College Mental Health 101
A Guide for Students, Parents, and Professionals
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There is an undeniable mental health crisis on campuses these days. More students are anxious, depressed, drinking, and self-harming than ever before. The statistics are startling: 50% of mental health issues begin by age 14, 75% by age 24, while suicide is the second leading cause of death among young adults. And yet even while more students are struggling, more students than ever are breaking through stigma, seeking help, and sharing openly in person and social media about their challenges.
College Mental Health 101 offers more answers, relief, resources, and research backed information for families, students, and staff already at college or beginning the application process. With simple charts and facts, informal self-assessments, quick tips for students and those who support them, the book includes hundreds of voices addressing common concerns. Basics like picking and contacting a therapist, knowing your rights, disclosing to friends and family, advice on medication and time off, are all covered in brief digestible sections. The book also offers support and understanding to families and friends of struggling students who are often uncertain of where else to turn for expert advice. Packed with hundreds of expert and student voices, three diverse experts in the field have assembled the right resources at the right time.
Blaise Aguirre
Blaise Aguirre, MD, is assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and an expert in child, adolescent, and adult psychotherapy, including DBT. He is founding medical director of McLean 3East--a continuum of care using DBT and related techniques to treat complex psychiatric disorders, including borderline personality disorder (BPD). Aguirre has been a staff psychiatrist at McLean since 2000, and is internationally recognized for his extensive work in the treatment of mood and personality disorders in adolescents. He lectures regularly in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East on DBT and BPD. Aguirre is author of many books, including Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents and I Hate Myself; and coauthor of Mindfulness for Borderline Personality Disorder, Coping with BPD, DBT for Dummies, and Helping Your Troubled Teen.
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Chelsie Green
Chelsie Green is a psychotherapist and holistic wellness practitioner who works in private practice. She specializes in working with young adults and the BIPOC community. Her work in private practice blends an assortment of evidence-based practices with holistic and unconventional methods. Previously, she worked as mental health educator at Wesleyan University, and as a counselor in a men's correctional facility on Rikers Island. Ms. Green holds a Master of Social Work from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University.
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