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ERIC Number: EJ1189977
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0316-1218
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Counsellor-in-Residence: Evaluation of a Residence-Based Initiative to Promote Student Mental Health
Beks, Tiffany A.; Cairns, Sharon L.; Smygwaty, Serena L.; Osorio, Olga A. L. Miranda; Hill, Sheldon J.
Canadian Journal of Higher Education, v48 n2 p55-73 2018
Many universities have implemented campus-based initiatives addressing students' mental health with the goal of promoting well-being. One such initiative is the newly developed Counsellor-in-Residence (CIR) program at the University of Calgary, which targets students' mental health by providing residence-based counselling services and mental health programming. In this process evaluation, students completed three waves of data collection conducted over the academic year. Each wave measured students' mental health literacy, using the Mental Health Literacy Scale (O'Connor & Casey, 2015), and resiliency, using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-25 (Connor & Davidson, 2003). Males reported lower mental health literacy than females (p < 0.001), and international students reported lower mental health literacy than domestic students (p < 0.001). No differences in resilience levels were found between groups. These findings suggest that male and international students experience additional barriers to accessing campus-based mental health services. Implications for residence-based mental health programming that target male and international students are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Calgary)
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