Answering Calls for Care in College: Steps to Support Student Mental Wellness 

Mental health is one of the most critical priorities for college students today. Since the onset of the pandemic and the declaration of a national public health crisis around mental health, students are speaking up about their increased need and desire for mental health support and a holistic postsecondary educational experience where they are valued, respected, and seen – not as demographic percentiles or funding metrics – but as whole humans. College Futures Foundation invites California’s higher education and mental health advocates, practitioners, policymakers, and funders to discuss new research examining college student mental health through a racial and financial equity lens and to learn how we can all play a role to answer students’ calls for care.