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Featured Webinar

HYPE on Campus: Initial Results from an Educational Support Intervention for YA Students with MHCs

November 15, 2024
Michelle Mullen, PhD, Debbie Nicolellis, MS, CRC, CPRP

Young adult college students with mental health conditions (MHC’s) have the worst outcomes of any other student group, with or without disabilities. It is estimated that nearly 86% of college students with (MHC’s) drop out during their college careers; this rate is more than 3 times the attrition rate of freshmen. At the same time, the number of students with MHC’s on campus is growing, with 20% having previous diagnoses and upwards of 60% experiencing symptoms that meet the clinical criteria for depression and anxiety. Early research on barriers to success for these students shows that even more often than psychiatric symptomatology, students endorse barriers such as struggling with time and task management and meeting competing demands.

This webinar describes a new service for young adult college students with MHC’s: "HYPE on Campus". "HYPE on Campus" develops critical skills, such as those related to executive functioning, so that students are able to meet the competing demands and more effectively utilize resources on campus. Initial research results will be discussed with opportunities for questions and comments.

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Past Webinars

Employment:

Pathways to Self Sufficiency: Career & Technical Education for Youth with Emotional Disturbances
April 22, 2022
Marsha Ellison, PhD, Colleen McKay, PhD
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Supporting Youth Vocational Goals with Mental Health and Vocational Rehabilitation Collaboration: Implications for the Present
June 30, 2020
Maryann Davis, Ph.D., Nancy Koroloff, Ph.D., & Anwyn Gatesy-Davis
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Re-Conceptualizing & Boosting Engagement for Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Needs in Community-Based Services
November 19, 2019
Vanessa Klodnick
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Preventing Disability among Young Adults with Mental Health Conditions
May 31, 2018
Michelle G. Mullen
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Behavioral Health Disorders and Employment for Justice Involved Adolescents
April 18, 2018
Edward Mulvey and Carol Schubert
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Employing Young Adult Peer Support Workers: A Toolkit for Providers
May 11, 2017
Jonathan Delman & Vanessa Klodnick
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Toolkit

Employment and Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions: Increasing Employment and Career Opportunities
June 28, 2016
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) webinar
Jonathan Delman

Research-based Employment Supports for Youth with Chronic Mental Health Disabilities
October 8, 2015
Webcasts with VCU Center on Transition Innovations
Maryann Davis

Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence as a Predictor of Young Adult Employment Outcomes
August 5, 2015
Kathryn Sabella and Maryann Davis

Helping Youth on the Path to Employment (HYPE)
March 2015
Marsha Ellison, Sloan Huckabee, Rachel Stone, and Michelle Mullen

The Employment Market for Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions: Barriers and Solutions
February 10, 2015
Lisa M. Smith and Charles Lidz

Transitions RTC Research Webinar Series: IPS Supported Employment for Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness: Four RCTs
May 7, 2013
Gary Bond, Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center

Employment/Education:

Going Virtual: How 3 Young Adult-Focused Services Pivoted to Virtual Platforms in 2020
June 24, 2021
Paul Cherchia, LMHC, Dorothy Hutchinson, ScD, Debbie Nicolellis, MS, CRC, CPRP, Vanessa Klodnick, PhD, & Rebecca Johnson, MA, LCPC
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Virtual Best Practice Guide for Youth Young Adult Community Mental Health Providers

Best Practices for Transition Planning for High School Students with Mental Health Conditions
September 12, 2019
Marsha Langer Ellison, Ph.D. and Laura Golden

Navigating School & Work with a Serious Mental Health Condition
Sept 14, 2017
Kathryn Sabella, Laura Golden, and Emma Pici D'Ottavio

Adapting IPS for Young Adults: The Thresholds Study
Aug 13, 2015
A webinar by Marsha Ellison, Gary Bond, and Vanessa Vorhies-Klodnick
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Promoting Successful Transitions for Youth with Serious Mental Health Conditions
October 9, 2014
Mary Wagner and Lynn Newman

Education:

Shattering Myths: Performance, Attrition, and Executive Functioning of College Students with Mental Health Conditions
September 21, 2023
Michelle Mullen, PhD
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Academic Coaching for College Students with Mental Health Conditions by Peer Students: Pilot Results
January 18, 2022
Maryann Davis, PhD, Paul Cherchia, LMHC, Dorothy Hutchinson, ScD
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Q&A for Supporting College Students with Mental Health Conditions in the Wake of COVID-19 Webinar
April 2, 2020

Supporting College Students with Mental Health Conditions in the Wake of COVID-19
March 25, 2020
Michelle Mullen, MS, CRC, CPRP
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Resources for Supporting Students during COVID

Are You a College Student with a Mental Health Condition? Managing the Wake of COVID: Strategies & Tools to Finish Your Semester
April 16, 2020
Michelle Mullen, MS, CRC, CPRP
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The College Years: How Students with Lived Experience Navigate Academics and Mental Health Management
October 10, 2018
Amanda Costa, Laura Golden and Ian Lane
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Supporting the Education of Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions: State of the Practice - part 2
January 26, 2016
Michelle Mullen, Kathleen Biebel, Marsha Ellison
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Supporting the Education of Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions: State of the Science - part 1
January 7, 2016
Marsha Ellison, Michelle Mullen, and Kathleen Biebel
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Needs and Supports for Pursuing Postsecondary Education and Training for Youth with Psychiatric Disabilities
October 1, 2015
Webcasts with VCU Center on Transition Innovations
Maryann Davis

Promoting Successful Transitions for Youth with Serious Mental Health Conditions
May 14, 2014
Mary Wagner, Lynn Newman

Upcoming Webinar:

Youth & Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions – Reflections of 30 Years: Parts 1 & 2

May 12, 2025: 12-1:30 pm EDT

June 2, 2025: 12-1:30 pm EDT

Presenters:

Amanda Baczko, MPH
Brianne “Brie” Masselli, MA
Gwendolyn White, MSW
Nancy Koroloff, PhD
Maryann Davis, PhD

This two-part webinar series will present the developments in services, policies, and research from 1995-2025 from the perspectives of five experts who have been keenly involved in the field for most of these years. The webinars will highlight the interrelationships of research, policy, and practices from the initial recognition of the need to both understand the strengths, needs, and circumstances of this population and to provide services that are tailored to them. They will also highlight the major milestones that have been achieved since the field’s infancy with an eye towards lessons learned and future implications.

Part 1 on May 12, 2025, will trace the development of policies, federal programs, and local innovative service delivery that addressed the needs of youth and young adults living with serious mental health conditions.

Part 2 on June 2, 2025, will focus on research developments.

These webinars are made possible with funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), ACL Grant #'s 90RTEM0005, 90RTE0012, 90RTCP0010, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Grant # 90RTCP0010. NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).The contents of these webinars do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, SAMHSA, ACL, or HHS and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.