Franzoi Isabella Giulia, Sauta Maria Domenica, Carnevale Giuliano, Granieri Antonella
Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Front Psychol. 2022 Apr 22;13:894423. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.894423. eCollection 2022.
Tertiary education can be stressful for many young people, who consistently report high levels of distress. The issue has major implications for campus health services and mental health policymaking more widely. The present study proposes to map student counseling services in Europe.
The sample of institutions was sourced, using standardized data extraction, from the European Tertiary Education Register (ETER). Then, each institution's website was analyzed for information about the availability of student counseling centers and the services provided. Data extracted from the ETER database were: ETER ID, national identifier, institution name, English institution name, number of students, legal status (in English), institution category (in English), and institutional website. Data extracted from institutions' websites concerned the availability of students' psychological centers and the services provided. Analyses were carried out using the SPSS Statistics software package (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, United States), version 26.
Overall, it was found that most institutions do not provide mental health counseling services for their students. Institutions of medium dimensions showed a higher probability of reporting students' psychological centers than small institutions. Moreover, private institutions and public institutions were more likely to report having such centers, while private government-dependent institutions were less likely. Universities of applied sciences and universities were more likely to report having them, while other institutions were less likely. Regarding provision according to geographic area, compared to Northern Europe, every other European region was less likely to report featuring such centers. Most institutions reported offering counseling, career counseling, or not otherwise specified psychological services, but only a small number reported providing services such as psychotherapy, psychiatric services, or counseling for learning-specific disabilities.
It is critically important to catalog European data on student counseling centers and services, to encourage tertiary education institutions to invest in such services as key sites for mental health promotion. Indeed, professionally trained staff and the possibility of long-term treatment options would go a long way in supporting students who might not otherwise have access to treatment.
高等教育对许多年轻人来说可能会带来压力，他们一直报告称苦恼程度很高。这个问题对校园健康服务以及更广泛的心理健康政策制定有着重大影响。本研究提议绘制欧洲学生咨询服务的地图。
使用标准化数据提取方法，从欧洲高等教育注册数据库（ETER）中获取机构样本。然后，分析每个机构的网站，以获取有关学生咨询中心的可用性和所提供服务的信息。从ETER数据库中提取的数据包括：ETER ID、国家标识符、机构名称、英文机构名称、学生人数、法律地位（英文）、机构类别（英文）和机构网站。从机构网站中提取的数据涉及学生心理中心的可用性和所提供的服务。使用SPSS Statistics软件包（IBM公司，美国纽约州阿蒙克）第26版进行分析。
总体而言，发现大多数机构不为其学生提供心理健康咨询服务。中等规模的机构比小型机构更有可能报告设有学生心理中心。此外，私立机构和公立机构更有可能报告设有此类中心，而依赖政府的私立机构则可能性较小。应用科学大学和大学更有可能报告设有此类中心，而其他机构则可能性较小。关于按地理区域提供服务的情况，与北欧相比，欧洲其他每个地区报告设有此类中心的可能性较小。大多数机构报告提供咨询、职业咨询或未另行说明的心理服务，但只有少数机构报告提供诸如心理治疗、精神科服务或针对特定学习障碍的咨询等服务。
整理欧洲关于学生咨询中心和服务的数据至关重要，以鼓励高等教育机构投资此类服务，将其作为促进心理健康的关键场所。事实上，专业训练有素的工作人员和长期治疗选择的可能性对于支持那些可能无法获得治疗的学生将大有帮助。
