This 87-page study presents data from 20 North American colleges and universities about their mental health services. The benchmarking study helps its readers to answer questions such as: what are overall budgets for college mental health services and are they rising or falling? What has been the impact of the pandemic on college mental health services? Has their overall staffing increased or decreased over the past year and if so by how much? What new positions have been added or eliminated?
How effective are triage techniques in dealing with students seeking help? What are the most commonly perceived mental health problems? How much has the pandemic impacted bipolar disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders, and sexual abuse, and general depression and anxiety in the student population? What online techniques and services are colleges deploying to deliver mental health services to students studying from home?
The report details the many ways that college mental health services are coping with student issues online and how they are marketing their services and monitoring students in trouble.
Just a few of the report’s many findings are that:
- Mean budgets for college mental health services fell 10.55% in 20-21
- 60% saw increasing alcohol abuse in the student population as a result of the pandemic.
- International students, students from poorer families and single parents were thought to suffer the worst impact on mental health.
- 20% of colleges participants had a crisis mental health phone line for students.
Data is broken out by college type or Carnegie class, enrollment, size, tuition level, and for public and private institutions. In a broad range of open ended questions, survey participants comment on how they have handled the pandemic and what their plans are for the near future.
Table of Contents
1. THE QUESTIONNAIRE
2. PARTICIPANTS LIST
Characteristics of the Sample
3. SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
List of Tables
Table 1 What was your departmental budget (in US $) (including salaries but excluding office space) for each of the following years:
Table 1.1.1 What was your departmental budget (in US $) (including salaries but excluding office space) for 2019-20?
Table 1.1.2 What was your departmental budget (in US $) (including salaries but excluding office space) for 2019-20? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.1.3 What was your departmental budget (in US $) (including salaries but excluding office space) for 2019-20? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.1.4 What was your departmental budget (in US $) (including salaries but excluding office space) for 2019-20? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 1.1.5 What was your departmental budget (in US $) (including salaries but excluding office space) for 2019-20? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 1.2.1 What was your departmental budget (in US $) (including salaries but excluding office space) for 2020-21?
Table 1.2.2 What was your departmental budget (in US $) (including salaries but excluding office space) for 2020-21? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.2.3 What was your departmental budget (in US $) (including salaries but excluding office space) for 2020-21? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.2.4 What was your departmental budget (in US $) (including salaries but excluding office space) for 2020-21? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 1.2.5 What was your departmental budget (in US $) (including salaries but excluding office space) for 2020-21? Broken out for public and private colleges
Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
What has happened to the department's mental health caseload as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 2 What is (will be) the number of full time or part time staff (apart from students) for each of the following periods?
Table 2.1.1 What is (will be) the number of full time or part time staff (apart from students) for fall 2019?
Table 2.1.2 What is (will be) the number of full time or part time staff (apart from students) for fall 2019? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.1.3 What is (will be) the number of full time or part time staff (apart from students) for fall 2019? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.1.4 What is (will be) the number of full time or part time staff (apart from students) for fall 2019? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 2.1.5 What is (will be) the number of full time or part time staff (apart from students) for fall 2019? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 2.2.1 What is (will be) the number of full time or part time staff (apart from students) for fall 2020 (anticipated)?
Table 2.2.2 What is (will be) the number of full time or part time staff (apart from students) for fall 2020 (anticipated)? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.2.3 What is (will be) the number of full time or part time staff (apart from students) for fall 2020 (anticipated)? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.2.4 What is (will be) the number of full time or part time staff (apart from students) for fall 2020 (anticipated)? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 2.2.5 What is (will be) the number of full time or part time staff (apart from students) for fall 2020 (anticipated)? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 3 How many of each are on your staff?
Table 3.1.1 How many clinical psychologists are on your staff?
Table 3.1.2 How many clinical psychologists are on your staff? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.1.3 How many clinical psychologists are on your staff? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.1.4 How many clinical psychologists are on your staff? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 3.1.5 How many clinical psychologists are on your staff? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 3.2.1 How many other psychologists are on your staff?
Table 3.2.2 How many other psychologists are on your staff? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.2.3 How many other psychologists are on your staff? Broken out by Enrollment
Table 3.2.4 How many other psychologists are on your staff? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 3.2.5 How many other psychologists are on your staff? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 3.3.1 How many counselors are on your staff?
Table 3.3.2 How many counselors are on your staff? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.3.3 How many counselors are on your staff? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.3.4 How many counselors are on your staff? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 3.3.5 How many counselors are on your staff? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 3.4.1 How many students are on your staff?
Table 3.4.2 How many students are on your staff? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.4.3 How many students are on your staff? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.4.4 How many students are on your staff? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 3.4.5 How many students are on your staff? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4 How many of each will be on your staff in September 2020?
