A Descriptive Overview of Mental Health Services Offered in Post-Secondary Educational Institutions Across Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Access to adequate mental health (MH) services is necessary for nearly half of Canadian youth (18-24 years) who enroll in post-secondary education given the relatively high risk of MH problems. Our objectives were to determine the status of MH services available to students in post-secondary institutions in Canada and to determine the extent to which these services are based on the principles of a high-quality youth MH (YMH) service.

Method

Information on MH services was collected from websites of a representative sample (N = 67) of post-secondary institutions across all provinces. Data were analysed descriptively according to four categories (universities with a Faculty of Medicine (FoM) n = 18, other large universities n = 15, small universit

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9923134 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature