Estimated 1 in 3 students seek help with mental health issues at some point during their academic career; Yavapai Campus police are involved in incidents “commonly” around mental issue problems
One of the issues the Yavapai Community College Governing Board was asked to consider at the November 2019 meeting was the increasing mental health needs of students attending the institution. According to the National Alliance of Mental Illness, nearly 1 in 5 adults experience mental illness of some kind each year.
This number is even higher among college students with roughly 1 in 3 students seeking help with their mental health. [Authority: htps://www.Insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2018/11/06/]. More students than ever before are being treated for mental health-issues for a variety of issues. These include addition, anxiety, depression, and panic attacks. [Authority: (htps://www.bestcounselingdegrees.net/top-10-mental-healthchallenges-facing-college-students-today/.]
Tom Hughes, Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research at the Community College, presented this analysis on student mental health at the District Governing Board meeting. He noted that there are fairly common Yavapai campus police issues that involve in some way mental health problems. He also agreed with Representative Deb McCasland that there may be a link from drug abuse to some mental health problems.
His short presentation to the Governing Board follows below in the Video clip.
At the November meeting, Third District Yavapai Community College Governing Board member Paul Chevalier continued his effort to encourage greater discussion of important Community College issues among Governing Board members. He argued that if the Board engaged in extended discussion it would be possible to arrive at a consensus on a particular issue.
In a story written by Bill Helm, which appeared in the November 14, 2019 Verde Independent, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) auditors have discovered questionable costs at the Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education located in Cottonwood totaling $638,716 for fiscal years 2011-2016. According to the story, “ADE Public Information Officer Stefan Swiat . . . is not certain whether the Valley Academy will be asked to repay the $426,451” the State has already paid back to the Federal Government.
The state of Arizona has indicated to veterans that Yavapai Community College will provide the support they need if they pursue higher education at that institution. The recognition came as the College was designated as a “Veterans Supportive Campus” by the Arizona Department of Veterans Services (AZDVS).
The Yavapai Community College Governing Board will hold its regular Governing Board meeting this Tuesday, November 12, 2019 beginning at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Chino Valley Yavapai Community College Agribusiness & Science Technology Center.
According to a story written by Bill Helm and appearing in the November 5, 2019 issue of the Verde Independent, the University of Arizona is preparing to open a new College of Veterinary Medicine at Rimrock on its V-Bar-V Ranch facility. Plans are to open it by the fall 2020, according to Marta Coursey, chief of staff to the dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine.