HIGHER ED NEWS (MAY 2024): Student Mental Health

College Futures Foundation commissions

report on student mental health

Commissioned by College Futures Foundation, the report “Degrees of Distress” examines through a racial equity lens how higher education institutions hurt and help student mental health, with the goal of informing policy, practice and narrative for a national movement toward students thriving and succeeding in postsecondary and beyond.

Authored by acclaimed researchers and professors Dr. Sam Museus and Dr. Lindsay Pérez Huber, the report addresses how, with rising public concern around mental health, serious stressors are taking a toll on the well-being of college students across the country — and that students of color and those with significant financial barriers shoulder an even greater burden than their peers. “Many larger forces are hurting student mental health — including hostile political rhetoric, violence, wealth disparities and the ongoing effects of the pandemic.

But the research is clear: colleges and universities themselves are directly impacting how their students feel and fare.”

See the CFF report.

CFF: who is responsible for college student mental health?

In the latest episode of “Opportunity Forum with College Futures,” Dr. Lindsay Pérez Huber and Dr. Tiffany Herbert, associate vice president for health and well-being at California State University, Dominguez Hills, discuss “Taking Responsibility for College Student Mental Health” with guest host Dr. April Yee, College Futures’ holistic student support and mental health lead.

The show is a conversation space presented by the College Futures Foundation for innovators and influencers to discuss emerging issues and equity solutions in and around public higher education. Eloy Ortiz Oakley, president & CEO of College Futures Foundation, hosts. See the CFF episode.