Leaders at colleges and universities can create a decision tree to help guide campus stakeholders through supporting a student in crisis. Three in four faculty members say supporting students’ mental health is a job expectation, according to TimelyCare data. Around the same number said they feel confident in helping students navigate on-campus resources related to mental health, but 75 percent also say they want more training in this area. One suggestion researchers at the University of Iowa’s Scanlan Center for School Mental Health have for improving mental health supports is to create a resource tree to guide decision-making for when and where to refer students.
