title: Veterans' Mental Health in Higher Education Settings: Services and Clinician Education Needs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Utilization of the GI Bill and attendance at higher education institutions among student veterans have significantly increased since passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Campus counseling centers should be prepared to meet the mental health needs of student veterans. This study identified the mental health resources and services that colleges provide student veterans and the education needs of clinical staff on how to serve student veterans.
  
  
  METHODS
  Directors of mental health services from 80 California colleges completed a semistructured phone interview.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Few schools track the number, demographic characteristics, or presenting needs of student veterans who utilize campus mental health services or offer priority access or special mental health services for veterans. Directors wanted centers to receive education for an average of 5.8 veteran-related mental health topics and preferred workshops and lectures to handouts and online training.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Significant training needs exist among clinical staff of campus mental health services to meet the needs of student veterans.
authors.affiliation: The authors are with the Desert Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, California (e-mail: nooshaniv@gmail.com ). Dr. Niv is also with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: Noosha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Niv
authors.affiliation: The authors are with the Desert Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, California (e-mail: nooshaniv@gmail.com ). Dr. Niv is also with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003376:Counseling; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D008603:Mental Health / Q000592:standards; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: College mental health; Education (non-medical); Needs assessment; Student Veterans; Veterans utilization issues