{"id":28546,"date":"2025-12-15T08:51:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/?p=28546"},"modified":"2025-12-15T09:42:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:42:16","slug":"genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/","title":{"rendered":"GenZtressed: Helping Today\u2019s Students Struggle Well, Stay Well, and Stay Enrolled"},"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\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#whats-changed-about-the-student-experience\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">What\u2019s changed about the student experience?<\/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\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#how-to-support-belonging-when-dei-feels-unstable\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">How to support belonging when DEI feels unstable<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#name-the-disconnect\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Name the disconnect<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#foster-agency-among-students\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Foster agency among 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\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#teach-dialogue\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Teach dialogue<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#silence-and-the-fear-of-saying-the-wrong-thing\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Silence and the fear of saying the wrong thing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#tech-social-media-and-ai-support-and-struggle-in-digital-spaces\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Tech, social media, and AI: Support and struggle in digital spaces<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#social-media-drives-comparison-and-perfectionism\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Social media drives comparison and perfectionism<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#technology-connects-students-to-high-risk-behaviors\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Technology connects students to high-risk behaviors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#ai-a-support-tool-with-limits\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">AI: A support tool with limits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#online-relationships-are-real-but-sometimes-limiting\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Online relationships are real, but sometimes limiting<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#when-overachievement-becomes-a-liability\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">When overachievement becomes a liability<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#accommodations-and-equity-a-new-normal\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Accommodations and equity: A new normal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#what-campuses-can-do-right-now\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">What campuses can do right now<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#make-mental-health-everyones-job\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Make mental health everyone\u2019s job<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#create-space-for-dialogue\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Create space for dialogue<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#normalize-struggle-dont-medicalize-it\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Normalize struggle, don\u2019t medicalize it<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#prioritize-prevention\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Prioritize prevention<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#resilience-reframed-struggle-as-signal-not-failure\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Resilience reframed: Struggle as signal, not failure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/genztressed-helping-todays-students-struggle-well-stay-well-and-stay-enrolled\/#help-your-students-struggle-well-and-stay\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Help Your Students Struggle Well and Stay<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28546\" class=\"elementor elementor-28546\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#C2D8EC\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c407e40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c407e40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-17faf8e ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"17faf8e\" 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-c966d55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c966d55\" 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<h3>Overview<\/h3>\n<p>Today\u2019s college students navigate a unique mix of academic pressure, social uncertainty, and digital overwhelm, and many are struggling in silence. In TimelyCare\u2019s recent webinar, higher education leaders discussed how institutions can foster resilience, support mental health, and create a sense of belonging for a generation under stress. This article highlights key insights and actions that help students struggle well and stay enrolled, in their own words.<\/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-bf244e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"bf244e6\" 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-bb7921b ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"bb7921b\" 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-6c5fbca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c5fbca\" 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<h3><em>Redefining failure, resilience, and retention for a generation under pressure<\/em><\/h3>\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-eba5ad2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"eba5ad2\" 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-bd146d9 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"bd146d9\" 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-b41b15c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b41b15c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-7f4011e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"7f4011e\" 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-cd22bbd ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"cd22bbd\" 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-76b89f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76b89f8\" 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>College has always been challenging. But for many students today, normal setbacks such as a failed exam, a friendship fallout, or a breakup can feel like a breaking point rather than a turning point.<\/p><p>More than one-third of college students now report symptoms of anxiety or depression, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/healthymindsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2024-2025_HMS-National-Data-Report_Student.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">2024-2025 Healthy Minds Study<\/a>. When struggle feels like failure, <strong>belonging suffers. And when belonging suffers, retention is at risk.