Overcoming Help-Seeking Barriers and Service Demands on Canadian University Campuses and the Role of Campus Support Services

摘要: Across North America, the pervasiveness of psychological issues on university campuses is becoming increasingly concerning. As such, counselling clinics and health centres are currently being taxed staff administrators scrambling to keep up with growing demands. While this worrisome, it somewhat overshadowed by fact that most students (up 90%) do not seek help for concerns. Thus, while majority getting they need, universities struggling relatively small number accessing services. Taken together, suggests current structure support services working. The purpose present study was better understand why Canadian seeking campus further, generate practical suggestions how can be modified overcome help-seeking barriers service demands campus. research questions included: a) What identified staff/administrators prevent from campuses?, b) mechanisms used address their c) policy practice changes still needed in order demands? A generic qualitative approach (interpretive description; Thorne, 2008) employed as methodological framework. sample comprised 23 three institutions recruited. Data collected via