The Growing List Of Emerging Challenges Facing College Mental Health

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : The report found that 12.5% of all non-trainee clinical positions turned over in 2023-2024, and that 42.4% of the staff who left campus counseling centers did so to enter private practice.
44% : Schools can better protect against these issues by investing in mental health services and programs.
43% : As the report on Forbes.com about DEI bans illustrated, this confusion is why campus health professionals have argued that DEI bans should include language stating that these bans do not impact clinical services provided by license health care providers on campus.
41% : The top two reasons why therapists left higher education were low salary and negative work conditions.
38% : The previous report on Forbes.com listed divisive political conflict as one of the four challenges potentially facing the field of college mental health.

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