There is Need for Mental Health Support in Universities and Colleges

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Name 1 Name: Navnit Brar Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Hardwick Course Title: Engl1100 Date: December 4th,2017 Essay outline There is Need for Mental Health Support in Universities and Colleges I. INTRODUCTION 1. Background Educational performances at any tertiary institution depend on the student’s wellbeing. Therefore, it is impossible to separate the two in any University. With universities striving to maximize their gains by students going through their studies with the highest possible grades, it’s vital that they should also look into the welfare of their students (Flynn, Christopher, and Micky M. Sharma). Although a significant number of Universities have the expertise to cater to students’ mental health, they cannot serve increasing number of students in demand for help promptly. Consequently, it is the high time that they make it a priority (Kitzrow, Martha Anne). 2. Thesis There is a need for tertiary institutions (both colleges and universities) to go an extra mile in supporting students' mental health by improving financial support accorded to the institution’s counseling services, equipping students to serve as counselors and setting up after-hours counseling support services (Degges-White, Suzanne, and Christine Borzumato-Gainey). II. BODY 1. Improve financial support Name 2 a) For most universities and colleges, the funding allocated to the provision of mental health has remained the same for a long time notwithstanding the recent increase in the demand for mental health support among students. Therefore, the university administration should see to it that it commits more funds in student counseling (Flynn, Christopher, and Micky M. Sharma). b) Moreover, these funds will be used in training the staff to ensure they are up to date with the various counseling needs of students seeking counseling services as well as recent techniques concerning mental health in college and university students (Flynn, Christopher, and Micky M. Sharma). 2. Equipping students to serve as counselors a) In some cases, students may feel uncomfortable sharing their private issues with a professional counselor. As such, the university can develop programs where students who previously suffered from any form of mental illness are trained on how to become peer counselors. That way, students will be able to come up with their own peer-led groups allowing a higher number of students to receive validation, understanding, and encouragement from those around them (Flynn, Christopher, and Micky M. Sharma). b) Also, the university/college can facilitate one-on-one student buddy system which can provide an even more personal connection with students struggling with ongoing health issues. In this method, through the professional counselor's help, students will be assigned to an individual whom they can reach out for support. The mutual feeling of empathy between people struggling with the same issues can be extremely beneficial to both parties (Degges-White, Suzanne, and Christine Borzumato-Gainey). 3. Setting up after-hours counseling support services a) Recent trends show that there is a need for students to get professional help outside office hours; a lot of issues can creep up on the weekend or the middle of the night (Degges-White, Suzanne, and Christine Borzumato-Gainey). Therefore, universities should put in place after-hours counseling services that will aim to Name 3 guide students through a life-threatening situation; feeling overwhelmed or hopeless or actively thinking about suicide; experiencing thoughts of self-harm, in danger of being harmed or harming others promptly (Flynn, Christopher, and Micky M. Sharma). b) Also, there may be some students struggling with anxiety and depression and are often reluctant to pick up the phone, even if they are in desperate need of help. Therefore, to help in such cases, the university should consider supporting texting or messaging. That way, students will feel more comfortable reaching out and this approach could potentially save students in dire situations that would be too anxious to seek help in other ways (Flynn, Christopher, and Micky M. Sharma). III. CONCLUSION 1. Numerous steps can be taken by a university/college to assure greater support for mental health among students. In this paper, the outlined measures include improving the financial aid, equipping students to serve as counselors, and setting up after-hours counseling support services will all make an enormous difference in catering to the diverse counseling needs among students nowadays. 2. It's time for universities to put student mental health first. That is because, in many Universities, the provision of mental health counseling within student affairs has faced an increase in the number of college students seeking treatment at campus counseling centers for severe mental health problems. Name 4 Works Cited Degges-White, Suzanne, and Christine Borzumato-Gainey, eds. College Student Mental Health Counseling: A Developmental Approach. Springer Publishing Company, 2013. Flynn, Christopher, and Micky M. Sharma. "Mental Health Aspects Of Responding To Campus Crises." New Directions For Student Services, vol 2016, no. 156, 2016, pp. 7786. Wiley-Blackwell, doi:10.1002/ss.20193. Kitzrow, Martha Anne. "The Mental Health Needs Of Today's College Students: Challenges And Recommendations." Journal Of Student Affairs Research And Practice, vol 41, no. 1, 2003, pp. 167-181. Informa UK Limited, doi:10.2202/1949-6605.1310. Patel, Vikram et al. "Mental Health Of Young People: A Global Public-Health Challenge." The Lancet, vol 369, no. 9569, 2007, pp. 1302-1313. Elsevier BV, doi:10.1016/s01406736(07)60368-7.
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There is a Need for Mental Health Support in Universities and Colleges
Introduction
Student wellbeing is a very important aspect which determines their educational
performance at any tertiary institution. Student wellbeing cannot, therefore, be assumed when
discussing tertiary education. Since most universities strive to make the best out of students who
go through their systems, they should consider the welfare of their student (Flynn et al. 79). One
of the most important thing when looking at the welfare of students at tertiary levels is
considering their mental health needs. There are many distractors of mental peace in tertiary
institutions. Therefore, students are prone to mental issues. Some of the most common mental
illnesses which are significantly prevalent among students in tertiary institutions include
depression, eating disorders, addiction, anxiety and suicide. These mental illnesses have negative
impacts on college students which can greatly affect their lives as well as the performances in the
institutions. Despite the fact that tertiary institutions have experts to cater to the mental health
needs of students they are not able to handle the increasing number of students who need help.
Considering the impact of mental illnesses on the students’ performance and wellbeing it is
therefore important for tertiary institutions to make it a priority problem which needs prompt
attention (Kitzrow 170). There is a need for tertiary institutions to put more efforts in supporting
of students mental health by improving financial support accorded to the institution’s counselling

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services, equipping students to serve as counsellors and setting up after-hours counselling
support services.
Improve financial support
Despite the increasing demand for mental health support among students, most tertiary
institutions have maintained the same funding for mental health needs. Mental health needs
among students have been increasing with time hence addressing these prevalent cases of mental
health illnesses among students in the tertiary institutions needs more funding. Some factors
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