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Safe college environments assist transitioning student veterans

By Claudia Bustamante

There is no universal way to support student veterans with mental health issues but, generally speaking, providing a safe environment on college and university campuses has proven effective.

That information, along with highlighting specific transition challenges and military stigmas, was presented during a USC conference aimed at supporting college and university students with mental illness.

Co-sponsored by the Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy and Ethics and the USC Gould School of Law, “Many Voices, One Vision” brought together numerous experts and stakeholders including students, professors, university leaders, campus mental health professionals and parents during the two-day event.

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USC announces summer scholarship for military children during D.C. swing

Related: Download application for Provost’s Pre-College Summer Scholarship for Military High School Students
by Eddie North-Hager

USC President C. L. Max Nikias and a delegation of university leaders met with key policymakers in Washington, D.C., this week, unveiling a new program that will bring the sons and daughters from military families here for summer classes.

Nikias announced the Provost’s Pre-College Summer Scholarship for Military High School Students in conjunction with the 2014 USC in D.C. event, where Nikias and Provost Elizabeth Garrett joined USC faculty, staff and trustees to share USC’s leadership role in research, education, health care and civic engagement with congressional and […]