<\/strong><\/p><p>In TimelyCare\u2019s recent webinar, <strong>\u201cGenZtressed \u2013 Struggle Well, Stay Well: Redefining Failure, Resilience, and Retention in College Life,\u201d<\/strong> we explored how higher education leaders can meet this moment with both compassion and evidence.<\/p><p>The panel included:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/about\/staff-list\/staff\/hilary-burns\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Hilary Burns<\/a>, Higher Education Reporter, The Boston Globe (moderator)<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caps.brown.edu\/people\/bryant-ford-phd\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Dr. Bryant Ford<\/a>, Director of CAPS, Brown University<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concordiacollege.edu\/directories\/faculty-staff\/details\/heather-simonich\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Heather Simonich<\/a>, Assistant Dean of Students &amp; Director, Center for Holistic Health, Concordia College<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e33d7e elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4e33d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\/resources\/genztressed-struggle-well-stay-well-redefining-failure-resilience-and-retention-in-college-life\/\" id=\"yellowBtn\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch the Webinar<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-e955f61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e955f61\" 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-9c890cc ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"9c890cc\" 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-fedd14f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fedd14f\" 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>Their insights point to a simple but powerful shift. \u201cNot all stress is bad stress,\u201d Ford reminded us. \u201cIt allows students to be able to learn or thrive in environments.\u201d<\/p><p>Students don\u2019t need a world without struggle. They need campuses that help them <strong>struggle well<\/strong> and <strong>stay enrolled.<\/strong><\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"whats-changed-about-the-student-experience\"><\/span>What\u2019s changed about the student experience?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>Today\u2019s students live in a different emotional climate. Even if <a href=\"https:\/\/sph.umich.edu\/news\/2025posts\/college-student-mental-health-third-consecutive-year-improvement.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">data shows slightly lower rates<\/a> of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts, the tone has shifted.<\/p><p>Simonich described what she\u2019s seeing on her campus, \u201cYou definitely feel maybe a tone of kind of stress and overwhelm. And I would even say confusion.\u201d<\/p><p>Ford sees that confusion, too, and who students are looking to for guidance. \u201cI think they&#8217;re looking for the adults\u2026 to help them lead and or navigate these challenging times.\u201d<\/p><p>In addition to their regular academic pressures, students must navigate:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Political and social <a href=\"https:\/\/news.syr.edu\/2025\/10\/23\/the-great-divide-understanding-us-political-polarization\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">polarization<\/a><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Global conflicts that feel personal<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/files.eric.ed.gov\/fulltext\/EJ1488374.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Shifting DEI priorities<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/activeminds.org\/resource\/loneliness-resilience-and-mental-health\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">uncertainty about belonging<\/a><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/nobodys-perfect-helping-students-navigate-achievement-and-academic-excellence\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Pressure to succeed<\/a> in an unstable world<\/li><\/ul><p>These factors create a baseline of <strong>stress, confusion, and overwhelm.<\/strong> If students don\u2019t know where to turn for help, they may disengage <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/before-the-breaking-point-reimagining-mental-health-support-in-higher-education\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">before reaching a crisis point<\/a>.<\/p><p>Student affairs teams must pay attention to more than utilization metrics. Listening to students\u2019 questions, silence, and emotional temperature is just as critical.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-to-support-belonging-when-dei-feels-unstable\"><\/span>How to support belonging when DEI feels unstable<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>Many students, especially those from marginalized backgrounds, hear mixed messages. National headlines may undermine DEI, even as campuses promote inclusion.<\/p><p>Ford named it plainly:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cSome other things that folks may be struggling with is the erosion of diversity initiatives happening on campus\u2026 I think some students are struggling with universities\u2019 ability to navigate what&#8217;s happening politically with diversity, while at the same time trying to affirm to students that we actually value these types of things.\u201d<\/p><p>Simonich sees the tension in the classroom and beyond:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">There\u2019s \u201cgrowing concerns and tension around\u2026 our marginalized populations on campus, and how to support them in having conversations about these very important topics at a time where there&#8217;s a deep sense of taboo or, you know, fear of being canceled or saying the wrong thing or disagreeing.\u201d<\/p><p>Panelists emphasized the need to:<\/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-d0c8541 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d0c8541\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#D5EBF4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ff33f3 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"9ff33f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-3e7e7ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e7e7ce\" 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=\"name-the-disconnect\"><\/span><strong>Name the disconnect<\/strong><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<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d2c2e5 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"8d2c2e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-61d64fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61d64fa\" 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>Acknowledge inconsistencies between rhetoric and reality.