In this week’s episode, Tripp talks with Dr. Hendree Jones. Dr. Jones is a research and clinical psychologist, an internationally recognized leader in behavioral health, and a mother to a college freshman. This wide-ranging conversation

Here’s a glimpse at what Tripp and Hendree cover:

• The importance of integrated care: treating both mental and physical health in one system
• COVID’s role in creating “two freshman classes” and how that’s increasing mental health issues on campuses throughout the country
• Increased social isolation due to COVID and how
• The spike in mental health diagnoses and campus emergencies
• Social media’s impact on college students
• The importance of connection between parents and students
• Behavioral signs a student is struggling with mental health
• The importance of keeping open lines of communication and avoiding blaming and shaming
• The urgency colleges and universities should feel towards addressing student mental health
• The role of connection in retaining clinicians in collegiate environments

Dr. Hendree Jones is a research and clinical psychologist. She serves as the Executive Director of UNC-Horizons, and she’s an internationally recognized expert in behavioral and pharmacologic treatments for pregnant women and their children. Dr. Jones has received continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health since 1994, has over 200 peer-reviewed publications, and has authored two books. Dr. Jones is an advisor to the UN, WHO, SAMHSA, ASAM, and ACOG through which she consults throughout the United States and abroad.