Prevalence of On-Campus Student Mental Health Services at U.S. Colleges and Universities: A Web-Based Analysis.

IF 3.3 3区医学 Q1 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Psychiatric services Pub Date : 2025-02-06 DOI:10.1176/appi.ps.20240479

James Aluri, Arman Terzian, Ramin Mojtabai, Amelia Arria

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Abstract

Objective: The authors sought to quantify the proportion of U.S. postsecondary institutions that offer any on-campus mental health services to their students.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data about the availability and descriptions of mental health services were gathered from websites of a main sample of 200 postsecondary institutions other than community colleges and a sample of 50 community colleges. Both samples were selected through a stratified sampling process. Descriptive statistics, weighted (main sample) and unweighted percentages, and confidence intervals were calculated.

Results: In the main sample, 191 institutions (95%, 95% CI=91%-98%) offered mental health services. Among community colleges, 40 (80%, 95% CI=69%-91%) offered such services. In both the main and community college samples, most institutions (92% and 75%, respectively) used "counseling" to describe the services offered.

Conclusions: Extrapolation of these results suggests that >1,700 U.S. postsecondary institutions offer mental health services, making campus services a sizeable mental health services sector.

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Psychiatric services 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

5.80

自引率

7.90%

发文量

295

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Psychiatric Services, established in 1950, is published monthly by the American Psychiatric Association. The peer-reviewed journal features research reports on issues related to the delivery of mental health services, especially for people with serious mental illness in community-based treatment programs. Long known as an interdisciplinary journal, Psychiatric Services recognizes that provision of high-quality care involves collaboration among a variety of professionals, frequently working as a team. Authors of research reports published in the journal include psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, drug and alcohol treatment counselors, economists, policy analysts, and professionals in related systems such as criminal justice and welfare systems. In the mental health field, the current focus on patient-centered, recovery-oriented care and on dissemination of evidence-based practices is transforming service delivery systems at all levels. Research published in Psychiatric Services contributes to this transformation.