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The invisible, yet dangerous mental health crisis among historically marginalized graduate and professional students

In: Research Handbook of Academic Mental Health

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  • Evelyn Vázquez

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This chapter explores, through participatory-action research, the relationship between perceived levels of social connectedness and mental health conditions among low-income first-generation graduate and professional students. Students used photography to document their lived experiences in graduate and professional schools. Qualitative analysis indicates these student populations experienced structural vulnerability linked to low status in higher education, financial burden, and hostile and toxic academic environments. Structural vulnerability negatively impacts graduate students’ psychological development, mental health, and emotional wellbeing. Community-based recommendations to address the mental health needs of historically marginalized students are included.

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  • Evelyn Vázquez, 2024. "The invisible, yet dangerous mental health crisis among historically marginalized graduate and professional students," Chapters, in: Marissa S. Edwards & Angela J. Martin & Neal M. Ashkanasy & Lauren E. Cox (ed.), Research Handbook of Academic Mental Health, chapter 4, pages 78-94, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:21655_4
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