<\/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-ced7670 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ced7670\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#D5EBF4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5b0ade ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"b5b0ade\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-543c751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"543c751\" 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=\"foster-agency-among-students\"><\/span><strong>Foster agency among students<\/strong><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<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa19cdc ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"aa19cdc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-fdb9013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdb9013\" 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>Help students focus on where they do have control.<\/p><p><em>Ford often asks students where they \u201cmight have agency and how they might be able to exercise the agency on the college campus.\u201d<\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/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-9e84f60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"9e84f60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#D5EBF4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f8bb81 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"8f8bb81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-8f51d33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f51d33\" 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=\"teach-dialogue\"><\/span><strong>Teach dialogue<\/strong><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<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-753020e ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"753020e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-d6f8aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6f8aa5\" 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>Offer tools and spaces for respectful disagreement.<\/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-fa3f50e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"fa3f50e\" 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-2e9ceed ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2e9ceed\" 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-66fccf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66fccf6\" 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>Programs like Concordia\u2019s \u201c<strong>Purple College<\/strong>\u201d \u2014 an initiative that blends faculty training with student-led dialogue \u2014 and Brown\u2019s structured dialogue initiatives show that these aren\u2019t just soft skills. They\u2019re infrastructure for belonging.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"silence-and-the-fear-of-saying-the-wrong-thing\"><\/span>Silence and the fear of saying the wrong thing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>Students report anxiety about speaking openly, especially around complex issues. This fear can lead to silence, which erodes connection and community.<\/p><p>Asked why students hesitate to share their views, Dr. Ford said, &#8220;I hear rejection. I often hear people say, \u2018I don&#8217;t want to come across as making a mistake.\u2019\u201d<\/p><p>Simonich adds that many students \u201csimply don&#8217;t know how to have these conversations in person, live,\u201d especially when they\u2019re used to processing conflict through posts, comments, and texts.<\/p><p>Ford underscored how much listening skills matter. &#8220;Listening is an art form, and I think that many people often don&#8217;t listen. They can hear, but they don&#8217;t listen.\u201d<\/p><p>Student affairs professionals can support students by:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Creating low-stakes spaces for practice<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Teaching reflective listening (\u201cWhat did you hear this person say?\u201d)<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Reinforcing that disagreement can happen without dehumanization<\/li><\/ul><p>These skills build the foundation for stronger relationships both on campus and beyond.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"tech-social-media-and-ai-support-and-struggle-in-digital-spaces\"><\/span>Tech, social media, and AI: Support and struggle in digital spaces<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/connected-curious-and-kinda-overwhelmed-how-gen-z-is-navigating-college-in-a-tech-heavy-world\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital platforms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are how students connect and cope, but also where they get stuck.<\/span><\/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-492d9ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"492d9ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-0fefc51 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"0fefc51\" 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-100822a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"100822a\" 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=\"social-media-drives-comparison-and-perfectionism\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Social media drives comparison and perfectionism<\/span><\/strong><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 data-dce-background-color=\"#E2E3E4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2a4cca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"b2a4cca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-6e2a792 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"6e2a792\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-88aca2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88aca2a\" 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>Simonich\u2019s counseling team took a closer look at phone and social media use because the pattern was impossible to ignore:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cWe could count very few students who wouldn&#8217;t say they need to decrease the amount of time they spend on their phone\u2026 to the point where it interferes with our ability to function and feel well.\u201d<\/p><p>Ford sees how curated feeds drive perfectionism:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Students \u201cwill look at other people&#8217;s pages and make comparisons about their lives knowing that these social media posts\u2026 might be curated in such a way that is showing a particular view or lens, and it may not necessarily be the totality of who a person is.\u201d<\/p><p>This can reinforce feelings of inadequacy, especially for students already questioning their place.