Caring for the Mental Health of Higher Education Students: Coping Strategies and Well-Being Support
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Assessments".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 1202
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue focusing on the mental health of higher education students.
The mental health and well-being of higher education students have become increasingly important considering the academic and personal challenges they face. The specialized literature contains a wide variety of validated strategies and methods for assessing and promoting students’ mental health. However, inconsistencies in outcome assessment pose significant challenges for higher education institutions and healthcare professionals in decision-making, hindering efforts to improve students’ well-being and preventing the comparison of crucial interventions with evidence-based practices.
This Special Issue aims to explore and disseminate effective strategies for promoting students’ mental health and well-being, providing a platform to share successful research, experiences, and practices.
We seek original studies and reviews (narrative, systematic, scoping, umbrella reviews, and meta-analyses), including both clinical trials and observational studies, that can advance knowledge and practices in mental health care among higher education students. Topics may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Coping strategies and resilience;
- Psychological interventions and counseling;
- Well-being programs and social support;
- Impact of the academic environment on mental health;
- Technologies and innovations in mental health support;
- The importance of emotional intelligence and humor for well-being.
We invite all researchers, academics, and professionals to submit their manuscripts.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Lídia Susana Mendes Moutinho
Dr. Patrício Costa
Dr. Olga Maria Martins de Sousa Valentim
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mental health
- coping strategies
- resilience, psychological
- psychological support
- stress management
- student health
- emotional intelligence
- student welfare
- humor
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