Mental Health in Higher Education

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5/29/2024 2:00 PM

5/29/2024 3:00 PM

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Format: Online
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Program Type: Webinar
Webinars are free, 30- to 90-minute virtual events. ACE experts, campus leaders, and other voices from within and beyond higher education discuss critical questions and promising practices around a timely topic. Registrants have the opportunity to share their questions during the live event and to access the recording afterward.

Mental health in higher education is a high priority for administrators, faculty, staff, students, and policymakers. Join us on May 29 as our expert panelists discuss the importance of prioritizing mental health, examine the latest mental health statistics, and share how they are using evidence-based practices to address the topic in their communities.

The conversation will feature recorded remarks from Roberto J. Rodriguez, assistant secretary of planning, evaluation, and policy development, Department of Education. Speakers will also share more about ACE’s efforts to address this issue with policymakers. Audience questions will be answered during the event, so be a part of the conversation as we close Mental Health Awareness Month with this impactful discussion! The event will be recorded and shared with all registrants following the event.

Speakers

Roberto Rodriguez

Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education

Opening Speaker

Roberto Rodriguez

Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education

Steven Bloom

Assistant Vice President

Government Relations

Steven M. Bloom came to ACE from the Independent Sector, where he served as senior lobbyist and director of government relations. As assistant vice president of Government Relations at ACE, Bloom’s primary focus is on tax issues, hea...

Host

Steven Bloom

Assistant Vice President

Government Relations

Hollie Chessman

Director & Principal Program Officer

Education Futures Lab

Hollie M. Chessman is a director and principal program officer, and the resident college student mental health and well-being expert, at the American Council on Education (ACE). Chessman joined ACE in December 2017, bringing almost 20 years of pr...

Moderator

Hollie Chessman

Director & Principal Program Officer

Education Futures Lab

Sarah Ketchen Lipson

Assistant Professor, Health Law, Policy, and Management, School of Public Health, Boston University; Principal Investigator, Healthy Minds Network

Panelist

Sarah Ketchen Lipson

Assistant Professor, Health Law, Policy, and Management, School of Public Health, Boston University; Principal Investigator, Healthy Minds Network

Ryan S. Patel

Senior Staff Psychiatrist and Chair of the Research Committee, Office of Student Life, Counseling and Consultation Services, The Ohio State University

Panelist

Ryan S. Patel

Senior Staff Psychiatrist and Chair of the Research Committee, Office of Student Life, Counseling and Consultation Services, The Ohio State University

Eric Wood

Director of Counseling and Mental Health, Texas Christian University