Wellness for All: Improving Campus Climate for LGBTQA Students as Prevention
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Patricia Manning
Abstract
While it is widely recognized that campus climate can have a profound impact on students’ academic performance, mental/behavioral health, and character development, campus is not experienced equally across identity groups. For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and asexual (LGBTQA) students, campus often includes added stressors, which can make college more difficult than for the average student and may negatively influence mental/behavioral health outcomes. In this article, the authors explore ways to improve campus climate as a protective factor for LGBTQA students by presenting a statewide program in Arizona with this goal. The program will be discussed within the context of addressing LGBTQA experiences in college to promote well-being.
© 2014 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston
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Articles in the same Issue
- From the Editors
- The Power of Personal Coaching: Helping First-Year Students to Connect and Commit in College
- Invited Feature Article
- Considering Student Coaching
- Peer Reviewed Article
- Part of the “Establishment”? Fostering Positive Campus Climates for Student Activists
- Greek Environments: An Update on the Effects of Fraternities and Sororities on Health-Related Behaviors
- Chapel Use on College and University Campuses
- Best Practices
- Wellness for All: Improving Campus Climate for LGBTQA Students as Prevention
- Opinions and Perspectives
- Stuck in the Middle With Jews: Religious Privilege and Jewish Campus Life
- Spirituality on Campus
- Finding an Inner Voice through Silence: Mindfulness Goes to College
