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2007-06-01
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Bracken, J. L. (2007). Mental Health and the College Freshman: An Exploration of Effective Ways to Address Mental Health Education in a First-Year Experience Course. Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v14i2.2664
Mental Health and the College Freshman
An Exploration of Effective Ways to Address Mental Health Education in a First-Year Experience Course
Jillian L. Bracken
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v14i2.2664
Abstract
Mental health education is growing in importance among college students, as students are arriving on American college campuses with more diagnosed and medicated mental health problems (Gallagher, 2005). The first-year classroom is an excellent setting for raising awareness about the importance of identifying and treating these issues in order to ensure that every student has an enjoyable, successful, and healthy college experience. This article compiles research gathered by a graduate student in a higher education master’s program during an internship with the First-Year Experience Office at Florida State University. It discusses the growing need for mental health awareness on college campuses, identifies current trends in mental health education in the first-year classroom, and presents several useful resources for those campuses who are considering including this topic in a college transition course.Metrics
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