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Suicides in College Sports Put Focus on Mental Health and Those Trying to Make Difference

Oregon State soccer standout Nathan Braaten was spending a July 4 holiday doing what a lot of college students do — making some extra money. He and teammate John Chambers were finishing up the painting of a house they had been working on for several days. They talked about a lot of things, including the possibility […]

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Carroll University Develops New Education Program to Address the Pandemic-Accelerated Health Care Crisis

Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Robert Wood Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute ranked Wisconsin 32nd in the United States for the number of mental health professionals, 27th for licensed professional counselors, and 30th for psychologists. As the full impacts of the pandemic continue to take shape, recent […]

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What Area Leaders Are Doing to Reduce Implicit Bias in Health Care

Health care educators and leaders locally and across the country have been working on solutions to implicit bias they hope will improve the way medical professionals treat and interact with Black people and other minorities. Institutions such as Wright State University and local hospital groups have offered anti-bias courses. Kettering Health Network, Dayton Children’s Hospital […]

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NEAG Foundation Awards $300,000 to Reading Area Community College’s Nursing Programs

Reading Area Community College (RACC) has been awarded $300,000 from the NEAG Foundation to support nursing student scholarships. Over the next two years, the award will be used to fund scholarships to students enrolled in the nursing (RN) and practical nursing (LPN) programs in the most impactful way possible. Read More

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International Students Heading to California Colleges Navigate Vaccine, Visa Hurdles

A growing list of California colleges will require students to get COVID-19 vaccinations as classes largely resume in-person this fall. For the roughly 160,000 international college students enrolled in California, the mandate introduces a new layer of complexity: Will the vaccines offered in their home countries be accepted in the Golden State? The answer for […]

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Vaccinate U? Contrary to Health Advice, Most Area Schools Won’t Mandate COVID Vaccine

Roughly a million students attend college around the Ohio Valley, and the student-age population has an especially high rate of coronavirus infection. That’s why some public health advocates say schools should require that students be vaccinated. However, a review by the Ohio Valley ReSource found that of 400 colleges and universities in Kentucky, Ohio, and […]

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Colleges Weigh Vaccine Mandates Amid Some Political Backlash

A growing number of colleges and universities have announced that they’ll require Covid-19 vaccinations for students, as institutions begin preparing for what campus life will look like this fall. Read More

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Togetherall Offers Anonymous Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support

Over the last year, the stressors of the two pandemics—COVID-19 and racial injustice—have negatively impacted the mental health of college students. Especially students of color. Compared to 21% of White students, 34% of students of color indicated they were “very worried” about being exposed to COVID-19 on campus. Additionally, occurrences of racism on a daily […]

Joliet Junior College Offers Resources For Supporting Students’ Mental Health During A Pandemic

JJC’s Student Wellness Advocates saw a major increase in the use of their mental health services during the pandemic. There was a 59% increase in appointments from Fall 2019 to Fall 2020, with the top mental health concerns being anxiety, depression and stress. They have served over 330 students with 970 appointments since March. “The […]

Mental ill-health is a bigger threat to university students than Covid

Lawsuits, Health Regulations and Student Safety: Colleges Weigh Whether to Require COVID-19 Vaccines

OANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – For Virginia students, the college checklist this year may include more than laptops and backpacks. Proof of a COVID-19 vaccine could be just as important. Already, three Virginia schools – Mary Baldwin, Virginia Wesleyan and Hampton University – will require the shots, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education, which has […]

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Boston University to Begin Administering COVID Vaccines to Students, Faculty Staff on Monday

After requiring all members of its community to receive a COVID-19 vaccine to return to campus in the fall, Boston University will begin administering doses to students, faculty and staff on Monday. The vaccine will be administered through Friday and appointments are required after Boston Medical Center provided the university with several thousand doses. Student […]

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State Says Providers Must Help College Students Returning Home Get Their Second Vaccines

Many college students are moving back to their hometowns this week, and some of them are between doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Danny Berlin, a 20-year-old actuarial science sophomore at Penn State University, said getting his first shot in was simple. “I saw in an article that they were going to be giving vaccines at […]

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