaths by suicide are on the rise in teens and young adults. Sometimes suicide can seem sudden, but in many cases there are signs and symptoms that someone … read more
Source: The JED Foundation
What Works for Improving Higher Education
This guide offers five recommendations and strategies to improve student mental health.