Mental Health Priorities: Stigma Elimination and Community Advocacy in College Settings

Low rates of psychological help-seeking among college students have been attributed to a lack of awareness about on-campus resources and to mental illness stigma. One mental health advocacy organization, Active Minds, collaborates with its university-recognized student-run on-campus chapters to prom...

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Published in:Journal of college student development 2015-11, Vol.56 (8), p.872-875
Main Authors: Michaels, Patrick J, Corrigan, Patrick W, Kanodia, Nupur, Buchholz, Blythe, Abelson, Sara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advocacy
At Risk Students
College campuses
College Students
Community Relations
Correlation
Depression (Psychology)
Factor Analysis
Graduate Students
Health Conditions
Help Seeking
Hypotheses
Leaders
Leadership
Likert Scales
Mental disorders
Mental Health
Mental health care
Mental Health Programs
Modeling (Psychology)
National Organizations
Negative Attitudes
Participatory Research
Policy Analysis
Principal components analysis
Psychiatric Services
Psychotherapy
Qualitative research
Resilience (Psychology)
Resistance (Psychology)
School Holding Power
Social Bias
Social Psychology
Statistical Analysis
Stigma
Stokes, Louis
Student Leadership
Suicide
Surveys
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Summary:Low rates of psychological help-seeking among college students have been attributed to a lack of awareness about on-campus resources and to mental illness stigma. One mental health advocacy organization, Active Minds, collaborates with its university-recognized student-run on-campus chapters to promote service use and psychological healthy activities. This study quantitatively evaluated 15 mental health priorities. Surveyed participants (N = 46) represented Active Minds national office staff and on-campus chapter leaders. Factor analysis revealed 3 overarching priorities: illness awareness, community improvement, and stigma change. University leaders should consider collaborating with student-energized efforts to destigmatize and improve help-seeking behavior among college students.
ISSN:0897-5264
1543-3382
1543-3382
DOI:10.1353/csd.2015.0088