By KIPHANY HOF Associate director of UNK Counseling The mental health of college students has been declining over the past decade and COVID-19 has only exacerbated the problem. Deteriorating mental health among college students has reached epidemic proportions in the last five years. Many students tell counselors in the UNK Counseling Center they feel like they are the only one who feels lonely or overwhelmed by anxiety, and they wonder what is wrong with them compared … [Read more...] about It’s OK to not be OK: Resources available to support students’ mental health
Mental Health
UNK’s Kiphany Hof member of Mental Health Crisis Hotline Task Force
LINCOLN – Kiphany Hof, associate director of counseling at UNK and a licensed mental health practitioner, has been selected to serve on the Nebraska Legislature’s Mental Health Crisis Hotline Task Force. Hof is one of 24 members of the public selected. They include licensed mental and behavioral health clinicians, mental health care service providers, telecommunications representatives, law enforcement personnel, elected officials and others. The task force, created … [Read more...] about UNK’s Kiphany Hof member of Mental Health Crisis Hotline Task Force
Webinar addresses racism and its impact on students’ mental health
KEARNEY – Ebony McGee worked as an electrical engineer for several Fortune 500 companies before an epiphany changed her career path. “I realized that I wasn’t impacting the lives of others in a way that made sense to me. On my tombstone, I didn’t want it to say, ‘She made power products.’ I wanted something more meaningful for my life,” McGee explains in a Vanderbilt University faculty profile video. Inspired by her own experiences in a workplace that was “mostly … [Read more...] about Webinar addresses racism and its impact on students’ mental health
UNK students maintain social connections through Lopers Live video series
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Community spirit is an important part of student life at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The residence halls on campus are usually buzzing with activity as Lopers gather for study sessions, attend social activities or hang out in the lounges. However, there’s been a much different feeling inside these buildings over the past few weeks. Because of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, most students elected … [Read more...] about UNK students maintain social connections through Lopers Live video series
Fritson recognized for mental health, wellness collaboration
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – Krista Fritson is a superstar. The University of Nebraska at Kearney professor of psychology was recently named Collaborator of the Year by the Great Plains Institutional Development Award for Clinical and Translational Research. Honored Oct. 24 during a ceremony at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Fritson was recognized for collaborating with community organizations to increase understanding of … [Read more...] about Fritson recognized for mental health, wellness collaboration
