Apr 23, 2019, 11:40 AM
(from the American Council on Education) Investing time and resources in student mental health makes good academic and economic sense for colleges and society at large, according to recent research by the American Council on Education. How much those investments pay off can be measured using a new online tool created by ACE in collaboration with the Healthy Minds Network. Institutions enter certain parameters, including population size, retention rate and prevalence of depression, and the tool estimates the expected return on a new investment in student mental health, such as treatment services or preventive programs, by determining the amount of tuition dollars retained as a result of averting mental health-related drop-outs.
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