Go2K: Student Anxiety & Its Negative Impact On Retention: Strategies To Support, Respond & Refer

In recent years, anxiety disorders have become more prevalent among our students. Many students with significant anxiety seek treatment from campus mental health practitioners, but it is becoming a more frequent occurrence that students disclose and seek support from non-clinical professionals on campus, including faculty, residential life staff and advisors. How should one respond when a student shares that s/he/they “have anxiety”? A referral to the counseling center may be unnecessary, as the student may already be using that service. The student is seeking understanding, empathy, and perhaps accommodation. But should non-clinical staff engage with students around mental health concerns? If so, what do those staff and faculty members need to understand about anxiety disorders and their treatment? ^{Source: Go2Knowledge}

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