“What We Know About the Mental Health of Students of Color during College”
A Review and Call to Action Vanessa V. Volpe, M.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ABSTRACT
With the combined increased mental health needs of today’s college students and more students of color attending college than ever before, the mental health thriving of college students of color remains a key issue for researchers and practitioners. While college may be a stressful time for many individuals regardless of their racial/ethnic background, students of color often face additional unique risks to their mental health thriving during college. Therefore, the aim of the present paper is twofold: 1) to survey what is known both about the mental health challenges and strengths of college students of color, and 2) to provide new directions and recommendations for treatment professionals, college personnel, and institutions in supporting the mental health thriving of college students of color.
This work was supported by the Steve Fund to foster research on the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color.
“What Parents of College Students of Color Need to Know”
By Dr. Annelle B. Primm, M.D., M.P.H. Medical Expert, The Steve Fund
Often when young people of color move on to college, there are significant changes not only in their lives, but in the lives of their parents as well. While they navigate new territories, parents and other family members must navigate new ways to assist them in their journey. Having knowledge and strategies to be informed and to assist this exciting but sometimes challenging phase in young people’s lives can make a fundamental difference in this experience.
Conference Report: Young, Gifted & @ Risk Conference at the University of Texas Austin, November 2018
ABSTRACT
The Steve Fund’s Fifth Annual Young, Gifted & @Risk conference attracted over 350 attendees from across Texas and the nation. This report provides an in-depth review of the conference proceedings, illustrating how the event helped attendees to build awareness, knowledge, and action to promote the mental, social, and emotional health and well-being of young people of color. college and non-profit leaders, students, faculty, administrators, and family and community members. The 2018 convening focused on college students of color and mental health, moving towards inclusion and belonging in a polarized world.
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Welcome remarks: Richard Flores, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Liberal Arts, UT Austin
Introduction to Plenary 1 “Race, Immigration, and Trauma: Confronting a Racially Hostile Environment”: Deborah Parra-Medina Ph.D., Director, Latino Research Initiative and Professor, Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, UT Austin
Plenary 1 “Race, Immigration, and Trauma: Confronting a Racially Hostile Environment,” Keynote 2, Ricardo Ainslie, Ph.D., M.K. Hage Centennial Professor in Education, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education, UT Austin
Plenary 1: “Race, Immigration, and Trauma: Confronting a Racially Hostile Environment,” Keynote Speaker and Response Panelist Discussion and Audience Q&A
Plenary 2: “Culture, Identity, and Mental Health Among College Students of Color,” Introduction: Annelle Primm, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Medical Adviser, The Steve Fund
“Seeing Oneself Through the Eyes of Others: Latina/o Youth Development and Psychological Well-Being in a Harsh Immigration Environment”: Carmen Valdez, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Steve Hicks School of Social Work and Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School, UT Austin
“The Impact of Historical Trauma on Native American College Students and What Can Be Done to Promote Mental Health and Wellness,” Mary Roessel, M.D., Psychiatrist, Santa Fe Indian Hospital
“Acute Depression and Suicide Among Asian American Students and How to Maximize Positive Outcomes”: Amy Tao-Foster, Diversity Coordinator and Outreach Specialist, College of Natural Science, UT Austin
“The Impact of Hate Crimes and Racial Microaggressions on the Mental Health of African American Students and How to Foster Well-Being and Success”: Brigitte Bailey, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Training Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program, UT Health San Antonio
“Understanding the Unmet Mental Health Needs of Middle Eastern and North African Students”: Germine Awad, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Louise Spence Griffeth Fellow for Excellence, UT Austin
Breakout Session 1 Report Out: “Free Speech and Inclusion Policies in the Age of Trump,” Kevin Cokley, Ph.D., Director of the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis and Professor, African and African Diaspora Studies, UT Austin
Breakout Session 2 Report Out: “Athletes’ Mental Health and Well-Being,” Tracee Hall, Director of Community Partnerships, Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School, UT Austin
Breakout Session 3 Report Out: “Helping Families of Color Talk About Mental Health of College Students of Color,” Meeta Kumar, Ph.D., Deputy Executive Director, University of Pennsylvania Counseling and Psychological Services
Breakout Session 4 Report Out “Mental Health Among Minority LGBTQ Students”: Mike Andorka, Ph.D., L.P., Diversity Coordinator and Outreach Specialist and Joey Hannah, Ph.D., Psychologist and Diversity, Counseling and Outreach Specialist, UT Austin Counseling and Mental Health Center
Breakout Session 5 Report Out “Social Media, Social Alienation, and Online Discrimination: How Can We Respond?”: Brendesha Tynes, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education and Psychology, University of Southern California and Sarah Vinson, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Morehouse School of Medicine and Founder, Lorio Psych Group
Breakout Session 6 Report Out “Fostering Well-Being in Learning Environments”: Thea Woodruff, Ph.D., Project Coordinator, Well-Being in Learning Environments and Katy Redd, M.S.W., M.P.H., Associate Director for Prevention and Outreach, UT Austin Counseling and Mental Health Center
Breakout Session 7 Report Out “Incidents of Violence on Campus: Coping and Healing Among Students of Color”: Kimberly Burdine, Ph.D., Assistant Director of Community Engagement and Psychologist, UT Dallas Student Counseling Center
Breakout Session 8 Report Out “Culturally Specific Interventions to Advance the Mental Health of Students of Color”: Delida Sanchez, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, UT Austin
Plenary 3 “The Last Word: Students Speak”: Moderated by Jeanne Manese, Ph.D., Director Emerita, UC Irvine Counseling Center and Member, The Steve Fund Knowledge Committee and Eric Tang, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director, Center for Asian American Studies. Panelists: Ussama Taha, Second Year M.S.W. Candidate, UT Austin; Amanda Muñoz-Martinez, Pre-Doctoral Intern, UT Austin; Whitney Williams, Third year medical student, Dell Medical School, UT Austin; Ciaura Brown, First year medical student, Dell Medical School, UT Austin
Expert Interview with Brigitte Bailey, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Training Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program, UT Health San Antonio
Expert Interview with Sarah Vinson, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Morehouse School of Medicine; Clinical Adjunct Faculty, Emory University School of Medicine; Founder, Lorio Psych Group; Founder and Senior Editor, OurselvesBlack.com
Interview with Steve Fund Youth Advisory Board Members Annie Walker, graduate student at Wright State University and Jay Wang, graduate student at University of North Texas Health Sciences Center
Interview with Steve Fund Youth Advisory Board Members: Selena Huapilla-Perez, undergraduate at Michigan State University and Taytum Dunn, undergraduate at Xavier University of Louisiana
Meeting report: Young, Gifted & @ Risk Conference at the University of Pennsylvania, November 2017
ABSTRACT
This annual conference is a signature event of the Steve Fund which addresses its goal of building awareness, knowledge, and action to promote the mental health and emotional wellbeing of young people of color. It was attended by college and non-profit leaders, students, faculty, administrators, and family and community members. The focus of the 2017 convening was how cultural identity and belonging play into mental health and emotional well-being for students of color. The event was held in Houston Hall, America’s first student union center.
The meeting consisted of two plenary panels as well as breakout group discussions. The conference included the first public presentation of the Equity in Mental Health Framework (developed in partnership between the Steve Fund and the JED Foundation), a set of 10 actionable recommendations to help colleges and universities support and enhance the mental health of students of color.
This document is a summary of the highlights from the Young, Gifted & @ Risk symposium at the University of Pennsylvania. We hope that the knowledge shared at this conference is a useful source of support and guidance for all.
Keynote speaker: Howard Stevenson, PH.D., Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education, Professor of Africana Studies, Human Development and Quantitative Methods Division, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Culture, identity, and mental health, introductory remarks – Maria Oquendo, M.D., Ph.D., introduced by Dr. Annelle Primm, Steve Fund Senior Medical Advisor
Jeannine Cicco Barker, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and board-certified art therapist at the University of Pennsylvania’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).
Forest Harper is President and CEO of Inroads, the nation’s largest non-profit source of salaried corporate internships and corporate and community leadership development for outstanding students from diverse backgrounds.
Yuhong He, Ph.D., is the International Specialist and a Staff Psychologist at the Counseling and Psychological Services of the University of Pennsylvania.
Andres Pumariega, MD, is Chairman and Chief of the Department of Psychiatry at Cooper University Hospital and Health System and professor at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.
Kameelah Mu’Min Rashad is the Founder and President of Muslim Wellness Foundation (MWF) a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting healing and well-being in the American Muslim community through dialogue education and training.
Lauren E. Reid, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Arcadia University where she teaches the courses in the Graduate Program in Counseling.
Evan M. Rose is co-founder and president of The Steve Fund, the nation’s only organization focused on supporting the mental health and emotional well-being of college students of color.
Vanessa V. Volpe, Ph.D., is an Adjunct Fellow at Penn’s Center for Public Health Initiatives and an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Ursinus College.
