April 27, 2023 - Vision in Action No. 115
JOIN THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN RECOGNIZING MENTAL HEALTH ACTION WEEK MAY 1 - 5
The California Community Colleges Board of Governors established Mental Health Action Week, May 1 - 5.
Many of us who work with students don’t need statistics to know that mental health struggles are rising. College students are experiencing all-time high rates of depression, anxiety and suicidality, according to a new Healthy Minds survey. But the survey also shows promising news: more students are asking for, and getting, the help they need.
To help continue this trend, the California Community Colleges Board of Governors established Mental Health Action Week to strengthen trauma-informed care expertise across the system, improve our classroom climates and campus culture, remove structural barriers, and advocate for additional resources to meet the diverse mental health service needs of California community college students and employees.
Please join us for the California Community Colleges’ upcoming Mental Health Action Week webinar series:
Monday, May 1, 2023 | Using Data and Evidence to Promote Mental Health in California Community Colleges - 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Join us to hear about new survey data on mental health and related factors such as basic needs among California community college students. The data is from the Healthy Minds Study, a national study of student mental health that included 14 California community colleges in Winter/Spring 2022. The data elevates the need for additional mental health services and support among California community college students. Hear how these findings can be translated into an economic case for greater investment in student mental health. You can also learn about an innovative system of mental health support that is being piloted at East Los Angeles College, and we will discuss more broadly what is known about effective and equitable strategies to support student mental health at a population level.
REGISTER FOR MAY 1 WEBINAR
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | Alameda County Mental Health Navigators: A Pilot Program to Improve Access to Care - 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
California community colleges provide mental health services on a short-term model because of limited staffing and high demand—with most campuses placing a restriction on the number of sessions per academic term/year. Learn about an innovative peer-based workforce development program, based in Alameda County with four community colleges, designed to train students to assist their peers from accessing campus-based to community-based mental health care.
REGISTER FOR MAY 2 WEBINAR
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | Where Can I Go? Student Mental Health Navigators Panel - 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
This webinar will feature three student mental health navigators from Alameda County community colleges who will share their experiences participating in a student engagement workforce development program designed to improve the mental health referral process. Learn about the program’s training curriculum, referral process, and connection with community-based agencies, and the power of students as co-creators of intervention.
Please note, the May 3rd webinar is part of the 2023 Chancellor’s Office System Webinars. The registration is for the entire series scheduled the first Wednesday of each month.
REGISTER FOR MAY 3 WEBINAR
Thursday, May 4, 2023 | Trauma-Informed Communication Practices - 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
In this presentation, participants will learn about strategies for trauma-informed communications and how they can incorporate them into everyday interactions on their college campus. The presentation is also intended to increase understanding of the role of culture in shaping the provision and reception of services, as well as the role of cultural humility in increasing the effectiveness of services to diverse populations.
REGISTER FOR MAY 4 WEBINAR
Learn more about mental health program resources and download the Mental Health Action Week Zoom background.
System Guidance/News
The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office is pleased to share a valuable publication developed by the Chancellor’s Student Engagement, Enrollment and Success CEO Roundtable, which has been working over the past several months to identify enrollment trends, opportunities and promising best practices.
The report, Top 10 Strategies to Better Serve Californians: High-impact Practices to Bring Back Underrepresented Students to California’s Community Colleges summarizes 10 approaches to engaging and re-engaging with students to improve outcomes and enrollment as we continue to innovate in the post pandemic era. The CEO roundtable worked to understand how local models to re-engage and support the success of our students are being integrated into the fabric of institutions.
Such strategies have allowed our system to turn the tide on enrollment with an intentional focus on persistence and equitable success. As the important work to reengage Californians and connect them to the life-changing opportunities that exist at our communities’ colleges continues, we hope this compilation of strategies will support your local efforts.
Online Instruction/Webinars
IT Accessibility Workshop
Registration is open for the Summer Accessibility Workshop being held on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Offered twice annually, the full-day online workshops present strategies and solutions for incorporating accessibility into Information and Communication Technology (ICT) practices at the college and district levels.
Learn more and register for the IT Accessibility Workshop
Fiscal & Policy Webinars
Join the Chancellor’s Office for monthly Fiscal & Policy Webinars. We host comprehensive and informative webinars on issues related to college finance, state budgets, fiscal policy, innovative and promising practices and federal issues. The next Fiscal and Policy Webinar will be on Thursday, June 29 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and on each of the following dates:
- August 31
- September 28
- November 9
- December 7
Register for the Fiscal & Policy webinars today.
Chancellor’s Office System Webinars
The next Chancellor’s Office System Webinar is on Wednesday, May 3 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Register for the 2023 Chancellor’s Office System Webinar series here. All webinar recordings are later posted in the Vision Resource Center.
For questions related to the Chancellor’s Office System Webinars, email Krista Rindell at KRindell@CCCCO.edu.
OTC’23
The 2023 Online Teaching Conference, OTC’23, will take place June 21 -23 at the Long Beach Convention Center.
Student Supports
The California Youth Crisis line runs 24-hours a day, seven days a week: 800-843-5200. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides confidential assistance to anyone in crisis and their loved ones through a live chat and free 24-hour hotline at 800-273-8255. You can also text COURAGE to the Crisis Text Line at 741741.
Items of Interest
New Series Focused on Advancing Equitable Dual Enrollment in California Community Colleges
Released in March 2023, RDP Consulting released a research brief series called Advancing Equitable Dual Enrollment: Initial Findings from the Dual Enrollment for Equitable Completion Initiative. This research series includes strategies for equitable DE enrollment participation, insights on students’ experiences and more.
