{"id":22673,"date":"2022-08-26T13:24:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T18:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timelycareprod.wpengine.com\/?p=22673"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:28:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:28:54","slug":"the-stigma-of-seeking-mental-health-care-for-college-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/the-stigma-of-seeking-mental-health-care-for-college-students\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stigma of Seeking Mental Health Care for College Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/the-stigma-of-seeking-mental-health-care-for-college-students\/#what-is-the-stigma-of-seeking-care\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">What is the stigma of seeking care?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/the-stigma-of-seeking-mental-health-care-for-college-students\/#what-are-help-seeking-stigmas-for-college-students\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">What are help-seeking stigmas for college students?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/the-stigma-of-seeking-mental-health-care-for-college-students\/#the-stigma-of-seeking-care-in-specific-student-populations\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">The stigma of seeking care in specific student populations<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/the-stigma-of-seeking-mental-health-care-for-college-students\/#latinx-students\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Latinx students<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/the-stigma-of-seeking-mental-health-care-for-college-students\/#black-and-african-american-students\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Black and African American students<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/the-stigma-of-seeking-mental-health-care-for-college-students\/#asian-american-pacific-islander-aapi-students\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) students<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/the-stigma-of-seeking-mental-health-care-for-college-students\/#international-students\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">International students<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/the-stigma-of-seeking-mental-health-care-for-college-students\/#first-generation-students\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">First-generation students<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/the-stigma-of-seeking-mental-health-care-for-college-students\/#how-virtual-care-can-reduce-the-stigma-of-seeking-care\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">How virtual care can reduce the stigma of seeking care<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22673\" class=\"elementor elementor-22673\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c671caa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c671caa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82d2677 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"82d2677\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3bd5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c3bd5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/well\/2022\/07\/12\/mental-health-crisis-college-schools-unprepared\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Six out of 10 college students<\/a> live with mental health disorders. And although the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolcounselor.org\/About-School-Counseling\/School-Counselor-Roles-Ratios\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">250-to-1 ratio of students to school counselors<\/a>, the national average was 415-to-1 for the 2020-2021 academic year. Clearly, an imbalance exists that needs to be corrected. And, without a strategy for meeting student demands for care, the impact of long wait times for care is likely to be felt at college and university campuses across the country.<\/p><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0165032722002774\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">study using eight years of data<\/a> from more than 350,000 students at 400 college campuses found that the mental health of college students across the U.S. is <a href=\"https:\/\/healthymindsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/New-HM-paper-documents-mental-health-inequalities-experienced-by-students-of-color.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">on the decline.<\/a> More than 60% of students surveyed during the 2020-2021 academic year met the criteria for one or more mental health problems \u2013 a nearly 50% increase from 2013. So as student-to-counselor ratios and student mental health decrease, repercussions are felt by students as it relates to their ability or willingness to seek care.<\/p><p>The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3788673\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Student Voice Survey<\/a> conducted by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse and presented by Kaplan, indicates that one year into the pandemic:<\/p><ul><li>65% of university students report having fair or poor mental health.<\/li><li>63% of those students rate their college\u2019s response to student mental health and wellness services at a C or lower, compared to 43% of all students.<\/li><li>47% say they could have used more support from their college for psychiatric disorders.<\/li><li>Only 15% of respondents engaged in college-offered counseling.<\/li><\/ul><p>In short, more college students are living with mental health disorders but aren\u2019t getting the professional help they need. While there are many reasons for this, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3788673\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\"> stigma of mental health problems is among the top barriers<\/a> to help-seeking, according to the Surgeon General\u2019s Report on Mental Health and the President\u2019s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-the-stigma-of-seeking-care\"><\/span>What is the stigma of seeking care?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>How is \u201cstigma\u201d defined? It generally refers to the public stigma of having a mental illness. According to<em> The Psychologist<\/em>, \u201cPublic stigma is society\u2019s rejection of a person due to certain behaviors or physical appearances that are deemed unacceptable, dangerous, or frightening.\u201d<\/p><p>The perceived stigma attached to having a mental illness is not the only type of stigma that inhibits the decision to seek therapy. There\u2019s also a felt public stigma associated with seeking professional services, separate from the public stigma associated with mental illness. With this stigma, what one suffers from is less important than the simple behavior of seeking psychological help, whether that\u2019s for a chronic, diagnosable mental disorder or for processing a tragic event, such as the death of a loved one. Simply seeking professional psychological help has made some feel embarrassed or ashamed.<\/p><p>Psychology experts Dr. David Vogel and Dr. Nathaniel Wade explain that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.org.uk\/psychologist\/stigma-and-help-seeking\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">mental health stigma isn\u2019t only what others think.<\/a> They said that for many people, a separate process exists for individual self-stigma. This can be specifically associated with seeking help. Particularly in the case of the self-stigma associated with a mental illness, an external source applies the label of mental illness, and then the person decides whether or not to accept it.<\/p><p>In comparison, Vogel and Wade said that the often voluntary act of seeking therapy may result in an internally applied label. This can happen when the symptoms of mental illness are not perceived by the individual to be extreme enough to merit counseling:<\/p><blockquote><p>\u201cIn this case, we argue that the role of self-stigma in the decision to seek help might be even more pronounced because it is difficult for many to both acknowledge the need for professional help and not feel a sense of failure or loss as our society portrays needing help as a weakness.