Reflections on Students’ Emotional Health and Wellness and the Role of Faculty

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college students, red folder campaign, health and wellness resources, classroom syllabi, classroom technology, mental health

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This article reflects our experiences with the mental health challenges of college students and our approach to assist faculty in supporting those students’ emotional health. Given the rise in mental health challenges of college students before and after the pandemic, colleges and universities have increased their attention to student wellness. We discuss the challenges and two solutions—the red folder campaign and the addition of health and wellness resources into class syllabi—to bring faculty into the conversation and to enhance faculty ability to support students’ emotional health and wellness. Additionally, we reflect on the perceived usefulness of these techniques gathered through a brief survey. While faculty’s primary focus may be on academic success of their students, a student cannot achieve that success without their emotional health and wellness being stable and strong; therefore, faculty have an important role and opportunity to support their students holistically.

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Michelle Scott, Monmouth University

Michelle Scott, PhD is Professor and Director, School of Social Work/SRF Suicide Prevention Research and Training Project, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ (mscott@monmouth.edu).

Christa N. Hogan, Monmouth University

Christa N. Hogan, MSW, LCSW is Senior Lecturer and BSW Program Director, School of Social Work, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ (chogan@monmouth.edu).

Stephanie A. Sabatini, Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center

Stephanie A. Sabatini, MSW, LCSW is Clinical Therapist, Emergency Psychiatric Services, Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center, Holmdel, NJ (sabatini.lcsw@gmail.com).

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2025-09-29

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Scott, M., Hogan, C. N., & Sabatini, S. A. (2025). Reflections on Students’ Emotional Health and Wellness and the Role of Faculty . Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 31(3), 69–83. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/2090

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