This page has a list of resources for current and prospective students diagnosed with mental illness, emotional illness, psychiatric disabilities, and related conditions, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. This page is also for high school students with "Emotional or Behavioral Disorders" who plan to attend college. Click here to return to the full list of disability-specific resources.
Managing a Mental Health Condition in College, guidance from NAMI
Active Minds encourages students and college personnel to Transform Your Campus policies about things like Leaves of Absence and more. Includes guides that you can request and download.
Overview of mental illnesses designed for professionals and families.
A tale of mental illness | Elyn Saks: https://www.youtube.com/embed/f6CILJA110Y
Law professor Elyn Saks talks about her schizophrenia and how supportive friends, family, and workplace made a difference
Books
Saks, Elyn. The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness.
Price, Margaret. Mad at School: Rhetorics of Mental Disability and Academic Life.
Lipka, S. (2018, February). 'I didn't know how to ask for help': Stories of students with anxiety. Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from https://www.chronicle.com/article/I-Didn-t-Know-How-to-Ask/242412
Tools
Some information about mindfulness apps - some are helpful, others are not effective.
The "Active Minds" program featured on NBC Nightly News (video)
Video from the Web version of this publication:
‘Active Minds’ Creates Safe Space For College Students To Discuss Mental Health | NBC Nightly News: https://www.youtube.com/embed/0ccJi91bZIA
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