Understanding mental health service provision at community colleges: Findings from a statewide landscape analysis.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of American College Health Pub Date : 2026-10-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-12 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2026.2680127

Amy Rusch, Alex Ammann, Kendall Mosher, Seo Youn Choi, Julia Bell, Sara Abelson, Shawna N Smith

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Abstract

Objective: Evaluate the availability and accessibility of mental health care at Michigan's community colleges (CCs).

Participants: Michigan's 31 CCs.

Methods: We employed quantitative data collection supplemented with qualitative validation: first conducting an analysis of CC websites, followed by interviews with CC providers and decision-makers to validate and contextualize findings. The integrated data were examined using univariate analyses to capture heterogeneity of models of mental health provision at CCs.

Results: Of 31 CCs, all were analyzed and 23 completed confirmation interviews. N = 5 CCs (16%) had no mental health providers; N = 16 CCs (52%) had mental health providers with additional roles beyond counseling (i.e., academic advisors). Referrals, teletherapy, and behavioral intervention teams were also common mental health supports. Most CC websites (N = 23; 74%) had navigability and/or content challenges for accessing mental health service information.

Conclusions: In the face of resource constraints, CCs are pursuing numerous approaches to the provision, promotion, and structuring of mental health services.

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了解社区大学的心理健康服务提供：来自全州景观分析的结果。

目的：评价密歇根州社区学院（CCs）精神卫生保健的可得性和可及性。参与者：密歇根州的31个CCs。方法：我们采用定量数据收集和定性验证相结合的方法：首先对CC网站进行分析，然后与CC提供者和决策者进行访谈，以验证和背景化研究结果。使用单变量分析对综合数据进行检验，以捕获cc心理健康提供模型的异质性。结果：31例cc全部分析，23例完成确认访谈。N = 5个CCs（16%）没有精神卫生服务提供者；N = 16个CCs（52%）的心理健康提供者除了咨询之外还有其他角色（即学术顾问）。转诊、远程治疗和行为干预小组也是常见的心理健康支持。大多数CC网站（N = 23; 74%）在获取精神卫生服务信息方面存在可导航性和/或内容挑战。结论：面对资源限制，CCs正在寻求多种方法来提供、促进和构建精神卫生服务。

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Journal of American College Health Multiple-

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

12.50%

发文量

388

期刊介绍： Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.