Campus Based Grants
Student Mental Health Program
Campus Based Grants
Prevention & Early Intervention
Best Practices
CCC Student Mental Health
Program
• 4 main components:
– Campus Based Grantees
– Statewide Technical Assistance
& Training
– Suicide Prevention Training
– Program Evaluation
Partnership between CCC Chancellor’s
Office & the Foundation for California
Community Colleges
Foster
Partnerships
Peer-to-Peer
Support
Suicide
Prevention
Support
Underserved
Students
Faculty &
Staff
Training
Increase capacity to address the mental health
prevention and early intervention needs of
students.
Grantee Accomplishments
All-College Approach in Support of Student Mental
Health, West Valley College
Veteran’s Drop Zone, Orange Coast College
Mental Health Peer Ambassador Program,
Riverside College
At-Risk Suicide Gatekeeper training,
LA Pierce College
PEERS Coalition: Collaboration and
Integration, Santa Rosa Junior College
Education, Training &
Resource Development
Health Awareness Outreach
August 2012 – Kognito At-Risk Online Training Initiated (3 modules)
April 2013 – Completion Rates after three major campaigns:
• At-Risk Friends/Student Module
415
• At-Risk Faculty/Staff Module
61
• At-Risk Veteran’s Module
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Health Awareness Outreach
Fall 2013 – Three new training modules released:
• LGBTQ for Faculty & Staff (38)
• LGBTQ for Students (59)
• Veterans Peer-to-Peer (11)
Health Awareness Outreach
College-Wide Events:
• October 2012 – Depression Screening Day (13)
• October 2012 – “Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” presentation (70)
• December 2012 – QPR Training at SJCC (50)
• January 2013 – All College Day Civility Workshop (80)
• February 2013 – NAMI “In Our Own Voice” (175)
• April 2013 – Wheel of Wellness Event (60)
• May 2013 – National College Health Assessment (559)
• October 2013 – Send Silence Packing (1,500+)
• Coming April 2014 – Wheel of Wellness Returns!
All College Day
Annual Health Services Awareness Event:
• August 2012 – All College Day Suicide Prevention Training (60)
• August 2013 – All College Day Mental Health Showcase (100)
• January 2014 – All College Day Bingo Bonanza (117)
Peer Resource Development
• Associated Student Organization (ASO); Health & Wellness Subcommittee
• Kognito At-Risk Modules – Promoted by Students
• Focus Groups – Student Veterans; Puente Students; SUCCESS Students
• NAMI on Campus Club – initiated/run by students
Behavioral Assessment &
Intervention Plan Development
Mental Health Services Advisory Committee
MHSAC
• Weekly Educational Focus
• Monthly Student of Concern Forum
• Assisting the Distressed Student Guide
Multidisciplinary team includes: Faculty, Staff, Administrators, Students
WVMCCD Police, and Student Support Services
Do you know a student of concern?
Behavioral Assessment
And Intervention Plan
• Students of Concern Process Map
• Monthly Tracker
• Quarterly Summary Report
• Incident Report Form
Integrated Clinical &
Mental Health Care
Student Health Services
• Participated in National College Depression Partnership (NCDP)
• All students screened for depression during initial visit
• Mental Health referral initiated if indicated
• Home of Mental Health Graduate Internship Program
Mental Health Graduate Internship Program
• Four Graduate Interns (MSW, MFT)
• Co-located and supervised within Health Services
• Approximately 80 hours of Personal Counseling provided
• Graduate Projects – Focus Groups; NAMI on Campus
“Coming to talk to you untangles these thoughts I have in my head.”
