Mental Health Tools

Mental Health Campuses face a big hurdle in connecting international students to counseling services, both because of a lack of awareness and the stigma attached to these services. Using the resources in this final part of the toolkit, you'll learn informal outreach strategies to connect more students with mental health services, discover effective stigma reduction tactics, and access audits for responding to three types of crises on campus. Collaborative Campus Programming Two of the biggest hurdles institutions face in connecting international students to mental health and counseling services are a lack of awareness about these services and the stigma attached to them. Collaborative programming with other campus partners can reach students with informal, non-threatening information about these services. Purpose: The document below includes guidelines to help you start your own programming. DOWNLOAD PDF Organizing a Campus Wellness Day A campus-wide Wellness Day is designed to reach a mass of students at once with a variety of information and education. This type of event can increase student awareness about their physical and emotional wellbeing, clear up common misconceptions about services, and introduce them to the range of resources available on campus. Purpose: In developing a Wellness Day on your campus, consider the following logistical issues, keeping your campus resources and demographics in mind. DOWNLOAD PDF Stigma Reduction Strategies We've uncovered several strategies for bringing necessary mental health services to students that may be wary of them. Purpose: Below, you'll find information about launching the PHQ-9 and "Let's Talk" programs at your institution. DOWNLOAD PDF Crisis Response Audit I: Campus Collaboration When a crisis strikes, administrators must react quickly. Yet when an international student is involved, special considerations could take administrators by surprise…