The Quadcast

Carson Domey joins host Dana Humphrey to talk about the advocacy work he’s been pursuing since before he was a teenager; more recently including his work with the Massachusetts legislature on promoting information and reducing stigma for teen mental health. Passionate and outspoken about ending the stigma around mental health,…

As the end of 2021 draws near, the Mary Christie Institute reflects on the continuing impact of the pandemic on college student mental health and higher education’s response to the uncertainty on campuses. Executive Director of Counseling and Wellness at New York University, Dr. Zoe Ragouzeos, discusses student isolation and…

In this interview, President Bradley provides insights from her new paper, Mental Health on College Campuses, a comprehensive overview of the state of college student mental health, from prevalence trends and capacity issues to prevention, education and emerging service strategies.

Co-Principal Investigators of the Healthy Minds Network, Sarah Ketchen Lipson, PhD, EdM, and Daniel Eisenberg, PhD, discuss most recent data from the Winter/Spring 2021 Healthy Minds Study, an annual survey studying mental health and related issues amongst undergraduate and graduate students. Their research reveals recent trends on college student mental…

Andrew Shepardson, PhD, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Bentley University and Zoe Ragouzeos, PhD, Executive Director of Counseling and Wellness Services at New York University and MCI President, share advice for faculty to better support college student mental health and wellbeing at this critical time.…

Dr. Henderson, Psychiatrist-in-Chief at Boston Medical Center and Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine talks with us about the importance of acknowledging trauma and cultural difference when addressing the mental health needs of college students, now more than ever. With practical insights from his work…

College mental health expert, Marcia Morris, MD, Associate Professor at the University of Florida’s Department of Psychiatry and Associate Program Direction for SHCC Psychiatry, brings insight and advice for students and their parents as the pandemic, and its consequences, continue to impact the college experience.  Dr. Morris talks about the…

In the new Quadcast, Dr. Hollie Chessman, Ph.D., Ed.M., Director of Research at the American Council on Education, shares insights from three major research efforts, including the Presidents’ Pulse Point Surveys, which tracked leaders’ increasing concern for student mental health throughout the pandemic.  Other studies provide best practices on institution-wide prevention…

Dr. Dori Hutchinson, Executive Director of Boston University’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, discusses how colleges and universities can vastly improve their support for students with serious mental health conditions, from supported education, to improved access to accommodations, to more flexible policies on leaves of absence and re-entry. Dr. Hutchinson describes working with students in…

Dr. Jill Grimes, a family physician, clinical instructor for UMass Medical School and author of “The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook” and Jill Henry, a high school teacher, award-winning cross-country coach, and co-author of the book – “The Greatest College Health Guide You Never Knew You Needed” recently co-wrote an…