TY - JOUR
T1 - Pilot Design and Implementation of an Innovative Mental Health and Wellness Clinic at a Historically Black College/University
AU - Moore, Jessica R.
AU - Pollio, David E.
AU - Hong, Barry A.
AU - Valencia, Celeste
AU - Sorrell, Michael
AU - North, Carol S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding This work was funded in part by Metrocare Services in Dallas, TX and by Grant No. SPA0000758 to the first author from the American Psychiatric Association’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Minority Fellowship.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - A pilot mental health and wellness clinic was developed and implemented on the campus of Paul Quinn College, a small Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Dallas, TX, to address mental health disparities in an African-American student population. Additionally, a series of student engagement activities was developed and implemented to address stigma and enhance linkage to the clinic. The student engagement activities were well attended. In all, 14 students requested a total of 97 appointments during the spring 2016 semester, but attended only 41 appointments. Students sought treatment of a variety of psychiatric disorders, most commonly major depressive disorder and adjustment disorder. A model based on this program could conceivably be extended to serve students more broadly in other HBCUs as well as in community colleges.
AB - A pilot mental health and wellness clinic was developed and implemented on the campus of Paul Quinn College, a small Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Dallas, TX, to address mental health disparities in an African-American student population. Additionally, a series of student engagement activities was developed and implemented to address stigma and enhance linkage to the clinic. The student engagement activities were well attended. In all, 14 students requested a total of 97 appointments during the spring 2016 semester, but attended only 41 appointments. Students sought treatment of a variety of psychiatric disorders, most commonly major depressive disorder and adjustment disorder. A model based on this program could conceivably be extended to serve students more broadly in other HBCUs as well as in community colleges.
KW - African American
KW - College mental health
KW - Health care disparities
KW - Historically Black College University
KW - Mental health assessment
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U2 - 10.1007/s10597-017-0167-y
DO - 10.1007/s10597-017-0167-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 28940059
AN - SCOPUS:85029739695
SN - 0010-3853
VL - 54
SP - 371
EP - 375
JO - Community Mental Health Journal
JF - Community Mental Health Journal
IS - 4
ER -