Mental Health In Post Secondary Education

Mental Health in PSE
The contemporary issue in the education system is mental health in post secondary education. Mental health has become an increasing issue for this age group as they are now faced with many new challenges, such as moving out, discovering new opportunities and responsibility (Lunau 2012). The role of institutions such as collages and universities play a crucial part in responding to this situation. The amount of involvement institutions emplace within their educational system ultimately determines the success of students regarding their mental health. The policy proposed requires all post-secondary education institutions to incorporate mandatory mental health counselling to registered full-time students. Throughout this paper
Within post-secondary education people come together from a variety of backgrounds and worldviews, each having their own interpretation of mental health and how it should be treated. Masuda and Boone (2011) argues, “Research has also shown that Asian American college students tend to have less favorable help-seeking attitudes than European American college students.” (p. 267). Overall there is a general consensus of a negative stigma towards mental health from young adults. Although Masuda and Boone (20211) suggests a common ground between Asian Americans and European Americans, having no difference in recognizing the need for mental help, and trusting health professionals. This acknowledgement of a need for help can indicate a greater chance of students taking action in receiving help. Accessibility is another reason for students not seeking help, finding time to visit drop in hours or scheduling an appointment can be too much of a burden for students to handle (Masuda and Bone 2011). Creating mandatory counseling eliminates the pressure of students allocating time to seek help. This also eliminates the alienation process of students whom may suffer from mental illness, as they will not by the only ones going through the process of
NAME discusses how the majority of college and university students often report feeling isolated and depressed (p.492). A survey was conducted in order to measure five main mental health issues in students and the kind of social ties they possessed. NAME concluded that variables such financial struggles corresponded with the individual having a low support system, and students living with a significant other reported higher support system (p.497). Overall students with greater social support tended to have a lower likelihood of mental illnesses, like depression, compared to students whom did not (p.497). Mandatory counselling would benefit full-time students in the aspect of communication. Opening social ties and learning to become an active role in society could potentially reduce rates of mental illness in young adults attending university or