U Bring Change to Mind: A High-Touch, Peer-to-Peer, Empowerment Approach to Addressing Mental Health Challenges on College Campuses
摘要
College has changed—changed in operation, student population, and sense of responsibility for the whole student. In higher education’s embrace of mental health, one critical issue becomes how to address well-being beyond clinical services. This paper introduces an evidence-based model, U Bring Change to Mind, a “high-touch” student empowerment program designed to make campuses “safe and stigma-free zones.” The contemporary challenge, rationale, scientific foundations, evaluation results, and examples of student-developed activities provide an initial introduction.