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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus on a sunny day

Student Wellness Tip: Providing Culturally Competent Counseling

In 2020, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill launched a multicultural counseling service for students. The program leader identifies six actions that have helped make it work.

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Student Wellness Tip: Create a Peer Support Network

Staff at Utah State University at Blanding employ students to educate and engage their classmates on culturally aware mental health and wellness topics.

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Student Health and Wellness Tip: Recognizing the Red Zone

The start of the fall semester is infamous for high reports of sexual assaults on college campuses. Here are ways practitioners can support students’ health and safety.

An aerial view of Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont

Student Wellness Tip: First-Year Workshops Promote Health and Wellness

Champlain College launched a 10-week curricular program to build students’ skills in transition, teaching healthy habits and campus resources.

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Student Wellness Tip: Making Counseling Centers More Inviting

To promote help-seeking behaviors and encourage students to utilize mental health resources, physical spaces in college counseling centers or campus facilities can reflect feelings of comfort and safety.

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Opinion

Helping Students Unlearn ‘Learned Helplessness’

The challenge is to promote help-seeking behaviors without fostering dependency, Erin Andrews writes.

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Lack of Awareness, Targeted Services Limit Online Students’ Mental Health Care

A new survey from Uwill and the Online Learning Consortium found campus stakeholders believe there is a need for more tailored support for online learners to benefit their well-being.

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On-Campus Thrift Stores Benefit Planet, Students’ Wallets

College students can think green by donating to and shopping at on-campus clothing pantries, saving money for themselves and their peers.