Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education: Supporting the Whole Student (2021)
Chapter: Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education: Supporting the Whole Student. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/26015.
Appendix C
Acronyms and Abbreviations
| AACC | American Association of Community Colleges |
| AAMC | Association of American Medical Colleges |
| AANAPISI | Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution |
| ACCA | American College Counseling Association |
| ACCA PAPA | American College Counseling Association Professional Advocacy and Public Awareness committee |
| ACE | American Council on Education |
| ACEs | Adverse Childhood Experiences |
| ACHA | American College Health Association |
| ACS | American Community Survey |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
| ADAA | Anxiety and Depression Association of America |
| ADD | attention-deficit disorder |
| ADHD | attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder |
| AIHEC | American Indian Higher Education Consortium |
| AMI | any mental illness |
| ANNHI | Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institution |
| ASD | autism spectrum disorder |
| AUCCCD | Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors |
| AUD | alcohol use disorder |
| BHEW | Board on Higher Education and Workforce |
| BIPOC | Black, Indigenous, and people of color |
| CAMHI | Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative program |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education: Supporting the Whole Student. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/26015.
| CAT | computerized adaptive testing |
| CAT-MH | computerized adaptive testing-mental health suite |
| CCAPS | Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms |
| CCMH | Center for Collegiate Mental Health |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CGS | Council of Graduate Schools |
| CLI | Clinical Load Index |
| College Fund | American Indian College Fund |
| CollegeAIM | College Alcohol Intervention Matrix |
| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease of 2019 |
| CRPs | collegiate recovery programs |
| DACA | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals |
| DOJ | U.S. Department of Justice |
| ED | U.S. Department of Education |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 |
| GAD | generalized anxiety disorder |
| G.I. Bill | Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill |
| GLSMA | Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act of 2004 |
| HBCU | Historically Black Colleges and Universities |
| HEA | Higher Education Act of 1991 |
| HEMHA | Higher Education Mental Health Alliance |
| HHS | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HLC | Higher Learning Commission |
| HMD | Health and Medicine Division |
| HMN | Healthy Minds Network |
| HMS | Healthy Minds Study/Survey |
| HRC | Human Rights Campaign |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| HIS | Hispanic-Serving Institution |
| IACS | International Accreditation of Counseling Services |
| KFF | Kaiser Family Foundation |
| LGBTQIAP+ | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Pansexual plus community |
| MD | Doctor of Medicine |
| MSI | Minority Serving Institution |
| MSM | men who have sex with men |
| MTF | Monitoring the Future general population survey |
| NASEM | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| NASMHPD | National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education: Supporting the Whole Student. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/26015.
| NASNTI | Native American-Serving, Nontribal Institution |
| NCAA | National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| NCDJ | National Center on Disability and Journalism |
| NCES | National Center for Education Statistics |
| NCHA | National College Health Assessment |
| NIAAA | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| NIDA | National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
| NSC | National Student Clearinghouse |
| NSDUH | National Survey of Drug Use and Health |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| OCD | obsessive-compulsive disorder |
| PBI | Predominantly Black Institution |
| PHQ-9 | Patient Health Questionnaire-9 |
| PNPI | Postsecondary National Policy Institute |
| PTE | potentially traumatizing event |
| PTSD | post-traumatic stress disorder |
| RUI | Research in Undergraduate Institutions |
| SAMHSA | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SARS-CoV-2 | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| SDS | standardized data set |
| SGM | sexual and gender minority |
| SGMRO | Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office |
| SPRC | Suicide Prevention Resource Center |
| SSM/V | student service members and veterans |
| STEM | sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics |
| STEMM | sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine |
| SUD | substance use disorder |
| SVA | Student Veterans of America |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| TCU | Tribal Colleges and Universities |
| THC | tetrahydrocannabinol |
| UCOP | University of California Office of the President |
| WMH-ICS | World Mental Health International College Student initiative |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education: Supporting the Whole Student. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/26015.
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education: Supporting the Whole Student. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/26015.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education: Supporting the Whole Student. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/26015.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education: Supporting the Whole Student. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/26015.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education: Supporting the Whole Student. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/26015.
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