As colleges continue to struggle to meet students’ psychological needs, some are beginning to outsource mental health education and support duties to an unlikely contingent: undergraduates.
Students interested in counseling have long provided informal peer support through clubs and organizations, including campus chapters of Active Minds or the National Alliance on Mental Illness. But now, some universities are supporting such work in more formal ways, paying students to administer mental health education and programming and even peer counseling and coaching.
At California State University, Fullerton, eight undergraduate students, called mental health peer educators, are responsible for delivering workshops to fellow… Read More
CHIPPEWA FALLS (WQOW) – Mental health issues can impact many people, and may lead to dangerous situations. Because of this — the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District is working to reduce the risk of encountering one.
The district attended a two-day training starting on Thursday in Chippewa Falls about handling a crisis and suicide prevention training.
District Mental Health Jamie Ganske said the main takeaway from the training is to prepare staff, students, and parents moving forward.
“The best way I’ve been able to describe it is that it is comforting to know that through this two-day training I… Read More
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Washington Local Schools is refusing to teach students a state standard that says, “conceiving children out of wedlock is likely to have harmful consequences for the child, the child’s parents, and society.”
“This particular statement actually wanted us to teach that those being in a certain family structure would be a detriment to society. Absolutely not,” Superintendent Kadee Anstadt said. “I will never ever tell a student that where they come from determines their outcome. Not ever.”
The law went into effect in September 2021.
Health Teacher and Department Chair at Whitmer High School Tina Dake… Read More
In an occasional series, Royal News spotlights clubs from the university’s 100+ student organizations on campus, speaks to members and offers information on how to connect with the clubs.
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Clubs: Peer Health Education team
Meet: Steph Patullo, from Hillsborough, New Jersey, is in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program and a Graduate Assistant for the Peer Health Education team
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