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><p>These nuances of the public- and self-stigmas are important, as they allow mental health professionals to effectively address the stigma of mental illness in a focused manner.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-are-help-seeking-stigmas-for-college-students\"><\/span>What are help-seeking stigmas for college students?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>According to a survey conducted by <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/well\/2022\/07\/12\/mental-health-crisis-college-schools-unprepared\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">The Harris Poll<\/a>, only 30% of college students who received mental health counseling used their university services. For many students, it\u2019s not easy to access support on campus. Seventy-two percent of students don\u2019t even know where to go on campus to receive mental health treatment.<\/p><p>Red tape and restrictions routinely frustrate students and can keep them from getting help. Many colleges also have caps on the number of sessions students can attend and some charge co-pays. And, university-sponsored health plans rarely cover mental health services, limiting cost-effective options for students.<\/p><p>Another barrier to accessing mental health resources is the idea that students feel they may not merit help. Among those not in therapy, half of the students surveyed in The Harris Poll say it\u2019s because they don\u2019t think their problems are serious enough to warrant help. In the survey, 25% say the thought of reaching out for help is too overwhelming.<\/p><p>The full list of results from The Harris Poll highlights the complexity of the problems keeping students from getting the help they need:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c79182d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c79182d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad3fa60 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ad3fa60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eaf6a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6eaf6a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/well\/2022\/07\/12\/mental-health-crisis-college-schools-unprepared\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/chart.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22674\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/chart.png 512w, https:\/\/timelycare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/chart-300x154.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Crisis on campus: 60% of college kids are living with mental health disorders, and schools are woefully unprepared - Fortune<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fca3491 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"fca3491\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2517d6 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"f2517d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7b617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a7b617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-stigma-of-seeking-care-in-specific-student-populations\"><\/span>The stigma of seeking care in specific student populations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>In the fall of 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/programs\/coe\/indicator\/csb\/postsecondary-students\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">53% of undergraduate<\/a>s in the U.S. were white, compared with 69% of all undergraduate students in 2011. But, increasing diversity among college students goes beyond race and ethnicity. It includes students from affluent families, those from low-income households, as well as an increasing number of first-generation college students who may need additional support.<\/p><p>Here\u2019s how stigma correlates with various student demographics:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a6cabd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"1a6cabd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a09ff61 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"a09ff61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cacf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28cacf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"latinx-students\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Latinx students<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ded0dc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ded0dc6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57e852a ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"57e852a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f1b70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0f1b70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sixty-two percent of <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-the-health-and-well-being-of-latinx-college-students\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Latinx people<\/a> in the U.S. are of Mexican background, followed by 9.5% Puerto Rican, 3.9% Salvadoran, 3.9% Cuban, 3.5% Dominican, and 2.5% Guatemalan. According to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/924840\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\"> a study from the University of California (U.C.), Riverside<\/a>, 65% of this group of students have mental health issues that go untreated, in part because of the prevalence of the stigma against mental illness. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhanational.org\/issues\/latinxhispanic-communities-and-mental-health\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Mental Health America<\/a> says that mental health and mental illness are often stigmatized topics in the Latinx community, resulting in prolonged suffering in silence. This silence compounds the range of experiences that leads to mental health conditions, including immigration, acculturation, trauma, and generational conflicts with family members. And when Latinxs do seek help for mental illness and suicide prevention, they regularly face hurdles such as cost, a lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/diversity-in-healthcare-providers-for-college-students\/?highlight=representation\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">culturally competent mental health providers,<\/a> and insurance barriers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f2d2c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"8f2d2c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00e288f ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"00e288f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84fce62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84fce62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"black-and-african-american-students\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Black and African American students<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cf4889 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"0cf4889\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1c255f ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e1c255f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b4fe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88b4fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many Black students don\u2019t get the mental health care and help they need. One study found that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4279858\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">63% of African Americans<\/a> believe that a mental health condition is a personal sign of weakness. As a result, only 1 in 3 Black adults who need mental health care receive it. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychiatry.org\/psychiatrists\/cultural-competency\/education\/african-american-patients\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">American Psychiatric Association<\/a>, African Americans are more likely to use public health services like emergency rooms or primary care as opposed to mental health specialists. Not only are there beliefs and stigmas that may discourage Black and African American students from talking openly about mental health, but the lack of representation in campus mental health <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/why-black-representation-matters-in-healthcare-for-college-students\/?highlight=representation\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">providers that represent this student population<\/a> also suggests even more additional hurdles for this group.