Finding Commonplace on Digital Spaces for Campus Well-being

In the fall of 2015, Colorado State University welcomed its largest and most diverse freshman class in the history of the institution. It is an accolade that has become a pattern on our campus for nearly a decade. While more and more students of color, international students, first-generation students and students from out-of-state choose CSU, it becomes increasingly important that our students find the support they need.
With each new incoming class, we look for new and improved ways to support the consistently growing needs of our students who experience anxiety, depression, and high levels of stress on their way to successful college careers.
This trend of increasing demand for counseling services is not unique to CSU. My colleagues all across the country working in college health face the same challenges. We are working extremely hard to meet the capacity challenges and simultaneously deliver the highest quality of care for our students who are struggling. However, no matter the added counseling staff or the robust health education and prevention services we offer, it feels that we can barely keep up with demand.
Of course, we will always stretch to support students in distress or crisis. That will never change. Yet, we recognize that we need to get up-stream to equip our students in new and supportive ways before they ever find themselves in crisis.
Fortunately, a wonderful opportunity came our way. We were able to collaborate with Grit Digital Health, a business focused...

Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs