California Community Colleges Student Mental Health Program

1. California Community Colleges Student Mental Health Program Campus Based Grants Student Mental Health Program Campus Based Grants Prevention & Early Intervention Best Practices

2. CCC Student Mental Health Program • Partnership between CCC Chancellor’s Office & the Foundation for California Community Colleges • 4 main components: • Campus Based Grantees • Statewide Technical Assistance & Training • Suicide Prevention Training • Program Evaluation

3. Increase capacity to address the mental healthprevention and early intervention needs of students.

4. Grantee Accomplishments

7. Education, Training & Resource Development

8. 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 13

9. Health Awareness Outreach Fall 2013 – Three new training modules released: • LGBTQ for Faculty & Staff (38) • LGBTQ for Students (59) • Veterans Peer-to-Peer (11)

10. 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!

11. 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)

12. 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

13. Behavioral Assessment & Intervention Plan Development

14. 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

15. 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

16. Integrated Clinical & Mental Health Care

17. 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

18. 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

19. Mental Health Graduate Internship Program “Healing” 2013. 9

20. 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

21. Building Momentum into the Future Institutional Commitment to Embrace a Campus Culture of Student Mental Health Support

22. 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

23. Building Momentum into the Future Institutional Commitment to Embrace a Campus Culture of Student Mental Health Support

24. Veteran’s Drop ZoneOrange Coast College ~ Sylvia Worden

25. OCC Veteran’s Drop Zone

26. 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

27. Mental Health Peer Ambassador Program Riverside College ~ Doug Figueroa

28. What is a Mental Health Ambassador? Mental Health Ambassadors: • Dedicate time to raise awareness about the importance of mental health. • Educate peers on how to engage in a positive conversation about mental health. • Promote the resources that are available for you to improve your quality of life.

29. HOW? • Reach • Connect • Empower

31. 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!

32. 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.

34. At-Risk Suicide Prevention Online Trainings, LA Pierce College~ Elizabeth Benne

35. L.A. College Consortium: Building Healthy Communities Initiative Largest Consortium in state of California • 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

36. Meeting the Mental Health Needs of College Students • 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

37. Kognito Interactive http://ccc.kognito.com/ Veterans on Campus At-Risk LGBTQ on Campus for Faculty & Staff for Students

38. Tops for Veterans on Campus and At-Risk for Students • 1,026 learners through 2013 • Health educators (CSUN interns) do classroom presentations • Incentive: faculty offer extra credit to students for completion • 242 • Faculty and Staff Trained 784 Students Trained

39. Keys to Success • 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

40. PEERS Coalition: Collaboration and Integration Jeane Erlenborn, MPH – Health Promotion Specialist, Santa Rosa Junior College

42. People Empowering Each other to Realize Success

44. PEERS YouTube Video Antonio Jacobo – PEERS Intern – Campus Correspondent

45. Send Silence Packingestimated 4,500 contacts