Campus Based Grants Student Mental Health Program Campus Based Grants Prevention & Early Intervention Best Practices.

California Community Colleges Student Mental Health Program

Campus Based Grants

Student Mental Health Program Campus Based Grants

Prevention & Early Intervention Best Practices

CCC Student Mental Health Program

• 4 main components:– Campus Based Grantees– Statewide Technical Assistance

& Training– Suicide Prevention Training– Program Evaluation

Partnership between CCC Chancellor’s Office & the Foundation for California

Community Colleges

Increase capacity to address the mental healthprevention and early intervention needs of students.

Foster Partnershi

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Peer-to-Peer

Support

Support Underserv

ed Students

Faculty & Staff

Training

Suicide Preventi

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Grantee Accomplishments

All-College Approach in Support of Student Mental Health, West Valley College

Veteran’s Drop Zone, Orange Coast College

Mental Health Peer Ambassador Program, Riverside College At-Risk Suicide Gatekeeper training, LA Pierce College

PEERS Coalition: Collaboration and Integration, Santa Rosa Junior College

Education, Training & Resource Development

Health Awareness Outreach

August 2012 – Kognito At-Risk Online Training Initiated (3 modules)

April 2013 – Completion Rates after three major campaigns:

• At-Risk Friends/Student Module 415

• At-Risk Faculty/Staff Module 61

• At-Risk Veteran’s Module 13

Health Awareness Outreach

Fall 2013 – Three new training modules released:

• LGBTQ for Faculty & Staff (38)

• LGBTQ for Students (59)

• Veterans Peer-to-Peer (11)

College-Wide Events:

• October 2012 – Depression Screening Day (13)

• October 2012 – “Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” presentation (70)

• December 2012 – QPR Training at SJCC (50)

• January 2013 – All College Day Civility Workshop (80)

• February 2013 – NAMI “In Our Own Voice” (175)

• April 2013 – Wheel of Wellness Event (60)

• May 2013 – National College Health Assessment (559)

• October 2013 – Send Silence Packing (1,500+)

• Coming April 2014 – Wheel of Wellness Returns!

Health Awareness Outreach

• August 2012 – All College Day Suicide Prevention Training (60)

• August 2013 – All College Day Mental Health Showcase (100)

• January 2014 – All College Day Bingo Bonanza (117)

All College DayAnnual Health Services Awareness Event:

• Associated Student Organization (ASO); Health & Wellness Subcommittee

• Kognito At-Risk Modules – Promoted by Students

• Focus Groups – Student Veterans; Puente Students; SUCCESS Students

• NAMI on Campus Club – initiated/run by students

Peer Resource Development

Behavioral Assessment & Intervention Plan Development

MHSAC• Weekly Educational Focus

• Monthly Student of Concern Forum

• Assisting the Distressed Student Guide

Mental Health Services Advisory Committee

Multidisciplinary team includes: Faculty, Staff, Administrators, StudentsWVMCCD Police, and Student Support Services

Do you know a student of concern?

• Students of Concern Process Map

• Monthly Tracker

• Quarterly Summary Report

• Incident Report Form

Behavioral Assessment And Intervention Plan

Integrated Clinical & Mental Health Care

• Participated in National College Depression Partnership (NCDP)

• All students screened for depression during initial visit

• Mental Health referral initiated if indicated

• Home of Mental Health Graduate Internship Program

Student Health Services

• Four Graduate Interns (MSW, MFT)

• Co-located and supervised within Health Services

• Approximately 80 hours of Personal Counseling provided

• Graduate Projects – Focus Groups; NAMI on Campus

Mental Health Graduate Internship Program

“Coming to talk to you untangles these thoughts I have in my head.” – WVC Student

“Healing” 2013. 9

Mental Health Graduate Internship Program

Formulate County Mental Health Referral

•Hosted Regional Strategizing Forum November 2012

•Hosted Regional Strategizing Forum November 2013

•Developing Warm-Hand Referral Process to County Mental Health

CCCStudentMentalHealth.org

Building Momentum into the Future

Institutional Commitment to Embrace a Campus Culture of Student Mental Health Support

Building Momentum into the Future

Institutional Commitment to Embrace a Campus Culture of Student Mental Health Support

• Mental Health Services Advisory Committee

• Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Plan

• Graduate Intern Program

• Student Health Services

Sustainability of:

Building Momentum into the Future

Institutional Commitment to Embrace a Campus Culture of Student Mental Health Support

Veteran’s Drop ZoneOrange Coast College

~ Sylvia Worden

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OCC Veteran’s Drop Zone

County Mental Health Services for Student Vets

• MOU with Orange County Mental Health• Advisory Council: both agencies• Office provided by OCC

– Adjacent to Veterans Services in Registration

• PR decision-making by OCC

Mental Health Peer Ambassador

Program Riverside College

~ Doug Figueroa

What is a Mental Health Ambassador?

Mental Health Ambassadors:o Dedicate time to raise awareness about the importance of mental health.o Educate peers on how to engage in a positive conversation about mental health.oPromote the resources that are available for you to improve your quality of life.

HOW?

ReachConnectEmpower

Results… 10 Ambassadors Over 3,000 peer

to peer conversations

Over 2,000 hours volunteered

Over 20 campus events

Trained almost 400 students in Kognito and QPR

Increased counseling appointments by over 200%

Had a lot of fun!

Where do we go from here?

Student Mental Health Advisory Council A non-profit organization that was founded to

ensure that each California Community College has a peer network that connects students with administration and psychological services.

Will be officially rolling out on March 29th at the 2014 Southern Regional Student Leadership Conference & Regional Mental Health Strategizing Forum at Riverside City College.

At-Risk Suicide Prevention Online Trainings, LA Pierce College

~ Elizabeth Benne

L.A. College Consortium: Building Healthy Communities Initiative

Largest Consortium in state of California

1. L.A. Harbor College, lead 2. L.A. City College 3. L.A. Mission College 4. L.A. Pierce College 5. L.A. Southwest College 6. L.A. Trade Tech College

Meeting the Mental Health Needs of College Students

• Training for faculty, staff, administration, and students

• Student peer-to-peer activities (Active Minds, NAMI,

Veterans, LGTBQ)

• College student mental health research through ACHA

• Up to date resources with referral protocols

• Kognito interactive web-based customized suicide prevention

training

for Faculty & Staff

At-Risk Veterans on Campus LGBTQ on Campus

for Students

Kognito Interactive http://ccc.kognito.com/

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Tops for Veterans on Campus and At-Risk for Students

1,026 learners through 2013

Health educators (CSUN interns) do classroom presentations

Incentive: faculty offer extra credit to students for completion

242Faculty and Staff Trained

784Students Trained

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Culture• Stakeholder support• Administrative/Departmental mandate

Communication• In person (classroom/meeting presentations)• Emails• Website

Opportunities• Flex Day or Orientation training (with computer lab)• In lieu of department meeting• Cross-promotion, Raise overall awareness

Incentives• Professional development credit• Extra credit (for students)• Raffle• Gift cards

Keys to Success

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Jeane Erlenborn, MPH – Health Promotion Specialist, Santa Rosa Junior College

PEERS COALITION: COLLABORATION AND INTEGRATION

People Empowering Each other to Realize Success

PEERS YouTube Video

Antonio Jacobo – PEERS Intern – Campus Correspondent

Send Silence Packingestimated 4,500 contacts

SRJC as a Source of Information

21%

31%

19%

29%

13%

25%

14%

23%

32%

39%

40%

50%

Suicide Prevention

Depression/Anxiety

How to Help others in Distress

Stress Reduction

Students want information Students have received info 2010

Students have recieved info 2013

Questions?

www.cccstudentmentalhealth.org

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Contacts

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www.cccstudentmentalhealth.org

Becky Perelli, West Valley College/City College of San [email protected]

Sylvia Worden, Orange Coast College [email protected]

Doug Figueroa, Riverside College [email protected]

Elizabeth (Beth) Benne, LA Pierce [email protected]

Jeane Erlenborn, Santa Rosa Junior College [email protected]