<\/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-092556f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"092556f\" 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-12a648c ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"12a648c\" 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-d5c0194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d5c0194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-b447e14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"b447e14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-09668b4 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"09668b4\" 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-b0b48a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0b48a1\" 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=\"technology-connects-students-to-high-risk-behaviors\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Technology connects students to high-risk behaviors<\/span><\/strong><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 data-dce-background-color=\"#E2E3E4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-129b190 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"129b190\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-ce6fb7f ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ce6fb7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-d3aefa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3aefa2\" 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>Simonich\u2019s team is increasingly concerned about what phones make easier:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cSome really difficult things like the sports betting and online pornography\u2026 certainly, those are topics that in the counseling center, we&#8217;re seeing bubble up in much greater numbers than we ever have historically.\u201d<\/p><p>These issues often start early and are carried silently into college, affecting finances, relationships, and mental health.<\/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-fc41262 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"fc41262\" 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-ab3a5c8 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ab3a5c8\" 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-80e3154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"80e3154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-f5bbdd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"f5bbdd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-7eaa9f6 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"7eaa9f6\" 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-56476fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56476fb\" 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=\"ai-a-support-tool-with-limits\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">AI: A support tool with limits<\/span><\/strong><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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6a1e3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f6a1e3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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 data-dce-background-color=\"#E2E3E4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8362d74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"8362d74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-ce64ef6 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ce64ef6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-3221c2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3221c2f\" 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>Students are also turning to AI, sometimes in surprisingly vulnerable ways.<\/p><p>Ford shared, \u201cWe&#8217;ve had clients come in and say, \u2018Well, ChatGPT said I have this. What do you think?\u2019\u201d<\/p><p>Simonich described one student who used AI to reinforce a safety plan. \u201cWe recently had a client that said, \u2018So I uploaded my safety plan to my AI bot, and I talk through it in times of need around suicide or to avoid cutting.\u2019\u201d<\/p><p>AI can be a bridge to self-advocacy, especially for students who are anxious about reaching out. But it can also mislabel symptoms, delay care, or offer guidance without context.<\/p><p>Institutions need open dialogue about healthy use, not blanket fear or blind endorsement.<\/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-bc8778d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"bc8778d\" 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-49d8f2c ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"49d8f2c\" 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-12b6acb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"12b6acb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-50fdffb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"50fdffb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-616c7eb ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"616c7eb\" 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-ee7d37b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee7d37b\" 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=\"online-relationships-are-real-but-sometimes-limiting\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Online relationships are real, but sometimes limiting<\/span><\/strong><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 data-dce-background-color=\"#E2E3E4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb1e16c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"bb1e16c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-bfbad50 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"bfbad50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-0b30641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b30641\" 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>Ford is quick to point out that \u201cintroverted\u201d students may be deeply connected online through gaming, chat servers, or interest-based communities. While those relationships can be valuable and supportive, for many students, for others, it can foster feelings of isolation.<\/p><p>The key, Ford noted, is understanding those relationship dynamics and whether they\u2019re good for the student or not. \u201cIf they are creating this community and connection online, I really want to support that.\u201d<\/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-fbc6544 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"fbc6544\" 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-3b9bef9 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"3b9bef9\" 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-3054fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3054fea\" 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 key is asking, &#8220;Is this helping or hindering the student\u2019s growth?&#8221;<\/p><p>Support should recognize what\u2019s working, not just what\u2019s missing.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"when-overachievement-becomes-a-liability\"><\/span>When overachievement becomes a liability<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>Many students equate worth with doing everything perfectly. On high-achieving campuses, this can backfire as students overcommit, hide imposter feelings, and\/or burn out silently.<\/p><p>Ford sees the paradox firsthand at Brown:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cIt&#8217;s often very, very hard or difficult to have students come to this campus and then tell them that they&#8217;re not supposed to work very hard because they&#8217;ve gotten into Brown, and it&#8217;s like, it just doesn&#8217;t compute.\u201d<\/p><p>He describes students who are \u201covercommitted\u201d and \u201cdon&#8217;t know how to say no to something,\u201d even when their bandwidth is gone.