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8bce54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e8bce54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-223625b ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"223625b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a68c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35a68c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"asian-american-pacific-islander-aapi-students\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) students<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44af2cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"44af2cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51dbafe ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"51dbafe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7599d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7599d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 2000, <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-aapi-students-and-communities\/#2-stigma\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI)<\/a> college student <a href=\"https:\/\/pnpi.org\/asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">enrollment has increased by 36%.<\/a> Today, AAPI students comprise nearly 20% of college students at four-year institutions and 14% of students at two-year institutions. While the AAPI population continues to grow, research shows they have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7606267\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">lowest help-seeking rate<\/a> of any ethnicity \u2014 only 2 out of 10 with mental illness receive treatment. According to a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA) survey, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nami.org\/Your-Journey\/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions\/Asian-American-and-Pacific-Islander#:~:text=Barriers%20to%20Mental%20Health%20Care,health%20care%20and%20quality%20treatment\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">AAPIs resist getting mental health treatment<\/a> because they don\u2019t want others to find out, have confidentiality concerns, and fear negative opinions from their peers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a6b66b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"9a6b66b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5989075 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"5989075\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eec422 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eec422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"international-students\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">International students<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b43839e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"b43839e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08079c1 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"08079c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c481c52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c481c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The total number of <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/international-students-mental-health\/#stigma-of-mental-illness\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">international students<\/a> enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities in 2019 was just over 1 million, making up <a href=\"https:\/\/educationdata.org\/international-student-enrollment-statistics\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">5.5% of the total student population.<\/a> Unfortunately, this group of students is less likely than domestic students to address mental health problems or be aware of the availability of services. The American College Health Association found that only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4527955\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">12% of international students<\/a> who reported suffering from significant anxiety or depression went to counseling. A study published in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2019\/05\/31\/panel-focuses-mental-health-needs-international-students\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Journal of American College Health<\/a> found that while international graduate students were as likely as domestic graduate students to report stressors affecting their well-being or academic performance, they were less likely than their American peers to be aware of available counseling services or demonstrate help-seeking behavior. The statistics suggest 61% of international students versus 79% of domestic students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b92b0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"6b92b0c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd6ac2f ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"fd6ac2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875d93e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"875d93e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/how-to-set-first-generation-college-students-up-for-success\/#stigma-and-discrimination\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">First-generation students<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65c06d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"65c06d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c525b4 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"0c525b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbbad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bbbad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstgen.naspa.org\/files\/dmfile\/FactSheet-01.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Fifty-six percent of U.S. undergraduates<\/a> are first-generation college students. Among U.S. first-generation undergraduate students, <a href=\"https:\/\/hunt-institute.org\/resources\/2021\/02\/supporting-first-generation-students-through-a-new-covid-19-environment\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">41% are Black and 61% are Latinx<\/a>, compared with 25% of white and Asian-American students. A common feeling among <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/how-to-set-first-generation-college-students-up-for-success\/#stigma-and-discrimination\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">first-generation students<\/a> is embarrassment, because feeling as though they are imposters on campus. Without long family traditions of going to college, it\u2019s harder for them to feel like they fit in with their peers. According to the National Center for Education Statistics and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), the six-year graduation rate for first-generation students is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightspotstrategy.com\/first-generation-student-experience-higher-education\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\"> 2.5 times lower<\/a> than continuing generation students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e28fc21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e28fc21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 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Offering telehealth services as an extension of on-campus resources can help reduce the stigma of seeking help.<\/p><p>Telehealth reduces access barriers for students who may not otherwise seek care. Offering virtual support options helps meet students where they are, providing care when and where they need it.<\/p><p>Beyond providing immediate and accessible medical, psychiatric services, and mental healthcare of the highest quality, TimelyCare is committed to providing diversity in mental health and medical providers that students are able to connect with for care. Additionally, TimelyCare\u2019s telehealth services remove the barrier of wait times and access to care that is restricted to regular business hours for in-person care.<\/p><p>The 24\/7 access to mental health resources provided by TimelyCare means that students can still access a qualified provider even when the campus counseling center is closed. 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