Table 4.1.1 How many clinical psychologists will be on your staff in September 2020?
Table 4.1.2 How many clinical psychologists will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4.1.3 How many clinical psychologists will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.1.4 How many clinical psychologists will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 4.1.5 How many clinical psychologists will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4.2.1 How many other psychologists will be on your staff in September 2020?
Table 4.2.2 How many other psychologists will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4.2.3 How many other psychologists will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.2.4 How many other psychologists will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 4.2.5 How many other psychologists will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4.3.1 How many counselors will be on your staff in September 2020?
Table 4.3.2 How many counselors will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4.3.3 How many counselors will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.3.4 How many counselors will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 4.3.5 How many counselors will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4.4.1 How many students will be on your staff in September 2020?
Table 4.4.2 How many students will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4.4.3 How many students will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.4.4 How many students will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 4.4.5 How many students will be on your staff in September 2020? Broken out for public and private colleges
What are the most effective steps that your department has taken to meet increased patron demand for your services resulting from the coronavirus epidemic? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 5 Which of the following do you feel will increase in frequency or severity in the student population as a result of the pandemic?
Table 5.1.1 How much will the misuse of psychiatric drugs increase in the student population as a result of the pandemic?
Table 5.1.2 How much will the misuse of psychiatric drugs increase in the student population as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.1.3 How much will the misuse of psychiatric drugs increase in the student population as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.1.4 How much will the misuse of psychiatric drugs increase in the student population as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 5.1.5 How much will the misuse of psychiatric drugs increase in the student population as a result of the pandemic? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 5.2.1 How much will the frequency or severity of the Bulimia, Anorexia and other eating disorders in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic?
Table 5.2.2 How much will the frequency or severity of the Bulimia, Anorexia and other eating disorders in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.2.3 How much will the frequency or severity of the Bulimia, Anorexia and other eating disorders in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.2.4 How much will the frequency or severity of the Bulimia, Anorexia and other eating disorders in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 5.2.5 How much will the frequency or severity of the Bulimia, Anorexia and other eating disorders in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 5.3.1 How much will the frequency or severity of Bi-Polar disorders in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic?
Table 5.3.2 How much will the frequency or severity of Bi-Polar disorders in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.3.3 How much will the frequency or severity of Bi-Polar disorders in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.3.4 How much will the frequency or severity of Bi-Polar disorders in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 5.3.5 How much will the frequency or severity of Bi-Polar disorders in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 5.4.1 How much will the frequency or severity of Schizophrenia in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic?
Table 5.4.2 How much will the frequency or severity of Schizophrenia in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.4.3 How much will the frequency or severity of Schizophrenia in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.4.4 How much will the frequency or severity of Schizophrenia in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 5.4.5 How much will the frequency or severity of Schizophrenia in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 5.5.1 How much will the frequency or severity of Alcohol abuse in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic?
Table 5.5.2 How much will the frequency or severity of Alcohol abuse in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.5.3 How much will the frequency or severity of Alcohol abuse in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.5.4 How much will the frequency or severity of Alcohol abuse in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 5.5.5 How much will the frequency or severity of Alcohol abuse in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 5.6.1 How much will the frequency or severity the Marijuana abuse in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic?
Table 5.6.2 How much will the frequency or severity the Marijuana abuse in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.6.3 How much will the frequency or severity the Marijuana abuse in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.6.4 How much will the frequency or severity the Marijuana abuse in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 5.6.5 How much will the frequency or severity the Marijuana abuse in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 5.7.1 How much will the frequency or severity of severe social isolation in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic?
Table 5.7.2 How much will the frequency or severity of severe social isolation in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.7.3 How much will the frequency or severity of severe social isolation in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.7.4 How much will the frequency or severity of severe social isolation in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 5.7.5 How much will the frequency or severity of severe social isolation in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 5.8.1 How much will the frequency or severity of depression in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic?
Table 5.8.2 How much will the frequency or severity of depression in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.8.3 How much will the frequency or severity of depression in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.8.4 How much will the frequency or severity of depression in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 5.8.5 How much will the frequency or severity of depression in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 5.9.1 How much will the frequency or severity of anxiety about academic performance and work prospects increase in the student population as a result of the pandemic?
Table 5.9.2 How much will the frequency or severity of anxiety about academic performance and work prospects increase in the student population as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.9.3 How much will the frequency or severity of anxiety about academic performance and work prospects increase in the student population as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.9.4 How much will the frequency or severity of anxiety about academic performance and work prospects increase in the student population as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 5.9.5 How much will the frequency or severity of anxiety about academic performance and work prospects increase in the student population as a result of the pandemic? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 5.10.1 How much will the frequency or severity of relationship issue problems increase in the student population as a result of the pandemic?
