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Support for university students in mental health: an experience from the University of Chile.

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No. 12 (2024): Enero-Julio
https://doi.org/10.5354/2452-5014.2024.73591

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The mental health of university students is one of the new problems facing the higher education system, even before the Covid-19 pandemic. This article presents the systematization of experience as an innovative practice developed in the Occupational Therapy degree to account for the creation of the Student Wellbeing Coordination, a program that implements various strategies to provide support and networks relevant to the needs of the students. of the career. From a qualitative approach, a systematization of experience was carried out based on reflection on the initial situation and the participation of key actors in the proposed initiative. The knowledge production techniques were semi-structured interviews with key actors along with the review of forms/records specific to the initiative and institutional documentation related to the project. The results refer to the changes in the needs of the student body given the confinement situation experienced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, entry to higher education, personalized accompaniment between peers, actions oriented towards individual and collective well-being, and the current work model of the Coordination. Finally, reflections are presented on the importance of a mental health support unit from and for students, the need for a collective approach to mental health problems and university demands in this regard, the promotion of autonomy, leadership and student involvement in the processes of prevention and mental health care, as well as the challenges that higher education institutions face in this area.

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Mental health, higher education, systematization of experience, university students, wellbeing.

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Poblete Almendras, M. J. ., Ortiz Espinoza, R. E. P. M. ., & Guti´errez Lagos, F. C. (2024). Support for university students in mental health: an experience from the University of Chile. Revista Saberes Educativos, (12), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.5354/2452-5014.2024.73591
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Revista Saberes Educativos
Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades
Universidad de Chile
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