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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.

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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