– WVC Student
Mental Health Graduate Internship Program
“Healing”
2013. 9
Formulate County Mental Health Referral
•Hosted Regional Strategizing Forum November 2012
•Hosted Regional Strategizing Forum November 2013
•Developing Warm-Hand Referral Process to County Mental Health
CCCStudentMentalHealth.org
Building Momentum into the Future
Institutional Commitment to Embrace a Campus
Culture of Student Mental Health Support
Building Momentum into the Future
Institutional Commitment to Embrace a Campus
Culture of Student Mental Health Support
Sustainability of:
• Mental Health Services Advisory Committee
• Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Plan
• Graduate Intern Program
• Student Health Services
Building Momentum into the Future
Institutional Commitment to Embrace a Campus
Culture of Student Mental Health Support
Veteran’s Drop Zone
Orange Coast College
~ Sylvia Worden
OCC Veteran’s Drop Zone
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County Mental Health
Services for Student Vets
• MOU with Orange County Mental Health
• Advisory Council: both agencies
• Office provided by OCC
– Adjacent to Veterans Services in Registration
• PR decision-making by OCC
Mental Health
Peer Ambassador
Program
Riverside College
~ Doug Figueroa
What is a Mental
Health Ambassador?
Mental Health Ambassadors:
Dedicate time to raise awareness about the
importance of mental health.
o Educate peers on how to engage in a
positive conversation about mental health.
oPromote the resources that are available for
you to improve your quality of life.
o
HOW?
Reach
Connect
Empower
Results…
 10
Ambassadors
 Over 3,000 peer to
peer conversations
 Over 2,000 hours
volunteered
 Over 20 campus
events
 Trained
almost 400
students in Kognito
and QPR
 Increased
counseling
appointments by
over 200%
 Had a lot of fun!
Where do we go from here?
 Student


Mental Health Advisory Council
A non-profit organization that was founded to ensure
that each California Community College has a peer
network that connects students with administration
and psychological services.
Will be officially rolling out on March 29th at the 2014
Southern Regional Student Leadership Conference &
Regional Mental Health Strategizing Forum at
Riverside City College.
At-Risk Suicide Prevention
Online Trainings,
LA Pierce College
~ Elizabeth Benne
Largest Consortium in state of California
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L.A. Harbor College, lead
L.A. City College
L.A. Mission College
L.A. Pierce College
L.A. Southwest College
L.A. Trade Tech College
• Training for faculty, staff, administration, and students
• Student peer-to-peer activities (Active Minds, NAMI,
Veterans, LGTBQ)
• College student mental health research through ACHA
• Up to date resources with referral protocols
• Kognito interactive web-based customized suicide prevention
training
At-Risk
Veterans on Campus
for Faculty & Staff
for Students
LGBTQ on Campus
Tops for Veterans on Campus and
At-Risk for Students
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Faculty and Staff Trained
 1,026 learners through
2013
 Health educators (CSUN
interns) do classroom
presentations
 Incentive: faculty offer
extra credit to students
for completion
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Culture
• Stakeholder support
• Administrative/Departmental mandate
Communication
• In person (classroom/meeting presentations)
• Emails
• Website
Opportunities
• Flex Day or Orientation training (with computer lab)
• In lieu of department meeting
• Cross-promotion, Raise overall awareness
Incentives
• Professional development credit
• Extra credit (for students)
• Raffle
• Gift cards
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PEERS COALITION:
COLLABORATION AND INTEGRATION
Jeane Erlenborn, MPH – Health Promotion Specialist, Santa Rosa Junior College
People Empowering Each other to Realize Success
PEERS YouTube Video
Antonio Jacobo – PEERS Intern – Campus Correspondent
Send Silence Packing
estimated 4,500 contacts
SRJC as a Source of Information
50%
Stress Reduction
23%
29%
40%
How to Help others in Distress
14%
19%
39%
Depression/Anxiety
25%
31%
32%
Suicide Prevention
13%
21%
Students want information
Students have recieved info 2013
Students have received info 2010
Questions?
www.cccstudentmentalhealth.org
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Becky Perelli, West Valley College/City College of San Francisco
bperelli@ccsf.edu
Sylvia Worden, Orange Coast College
sworden@occ.cccd.edu
Doug Figueroa, Riverside College
dfigueroa7@student.rcc.edu
Elizabeth (Beth) Benne, LA Pierce College
benneea@piercecollege.edu
Jeane Erlenborn, Santa Rosa Junior College
jerlenborn@santarosa.edu
www.cccstudentmentalhealth.org
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