UNCF and youth mental health nonprofit organization Active Minds release their latest– Lessons from Black Colleges on Mental Health and Wellbeing: Practical Approaches for Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Support Student Belonging and Mental Health.
This new report provides actionable strategies that Historically Black Colleges and Universities can use to address their campus’s mental health needs, while celebrating the unique strengths of HBCUs by showcasing their comprehensive and proactive approaches toward mental health promotion.Increase access to mental health supportsCreate a culture of caring between students and faculty/staff“There is not a one-size fits all approach to the youth mental health crisis.
“HBCUs, both historically and in the present, have been spaces of inclusion and belonging for a group of students that are not well served in higher education,” said Julian Thompson, director of strategy development of UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building. “We launched our national mental health campaign
to build on the types of promising mental health practices included in this report, and hope it starts conversations about solutions that can increase an institution’s capacity to support student success.”To explore the recommendations further, Active Minds and UNCF will host a webinar on Tuesday, March 14 at 11 a.m. EST.