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Supporting LGBTQ+ Students as they Work to Achieve Professional and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The increase, the Trevor Project suggests , stems from not only from the negative impact of COVID-19, but other risk factors like barriers to mental health care and a wave of new state policies affecting LGBTQ+ rights. During July 2022 alone, ten anti-gay laws went into effect , all of them relating to education.

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Depression on College Campuses conference: Insights and actions (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Institutions can partner with organizations such as the Hope Center to consider intersections among learning, retention, mental health and students’ basic needs (e.g., Institutions need a digital mental health strategy as they expand their digital mental health services to external products and providers.

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Why chronic absenteeism is so high—and how district leaders can start fixing it

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Blogs Why chronic absenteeism is so high—and how district leaders can start fixing it The national chronic absenteeism rate has skyrocketed since the pandemic, from 16% in 2019 to an estimated 33% in 2022. How to Get Started: Source options for service ideas from staff with a stake in absenteeism (e.g.,

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California universities launch abortion services

Confessions of a Community College Dean

You go to your student health center,” said Tifani Bartow, deputy director of operations and grants at the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. In the report, some campuses reference purchasing new security cameras. Other states are looking to replicate California’s success.

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