2019 Annual Meeting

Sessions Speakers Exhibitors Floor Plan Buzz

Managing Chronic Mental Illness in College: Preliminary Results of a Survey by the ACHA Mental Health Task Force (Room Governor's Square 12)

30 May 19
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Tracks: Credit-CME, Credit-CNE, Credit-CPEU, Credit-NASW, Credit-NBCC, Credit-PsyCE, Management, Session Badge - Collaborative Care, Session Badge - Measurement

CME:1.5  CNE:1.5  PsyCE:1.5  NBCC:1.5  NASW:1.5  CPEU:1.5  

Collaborative Care, Measurement, Management

After this session, attendees should be able to:

  1. Describe data showing an increase in requests for mental health services from college health and counseling centers.
  2. Discuss preliminary results of a national survey of schools’ approaches to students with serious mental illness.
  3. Discuss potential next steps.

Program Abstract:
Large numbers of students come to college either already taking psychotropic medications or they are diagnosed with a chronic psychiatric condition after arriving. Counseling Centers traditionally have defined their scope of practice as consisting of short term assistance for normal developmental concerns, while the students with chronic illnesses have been referred off campus. Increased psychiatric services on campus highlights the disconnect between tradition and current reality. This workshop will discuss preliminary results of a survey of mental health services and approaches to addressing the increased need for ongoing services for students with chronic mental health needs.