Multi-Examination of Mental Health Policies and Practices Affecting Undergraduate Students' Success in U.S. Higher Education

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session Two
  In Roundtable Session: From First-Generation Students to Mental Health: Critical Policy Analysis Across the Globe (Table 1)

Abstract

Humanizing higher education requires increased attention to undergraduate students’ mental health. A multi-examination of mental health policies/practices among U.S. higher education institutions, and state and federal governments revealed how policies affect students’ accessing mental health support/services. Institutions of higher education must be holistic in how they provide adequate health and wellness services for students given that there are students on campus who self-diagnose and students who do not identify their mental health diagnosis as a disability. Even when students may not necessarily identify their mental health diagnosis as a disability, institutions of higher education still need to provide adequate accommodation for the health and wellness of students. In this roundtable, we propose increased investment in mental health services through public policy.

Authors

• Charles Liu, Michigan State University
  Presenting Author

• Justin St. Charles, Michigan State University
  Presenting Author

• ChengChing Liu, Michigan State University
  Presenting Author