Meeting report: Young, Gifted & @ Risk Symposium The Steve Fund at Washington University in St. Louis, November 2016, by Dr. Alfiee M. Breland-Noble
By Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, Ph.D., MHSc. Senior Advisor, The Steve Fund
ABSTRACT
Young, Gifted & @ Risk 2016 at Washington University was led by Dr. Sean Joe, Associate Dean for Faculty and Research and Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development at Washington University and Dr. Annelle Primm, Senior Medical Advisor to the Steve Fund. This is the third in a series of annual conferences developed by The Steve Fund and launched at Brown University in 2014 by the Steve Fund and Professor Tricia Rose, Chancellor’s Professor of Africana Studies and Director of the Center for Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University. Professor Rose created the fitting name of the conference series, “Young, Gifted, &@Risk.” The focus of the 2016 convening was to illuminate the mental health and emotional well-being challenges of college students of color and to increase awareness of mental health, mental illness and emotional well-being in this population. This focus is closely aligned with two of the Steve Fund’s core pillars, “Building Knowledge and Thought Leadership” and “Promoting Awareness and Dialogue.” Washington University’s George Warren Brown School of Social Work, BJC HealthCare, the Center for Social Development, Missouri Foundation for Health, the Race and Opportunity Lab, and the Washington University School of Medicine supported the meeting. Notably, the Brown School of Social Work is a leader in the study of mental illness and social justice for diverse populations. Specifically, it is recognized for substantial contributions to racial diversity in health, education, community and student achievement. Meeting attendees traveled from local, regional and national destinations to attend this meeting and they received a plethora of information regarding current research in college student mental health and culturally-relevant strategies for supporting student success.
Amy E. West, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Director of Psychology Training in the Department of Psychiatry at the Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Sean Joe, PhD, MSW, is the Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development, and the Director of the Race and Opportunity Lab, at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Emelyn de la Pena, EdD, recently joined Washington University in St. Louis as the new Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI).
Ebony McGee, PhD, is an assistant professor of diversity and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College.
Andres Pumariega, MD, is Chairman and Chief of the Department of Psychiatry at Cooper University Hospital and Health System and professor at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.
Meeting report: Young, Gifted & @ Risk Symposium The Steve Fund at Stanford University November 2015, by Dr. Alfiee M. Breland-Noble
By Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, Ph.D., MHSc. Senior Advisor, The Steve Fund
ABSTRACT
On November 20, 2015, the Steve Fund, a non-profit organization founded to raise awareness and efforts to address the mental health and well-being of young people of color, organized a full day symposium at Stanford University, “Young Gifted & @ Risk”.
The Stanford symposium is the second in a series created to honor the legacy of Stephen C. Rose, a beloved son of the Bell Rose family, whose life ended prematurely due to mental illness in January of 2014. The sym- posium was the second in a series focused on illuminating the challenges of young people of color on college campuses and on increasing awareness of mental and emotional well-being in African-American and diverse young people. A unique aspect of the Steve Fund’s work reflects a particular interest in diverse students at competitive academic institutions in the U.S. The meeting focus was aligned with two of the Fund’s core pillars namely, “Building Knowledge and Thought Leadership” and “Promoting Awareness and Dialogue” in mental health. Stanford University’s School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Center for the Comparative Stud- ies of Race and Ethnicity, and Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) co-sponsored the meeting. Collectively, they are noted for substantial contributions to racial diversity in education, health and well-being.
Download[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column boxed=”true” column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”#ededed” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Marginality, Belonging, and Success: The University Experience and the Mental Health of Students and Emerging Adults of Color (Young, Gifted, & @Risk, Stanford University, 2015)
The presentations in the videos below were made as part of a panel at the 2015 Young, Gifted, & @Risk Conference, organized by the Steve Fund and Stanford University.
The university environment, quality of the university experience, and the “feel” of the campus community can have sizable effects on the mental well-being of young people of color. Speakers in this panel addressed the forces at play within the university environment, the scope and scale of the challenges they present, and their impact on the adjustment and overall success of aspiring young people of color during their college years and early adulthood. The experts compare the distinctive mental health challenges of the college years and environment to those of other life stages and settings. Experiences of marginality and belonging and how they contribute to overall well-being of students of color were also examined.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner class=”toprow”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]
Opening Presentation by Dr. Laura Roberts at the Steve Fund’s 2015 “Young, Gifted and @ Risk” Conference at Stanford University
Linda Darling-Hammond, Ed.D., Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Emerita; Faculty Director, Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Stanford University
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column boxed=”true” column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”#ededed” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]How Culture, Mindset, and Identity Shape and Affect Mental Health Among Young Adults (Young, Gifted, & @Risk , Stanford University, 2015) The presentations were made as part of a panel at the 2015 Young, Gifted, & @Risk Conference, organized by the Steve Fund and Stanford University.
