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Provided by the Healthy Minds Network, this tool is designed to help higher education institutions determine the economic returns of mental health improvement programs or services they provide for their students.

Using a random longitudinal sample, this first of its kind study attempts to determine the extent that student mental health is a forecaster of academic success. Controlling for previous academic performance and other variables, they found that depression is related to a higher likelihood of dropping out and is an important predictor of a lower…

The Jed Foundation and Education Development Center, Inc. created a series of four expert-led online events to guide campuses in developing the most effective approach to promoting mental health and intervening with at-risk students.

From Kognito comes this white paper that looks at reasons why higher education institutions should invest in their students’ mental health and how these investments can help their students. It also visits the reasons that students may not seek help and provides steps that can be taken to better connect students who may be at…

Prepared by the American Council on Education, this article presents data and case examples from higher education institutions, explaining why funding mental health initiatives makes economic sense and fulfills institutional priorities. The article includes recommendations and strategies that campuses can implement to support student mental health.