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Introduction

• According to research from the American College Health

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Association, emotional issues like depression, anxiety and

stress, are leading impediments to academic success among

college students

college students.

• The Jed Foundation

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emotional health among college students, has partnered with

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American Psychiatric Foundation

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Transition Year

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an online resource center that helps students and their

families focus on emotional health before, during and after

the college transition.

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TransitionYear.org Overview

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Website Homepage

I. Website Homepage

• Choose between Parent or Student

• Social Networking components

II. Parent or Student Homepage

• Two ways to access resources:

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Where you are in the college transition process

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Content Type (Articles, CollgeWiki, Q&A, Links &

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What is CollegeWiki?

Transition Year’s CollegeWiki is a catalogue of

over 7 000 colleges throughout the country

over 7,000 colleges throughout the country

with user and school‐inputed information

related to finding a college that is the “right fit”

related to finding a college that is the “right fit”.

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CollegeWiki Sections

1. General Information

• A high le el profile of school

• A high level profile of school

2. Academic Support

• What tutoring, academic advising or other academic support resources are in place to help

students acclimate to their course loads and assist if they are struggling with classes?

3 Student Life

3. Student Life

• What is the personality, culture, and diversity of the school? What types of activities and

organizations are available and popular on campus?

4. Transition Support

• What types of programs are in place during orientation or the first year to help students

What types of programs are in place during orientation or the first year to help students

adjust to college life, meet new people, manage stress and deal with challenges?

5. Emotional Wellness & Mental Health Resources

• What resources, such as gyms and counseling centers, are provided to help students stay

well physically and emotionally? What resources and supports are available if students face

emotional health issues?

– Over 1,500 have pre‐entered information on their college counseling center, pulled from the ULifeline website, a centralized place for students to learn more about mental health conditions and find campus‐specific college counseling center contact information. If you are a college professional, we encourage you to register your school with www.ULifeline.orgif it is not already.

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CollegeWiki: Adding Content

• User added information is the key to any wiki:

User added information is the key to any wiki:

users are encouraged to edit the CollegeWiki

with helpful emotional transition information

related to specific colleges.

• To enter content in any section, log‐in to your

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My Transition Year

Registration with My Transition Year is a free and confidential one‐step process

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that gives you access to customized resources:

• Fit Tool ‐ receive a an emotional Right Fit rating (0‐100) for any school.

STEP 1: Complete Personality Profile. STEP 2: Add a School. STEP 3: Complete Right Fit Worksheet, and view score. ¾ You can override score by going back into edit the RightFit worksheet. ¾ Click on the trash icon to the right of a school to remove it from you list.

• My Library –

A personalized collection of articles from TranstionYear.org, as

selected by you.

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• My Tools

¾ Staying Emotionally Healthy Worksheet – important contact information once your student has chosen a school. It can be converted to PDF and printed, or can be exported to your Outlook. ¾ Stress Check: Signs of a Problem – the one page list signs to look for during the transition ll h i h i if b i bl i di i to college that might signify a basic problem or a more serious condition.

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Other Transition Year Features

• Forum

Forum

• Q&A

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Other Helpful Resources

www.ulifeline.org

ULif li i fid ti l li t h ll t d t b ULifeline is an anonymous, confidential, online resource center, where college students can be comfortable searching for the information they need and want regarding mental health and suicide prevention. Resources include counseling center contact information for over 1,500 college campuses and a confidential online self‐evaluator tool.

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www.itsonmymind.org

It's On My Mind is a broad multimedia campaign devoted to eliminating stigma attached to mental health. We all have an emotional health. Let's talk about it.

www halfofus com

www.halfofus.com

Based on the finding that half of all college students reported feeling so depressed that they couldn't function, this website by mtvU and The Jed Foundation shows video stories of students and high‐profile artists in order to increase awareness about mental health issues on campus and connects students to the appropriate resources to get help.

www.jedfoundation.org

The Jed Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization working to reduce the rate of suicide and the prevalence of emotional distress among college students.

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