The focus was cutting-edge research in affective science and social psychology that demonstrates the ways in which our cultures, subjective mindsets, and identities shape young people’s emotions, feeling states, and experiences of mental health and well- being. Cultural differences in how we ideally want to feel, as well as what we want to avoid feeling, can powerfully shape young people’s emotional experiences and responses as well as psychological health. Likewise, changes in our subjective mindsets, or the lenses through which we perceive and interpret our experiences, can shape how young people experience and respond to emotional states—for example, viewing stress as something that either enhances or debilitates your performance, i.e., your “stress mindset,” can influence one’s behavioral responses to and physiological experiences of stress. Implications for supporting the psychological and emotional health of young adults and young adults of color in elite college environments are discussed.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner class=”toprow”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]
“Native Resilience: Digital Storytelling and American Indian Students” (Young, Gifted and @Risk, Stanford University, 2015)
By: Virgil Moorehead, Psy.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Counseling and Psychological Services, Stanford University
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The presentations address the unique obstacles to mental health literacy and help-seeking among young people of color on campus, and the need for engagement by college leaders, peers, families, communities, and other key stakeholders in promoting their health and well-being. The panel also discusses key elements of current approaches and practices aimed at helping young people of color overcome mental health challenges in university settings and beyond, sharing key learnings and implications for next steps. The presentations highlight innovative mental health programming, and offer suggestions for addressing the mental health crisis moving forward. The impact of tensions and events in the broader society upon the emotional well- being of college students of color is also examined.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner class=”toprow”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
“Strategies that Promote Mental, Emotional, and Academic Well Being ” (Young, Gifted and @Risk, Stanford University, 2015)
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The interviews in the videos below were made as part of the “Young, Gifted, & @Risk” Conference, organized by the Steve Fund and Stanford University. For more information about the conference, please click here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column boxed=”true” column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”#ededed” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_row_inner class=”toprow”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]
Shashank V. Joshi, M.D., Associate Professor and Director of Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Director of the School Mental Health Team of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital; Stanford University
Linda Darling-Hammond, Ed.D., Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Emerita; Faculty Director, Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Stanford University
The History of Mental Health Services and Policies for African Americans (Black Solidarity Conference, Yale University, 2016)
This presentation was made possible through support by the Steve Fund.
Research on the history of mental health services and policies for African Americans is the subject of a Steve Fund-sponsored presentation below, by Dr. King Davis from the University of Texas at Austin. It was given at the Black Solidarity Conference at Yale University, on February 12, 2016. The presentation describes a long-term research project for preserving, sharing, and analyzing the historic public records from the Central Lunatic Asylum for Colored Insane (CLACI) in Petersburg, Virginia.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner class=”toprow”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
“History of Mental Health Services and Policies for African-Americans”
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column boxed=”true” column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”#ededed” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Maintaining wellness for Students of Color in Racially and Academically Stressful Environments (Empowered Minds Program, Harvard University, 2015) The presentations below were made during a lunch-and-learn event organized by the Steve Fund at Harvard University in 2015.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner class=”toprow”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
“Understanding and Overcoming Challenges to the Mental Health of High-Aspiring Young People of Color.” (Empowered Minds Program, Harvard University, 2015)
“Bridge over Troubled Waters: Maintaining Wellness for Students of Color in Racially and Academically Stressful Environments” (Empowered Minds Program, Harvard University, 2015)
By: Dr. Kevin Cokley, professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Department of African and African American Diaspora Studies, University of Texas at Austin.
Marginality, Belonging, and Success: Interpersonal Relationships, Mental Health and the University Experience of High-Aspiring Students and Emerging Adults of Color
The quality of the university experience, environment, and community can have sizable effects on the mental well-being of young people of color. Research indicates that the quality of students’ interpersonal experiences in the university setting is impacted by institutional commitment to fostering a welcoming environment, student interactions with peers, professors and administrators and the positive sense of belonging arising from these factors. This panel discussion addresses the forces at play in the university environment, the scope and scale of the challenges they present, and their impact on the mental well-being and overall success of high-aspiring young people of color during their college years and early adulthood. Experts compare the distinctive mental health challenges of the college years and environment to those in other settings. The panel also explores the strengths and weaknesses of existing approaches and practices aimed at helping young people overcome mental health challenges in university settings and beyond. The experts address the unique obstacles to mental health literacy and help-seeking among young people of color, as well as the need for broader engagement with peers, families, communities, and other key stakeholders in promoting their health and well-being.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]
Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble, Senior Scientific Advisor to The Steve Fund addresses mental health disparities in students of color and intrdocues the Equity in Mental Health Framework for attendees of the 2018 New England College Health Association (NECHA) conferenc in Portland, Maine.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]
“The Mental Health Needs of High-Achieving Students of Color”
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“The Impostor Phenomenon”
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“Minority Status and Mental Health: Increasing Awareness and Prevention”
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