This report uses data from the 2024 Michigan Mental Health Landscape Survey to shed light on the availability and accessibility of mental health services for students across Michigan community colleges.

This resource discusses the purpose and potential uses of formal partnerships between colleges and local mental health providers, describes action steps and considerations for developing an MOU with local mental health providers, and provides tangible examples and templates for drafting a comprehensive MOU.

This resource discusses the role of Digital Mental Health Interventions (DMHIs) in supporting student mental health, while serving as a guide to aid community college administrators and mental health providers in making informed decisions about implementing DMHIs at their college.

This resource describes the process of hosting graduate student field interns as a means to expand capacity to support student mental health, provides general criteria and considerations for hosting field interns from different graduate programs, and offers guidance on determining if hosting field interns is a fit for your college.

This toolkit offers practical mental health screening strategies tailored to the unique needs of Michigan community colleges. It includes best practices for creating and launching a campus-wide screening approach, along with a curated list of evidence-based tools for college staff and mental health professionals.

This brief resource will highlight the benefits to students, colleges, and communities that result from investing in student mental health. This resource is designed to support community colleges’ efforts to promote student success and community well-being by providing the key data points to inform advocacy efforts.

This 2023 report presents summarized findings of the current evidence base for a range of mental health resources, policies, and practices. The authors – Drs. Sara Abelson, Sarah Ketchen Lipson, and Daniel Eisenberg – highlight recommendations to help higher education leaders make evidence-based investments in student mental health.

This 2025 report outlines priority recommendations for state policymakers, higher education leaders, and community stakeholders to eliminate basic needs insecurity in order to foster student success, improve health and wellbeing, and strengthen Michigan’s workforce and economy.

This 2019 brief report uses evidence from college student populations and examples from college presidents to examine how higher education leadership can advocate for and invest in student mental health.