With three-fourths of college age people reporting in recent surveys they are feeling down, hopeless or depressed, we explore how California’s community colleges are responding to the mental health needs of students during the coronavirus pandemic.
Isolation, with students confined to studying online, has heightened their sense of loss and hindered colleges’ ability to identify those needing help.
This week, EdSource reporter Larry Gordon, who recently wrote an in-depth article about the issue, tells us about community colleges’ outreach, their free counseling sessions and creativity in fostering student interactions online.
Also, Humberto Hernandez, a psychologist at Cerritos College in Norwalk, explains how that college is expanding teletherapy to help students deal with financial, academic and life challenges. Camille Horrigan-Slajus, a psychology major at Santa Monica College, tells how Active Minds, a national organization that focuses on young people’s wellbeing, is encouraging students to seek services that are available. She is the president of the local chapter.
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