Three ways to promote male student mental health and well-being
The director of counseling services at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock offers three strategies for combating male students’ negative ideas around mental health support. Despite research showing that men and women benefit equally from psychological treatment, men exhibit reluctance toward seeking it. Men tend to hold an overall negative view of help-seeking or believe it is a sign of weakness, according to research by Aresh Assadi, director of counseling services at the University of Arkansas.