Inside Higher Ed

More Than Just More Counselors

September 28, 2022

James Herbert, clinical psychologist and president, and Jennifer DeBurro, vice president of student affairs and dean of students, University of New England, write:  Emotional stress is now the top reason students consider dropping out of college, according to the recently released “The State of Higher Education 2022 Report” from Gallup and Lumina Foundation. The mental health crisis facing campuses has grown so dire that U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy recently urged higher education leaders to hire more counselors, expand peer-support programs and collect data on the use of mental health resources on campus. Ramping up mental health resources will undoubtedly be necessary to address the crisis. But it won’t be sufficient. We also need a fundamental shift in the way we approach student well-being.

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