Table 5.10.2 How much will the frequency or severity of relationship issue problems increase in the student population as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.10.3 How much will the frequency or severity of relationship issue problems increase in the student population as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.10.4 How much will the frequency or severity of relationship issue problems increase in the student population as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 5.10.5 How much will the frequency or severity of relationship issue problems increase in the student population as a result of the pandemic? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 5.11.1 How much will the frequency or severity of sexual abuse in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic?
Table 5.11.2 How much will the frequency or severity of sexual abuse in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.11.3 How much will the frequency or severity of sexual abuse in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.11.4 How much will the frequency or severity of sexual abuse in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 5.11.5 How much will the frequency or severity of sexual abuse in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 5.12.1 How much will the frequency or severity of parental conflicts in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic?
Table 5.12.2 How much will the frequency or severity of parental conflicts in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.12.3 How much will the frequency or severity of parental conflicts in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.12.4 How much will the frequency or severity of parental conflicts in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 5.12.5 How much will the frequency or severity of parental conflicts in the student population increase as a result of the pandemic? Broken out for public and private colleges
Which populations on campus do you feel are under particular social, economic, academic or other pressures from the epidemic and that may lead them to have a greater need for counseling intervention? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
What special measures has your school taken to deal with students who are older or who have a chronic disease such as diabetes, Crohn's disease, metabolic disorders, MS or other chronic diseases that may make them more vulnerable to COVID-19? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
What kinds of adverse mental health conditions have been increasing on campus as a result of the coronavirus? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
What preventative medicine steps has the college mental health service taken to reach students who may experience mild depression or anxiety from the pandemic but whom you feel could be effectively treated with only modest involvement with the college mental health service? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
How is the college mental health service marketed its services online? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 6.1 Which phrase best approximates the role that your college's mental health service plays in developing clubs, student organizations and related college policies to enable students to engage one another and avoid isolation?
Table 6.2 Which phrase best approximates the role that your college's mental health service plays in developing clubs, student organizations and related college policies to enable students to engage one another and avoid isolation? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 6.3 Which phrase best approximates the role that your college's mental health service plays in developing clubs, student organizations and related college policies to enable students to engage one another and avoid isolation? Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.4 Which phrase best approximates the role that your college's mental health service plays in developing clubs, student organizations and related college policies to enable students to engage one another and avoid isolation? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 6.5 Which phrase best approximates the role that your college's mental health service plays in developing clubs, student organizations and related college policies to enable students to engage one another and avoid isolation? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 7.1 Has the college organized support groups or group therapy sessions for students to help them to deal with current or potential mental health issues from the epidemic?
Table 7.2 Has the college organized support groups or group therapy sessions for students to help them to deal with current or potential mental health issues from the epidemic? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 7.3 Has the college organized support groups or group therapy sessions for students to help them to deal with current or potential mental health issues from the epidemic? Broken out by enrollment
Table 7.4 Has the college organized support groups or group therapy sessions for students to help them to deal with current or potential mental health issues from the epidemic? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 7.5 Has the college organized support groups or group therapy sessions for students to help them to deal with current or potential mental health issues from the epidemic? Broken out for public and private colleges
If your college has collaborated with other colleges or other organizations in enhancing or improving pandemic-related mental health services with whom did you collaborate and what did your college gain? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 8.1 Does the center have a crisis intervention phone line that is manned by trained counselors and its availability marketed to students?
Table 8.2 Does the center have a crisis intervention phone line that is manned by trained counselors and its availability marketed to students? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 8.3 Does the center have a crisis intervention phone line that is manned by trained counselors and its availability marketed to students? Broken out by enrollment
Table 8.4 Does the center have a crisis intervention phone line that is manned by trained counselors and its availability marketed to students? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 8.5 Does the center have a crisis intervention phone line that is manned by trained counselors and its availability marketed to students? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 9.1 If so, what has been the impact of the pandemic on this hotline?
Table 9.2 If so, what has been the impact of the pandemic on this hotline? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 9.3 If so, what has been the impact of the pandemic on this hotline? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.4 If so, what has been the impact of the pandemic on this hotline? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Table 9.5 If so what has been the impact of the pandemic on this hotline? Broken out for public and private colleges
Which college mental health service do you feel have had an exemplary response to the epidemic and what have they done so well? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of institution
Sources / Contributors
- A.T. Still University
- Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- College of Southern Idaho
- Eastern Nazarene College
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- Housatonic Community College
- Landmark College
- Manchester Community College
- Niagara County Community College
- Rose State College
- Santa Rosa Junior College
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Southwestern Community College
- SUBR Counseling Center
- SUNY Schenectady County Community College
- The University of Arizona
- Trine University
- University of Lynchburg
- University of Maryland Counseling Center
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