Student Mental Health
Student Mental Health is an ongoing and urgent issue for higher education. The UC Student Mental Health Committee, co-chaired by UCSB Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Michael Young and UCSD Professor Joel Dimsdale, presented its Final Report to the UC Regents in September 2007. The report, inclusive of the three-tiered recommendations, can be found in our Reports section.
Subsequent to the 2007 report, the Provost appointed the Student Mental Health Oversight Committee charged to 1) provide guidance and direction on those elements of the Report recommendations which require systemwide coordination, 2) Further advance the recommendations of the Report through ongoing campus and University dialogue and assessment, 3) Provide guidance in identifying and applying the necessary resources, and 4) Report on the progress being made on these issues by individual campuses and the University as a whole.
Campus Life at UCOP staffed the original student mental health committee as well as the current student mental health oversight committee. For questions or updates on systemwide activity please contact Maria Blandizzi.