The “HBCU effect” is important on mental health
Uncf, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUS) students (HBCUS) students (HBCUS), despite the focus of financial stresses and obstacles to mental health services.
The comprehensive report, “prosperous: increase the mental health of students in HBCUS and PBIS, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 and 2023-2024 in the 2,504-year 2,504 students viewed mental health indicators.
“This study confirms that HBCU does not only have academic achievements, but to make a unified welfare between HBCU students, but when it understands about the unique power of HBCU” said Dr. Michael L. Lomax, Uncf President and CEO. “Fewer resources than our peers, these institutions create an environment that students are approved and noted, but also increases the noteworthy mental sustainability despite significant socio-economic problems.”
The study was conducted in a partner with the Institute of Capacity Building, Healthy Minds and Steve Foundation. The findings support the call of topical researchers to the intellectual health “HBCU effect”:
- Higher flossing rates: 45% of HBCU students “prosperous” mental health 36% compared to 36% and 38% in national examples, mainly in white enterprises (PWis)
- Feeling of strong affiliation: 83% of HBCU students feel 73% and 72% for black students in Pwis and 72%
- External concern and substance use: HBCU students consider anxiety degrees, substance use disorders and relative food disorders to the national average
- More open about emotions: HBCU students are less likely to feel sad (74%) in PWIS (74%) to keep negative feelings (74%)
- Larger institutional trust: More HBCU students think that the mental welfare (78%) is priority compared to black students in PWIS (73%)
Despite these positive results, research has identified prominent mental health problems for HBCU students:
- The mental health of the financial stress affects: 51% of HBCU students “always” or “often” or “often stressful, 78% living in one or more mental health problems”
- Cooperation treatment needs: 54% of HBCU students, which are modern hard symptoms, said that he did not receive more mental health in Pvis (41%) and black students (47%)
- Stigma remains an obstacle: HBCU students say higher valuation rates on higher health (52%) higher health (52%) (52%) (52%) (52%) (52%) around the mental health treatment.
These findings require attention from politicians and higher education leaders. Hbcus gets significant results with limited resources, but students are still facing significant obstacles to get mental health support. With the targeted investment and policy changes, we can dramatically improve the results for these solid students.
Uncf will have two public webinars to discuss findings:
- March 20: Partner Webinar investigating the main findings and effects of the Healthy Minds Network and Steve Fund
- March 26: A special Focus webinar on the mental health of a black woman in Hbcus