<\/p><p>Simonich looks at it through a public health lens:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cAt some point, you gotta learn where is the time and space to, like, make time for yourself, and that doesn&#8217;t mean you don&#8217;t work hard.\u201d<\/p><p>Students often need help understanding and setting boundaries and practicing self-care. Support strategies include:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Challenging all-or-nothing thinking<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Using motivational interviewing to help students recognize when a strategy that once worked has stopped working<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Normalizing recalibration and recovery, whether that means dropping a role, adjusting a course load, or taking a break to focus on health<\/li><\/ul><p>These mindsets help students stay engaged and on track without sacrificing well-being.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"accommodations-and-equity-a-new-normal\"><\/span>Accommodations and equity: A new normal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>Colleges are seeing a sharp rise in accommodation requests for mental health.<\/p><p>Simonich shared the numbers from her campus:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cIn 2020, [our] small college served only 82 of our students, which was about 4%. And last year and this year, we&#8217;re at about 12%\u2026 that&#8217;s a really different world than it was three, four, five years ago even.\u201d<\/p><p>And the top reason for accommodations may surprise some:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cThe number one reason we&#8217;re serving students in disability services on our campus is for mental health disorders. Learning disorders are actually about the third or fourth reason.\u201d<\/p><p>Ford sees the impact of earlier informal accommodations in K12: teachers who quietly extended deadlines or adjusted expectations for high-achieving students with unaddressed needs. College exposes gaps that were previously masked.<\/p><p>This shift reflects:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Better K12 screening<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Lower stigma<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Expanded ADA protections<\/li><\/ul><p>Accommodations aren\u2019t shortcuts. They level the playing field and reflect real needs.<\/p><p>When asked about critics who worry students won\u2019t survive without accommodations after graduation, Heather\u2019s response was firm:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cOur job is to provide an education, and there will be HR, human resources departments that will have to manage that wherever they work\u2026 It\u2019s a law.\u201d<\/p><p>Higher ed\u2019s role is to equip, not gatekeep.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-campuses-can-do-right-now\"><\/span>What campuses can do right now<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>You can\u2019t control everything, but you can take action. Panelists recommend:<\/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-27f9a3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"27f9a3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#D5EBF4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfc98b3 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"cfc98b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-44ca595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ca595\" 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 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"make-mental-health-everyones-job\"><\/span>Make mental health everyone\u2019s job<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\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<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c417a1f ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c417a1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-adec10e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adec10e\" 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>Ford\u2019s vision at Brown is clear:<\/p><p>\u201cI wanted to reframe this in terms of mental health on campus is everybody&#8217;s job, everybody&#8217;s responsibility.\u201d<\/p><p>That looks like:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Integrating well-being into first-year programming and advising<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Training all departments, from housing to business offices, in trauma-informed, student-centered support<\/li><\/ul>\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-f9392dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"f9392dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#D5EBF4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-128b638 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"128b638\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-209ead9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"209ead9\" 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 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"create-space-for-dialogue\"><\/span>Create space for dialogue<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\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<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-346a6a0 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"346a6a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-7449d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7449d0c\" 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>Both campuses are investing in programs that teach listening and disagreement, like \u201cPurple College\u201d and multidisciplinary dialogue initiatives.<\/p><p>These spaces:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Provide structure and safety in hard conversations<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Help students practice vulnerability and conflict with support<\/li><\/ul><p>Build skills they will need in workplaces, communities, and civic life<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/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-71571b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"71571b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#D5EBF4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-303ada8 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"303ada8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-85cdb78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85cdb78\" 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 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"normalize-struggle-dont-medicalize-it\"><\/span>Normalize struggle, don\u2019t medicalize it<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\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<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c75ab3 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2c75ab3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-ea956c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea956c8\" 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>Ford offered an important caution as the conversation closed:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cI want to make sure that we are not pathologizing all stress\u2026 There are times where stress can be adaptive as opposed to maladaptive.