Virginia College Mental Health Study

Statement of Richard J. Bonnie Accompanying Submission of Virginia College Mental Health Study to the Joint Commission on Health Care, General Assembly of Virginia November 22, 2011

Virginia College Mental Health Study

Virginia College Mental Health Study Summary of Recommendations

November 2011

Submitted to the Joint Commission on Health Care, General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia

Virginia College Mental Health Study

Virginia College Mental Health Study Prepared for The Joint Commission on Health Care General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia
FINAL REPORT

Richard J. Bonnie, Chair
Susan M. Davis, Chair of Task Force on Legal Issues
Christopher Flynn, Chair of Task Force on Access to Services
November 2011

Prepared for the Joint Commission on Health Care, General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Virginia College Mental Health Study

Executive Summary
November 2011

Based on national data as well as the data available in Virginia, it is likely that at least 46,000 of Virginia's college students are experiencing significant mental health concerns and are in need of psychological assistance at any given time.

Virginia College Mental Health Study

Key Findings from the Virginia College Mental Health Survey

Statement to the Virginia General Assembly's Behavioral Health Subcommittee of the Joint Commission on Health Care regarding the study of mental health issues in the Commonwealth's colleges and universities

Virginia College Mental Health Study

Report on the Virginia College Mental Health Survey

The Joint Commission on Health Care of the Virginia General Assembly, in coordination with The Commission on Mental Health Law Reform, conducted a survey to gather comprehensive empirical information from colleges in Virginia regarding the adequacy of students' access to mental health services and the ways in which colleges respond to students' mental health crises.