The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education reports on the Steve Fund’s plan to roll out a mental health text support service for students of color, in partnership with Crisis Text Line. Read the full story here. More information about the project is here.
A Framework of Recommendations for Colleges and Universities to Support the Mental Health of Students of Color. Now with toolkit.
The Steve Fund is dedicated to the mental health and emotional well-being of students of color. Right at this moment, there are students of color who are failing academically, suffering emotionally and/OR in some cases are facing serious risk, because population-specific factors influencing mental health are too poorly understood and not acted upon. We are taking action. Learn more.
Are you a young person of color? Feeling down, stressed or overwhelmed? Text STEVE to 741741 and a live, trained Crisis Counselor will receive the text and respond to you quickly to provide support. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment.
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Our Mission: Promoting the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color