\u201d<\/p><p>Campuses can:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Help students distinguish stress from crisis<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Reinforce that seeking help is a strength<\/li><\/ul><p>Avoid sending the message that any discomfort automatically signals a disorder<\/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-964acdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"964acdd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#D5EBF4\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a1b7b9 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"7a1b7b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-3f8a15a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f8a15a\" 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 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"prioritize-prevention\"><\/span>Prioritize prevention<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\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<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d217b92 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d217b92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-1aa411e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aa411e\" 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>Simonich emphasized the need to pair reactive care with proactive promotion:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cWe have to do better with health promotion and prevention, so we don&#8217;t have to spend so much time on the reactive, more expensive, heavier, more burden-type work.\u201d<\/p><p>That means:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Using data to identify students at risk<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Investing in outreach before issues escalate<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Partnering across the institution to share responsibility for well-being<\/li><\/ul>\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-5621377 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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Ford reminds us that struggle can be information, not a diagnosis:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cWhen we hear, you know, Gen Z stressed, I just wanna make sure that we&#8217;re being thoughtful about how we&#8217;re framing the stress, and to know that not all stress is bad stress.\u201d<\/p><p>Campuses can model that:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Asking for help is strength<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Adjusting goals is growth<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Resilience includes knowing when to rest or shift<\/li><\/ul><p>When students feel supported in their struggle, they\u2019re more likely to stay enrolled and engaged.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"help-your-students-struggle-well-and-stay\"><\/span>Help Your Students Struggle Well and Stay<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>You don\u2019t need all the answers. You need the right partners.<\/p><p>TimelyCare supports institutions with proven virtual mental health care that enhances student resilience, belonging, and retention.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/lets-talk\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Contact us<\/a> to learn how we can help your campus thrive.<\/strong><\/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 data-dce-background-color=\"#C2D8EC\" class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c1fe64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"1c1fe64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-ed19538 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ed19538\" 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-5013a54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5013a54\" 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<h3>Key Takeaways<\/h3><ul><li>Today\u2019s students face chronic stress that affects retention<\/li><li>DEI uncertainty and silence can erode belonging<\/li><li>Overachievement and perfectionism put students at risk<\/li><li>Accommodations are equity tools, not exceptions<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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-434f330 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"434f330\" 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-9456e61 animated-fast ae-bg-gallery-type-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"9456e61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\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-332bddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"332bddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-advanced-background-color=\"#F3F3F7\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a095ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"a095ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1681\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1681\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What does \u201cstruggling well\u201d mean?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1681\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1681\"><p>It\u2019s the idea that students don\u2019t need struggle to be eliminated. They need support to navigate it with resilience and clarity.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1682\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1682\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why are mental health accommodations increasing?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1682\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1682\"><p>Better awareness, expanded ADA protections, and reduced stigma mean more students are seeking support, especially for anxiety and depression.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1683\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1683\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How does TimelyCare improve retention?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1683\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1683\"><p>By providing timely, measurable mental health support, TimelyCare helps students stay enrolled and engaged through challenges, turning potential breaking points into turning points. <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/resources\/empirical-evidence-timelycare-can-improve-student-retention\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Read more<\/a> about a first-of-its-kind study that evaluated how a college or university\u2019s partnership with TimelyCare impacts student retention.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Today\u2019s college students navigate a unique mix of academic pressure, social uncertainty, and digital overwhelm, and many are struggling in silence. In TimelyCare\u2019s recent webinar, higher education leaders discussed how institutions can foster resilience, support mental health, and create a sense of belonging for a generation under stress. 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