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Mental health resources in pharmacy schools
Wendy Sun1, Hiba Alzouby1, Suzanne Harris1
1University of North Carolina, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, 301 Pharmacy Ln, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning
|March 15, 2021
Summary
Mental health support for pharmacy students is often not found within pharmacy schools. Most resources, like on-site counselors, are available through the broader university, and information is frequently difficult to locate online.
Area of Science:
- Health Professions Education
- Mental Health Services Research
- Student Affairs
Background:
- Mental health disorders are increasingly prevalent among pharmacy students.
- Identifying accessible mental health resources is crucial for this population.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the availability and accessibility of mental health resources for pharmacy students.
- To determine if pharmacy schools offer dedicated mental health support services.
Main Methods:
- A two-arm study was conducted: a survey of student affairs representatives from 11 pharmacy schools and a website scan of all US pharmacy schools (n=150).
- Data collected included resource availability, location, and future plans, alongside the ease of finding information online.
- Descriptive statistics were performed using Microsoft Excel.
Main Results:
- For surveyed schools (n=9), 89% reported an on-site counselor, but these were typically university-wide, not pharmacy-specific.
- Website scans revealed that 83% of on-site counselors were also located within the general university, not the pharmacy school.
- Information on mental health resources was absent from 77% of pharmacy school websites, with 45% of information being "somewhat" or "extremely difficult" to find.
Conclusions:
- The most common mental health services, such as on-site counselors, are generally integrated into broader university services rather than being specific to pharmacy schools.
- There is a significant gap in the online accessibility and discoverability of mental health resources for pharmacy students.
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