The counseling literature is lacking in research on supporting the mental health needs of the growing community college student population. A number of past investigators have demonstrated the utility of mental health literacy for supporting college students’ mental health on 4‐year universities. The present researchers examined the validity of the REDFLAGS model (a theoretical model for promoting mental health literacy) with a national stratified random sample (N = 640, stratified by age, gender, and ethnicity) of community college students. Collectively, the results of the confirmatory factor analysis, hierarchical logistic regression, and factorial analysis of variance supported the use of the model with community college students. Implications for enhancing counseling practice as well as directions for future research are provided.

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Multiculturalism, social justice, and peace are important aspects of the Christian faith. However, scholars in the literature seeking to integrate psychology and Christian theology have underrepresented them. In this present article, we review barriers to including them in our psychology–theology integration literature. Thereafter, we provide a trinitarian theology of multiculturalism, social justice, and peace with a hope that theological knowledge will help Christian psychologists begin to overcome barriers and to move this body of literature forward. We also offer implications for scholarship/research, education/training, and clinical work.

The Multicultural Peace and Justice Collaborative (The MultiPJC) is a model of critical peace education embedded in a research training environment at a Christian university. The core theoretical foundation of our training model is principled egalitarianism. Through the lens of principled egalitarianism, we create action-oriented scholarship and research that focuses on how theory, research, and practice intersect with multiculturalism, social justice, and peace. We embody principled egalitarianism so that our training environment reflects our purpose, vision, and mission of promoting peace. In this article, we provide an overview of our model and we position our model within the greater context of the critical peace education literature and the scholarship of training environments. We also provide illustrative examples and offer implications for education, training, and research to evaluate the impact of The MultiPJC.

Patient education and dosing self-efficacy are important factors related to ongoing adherence to glaucoma topical treatment, and patients view their disease management as a shared effort with their provider.Purpose: Glaucoma affects nearly 3 million Americans, and medication adherence has been reported to be as low as 20% in this patient population; however, key limitations to our understanding of this behavior in adults with glaucoma exist.Patients and Methods: This research used an electronic survey including validated concepts related to topical medication use and an in-person interview to investigate the influencers of and solutions for challenges to medication adherence in adults with glaucoma. Patient eligibility was determined upon arrival to a regularlyscheduled visit to the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, during which they were asked for consent to complete the survey. Responses were captured by tablet and assessed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The primary focus was instrument correlations with the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale score and were run between Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale, and the totaled score for each individual questionnaire as well as individual items. Recorded interviews were thematically assessed by multiple study team members.Results: Survey results of adults with glaucoma suggested that selfefficacy, forgetfulness, fear of side effects, and dosing ability were all related to self-reported medication adherence. Despite most having glaucoma for several years, discrepancies in disease knowledge were observed. Patient interviews uncovered 3 overall themes related to glaucoma treatment: (1) glaucoma management as a shared responsibility; (2) the importance of patient education; and (3) specific adherence facilitators and barriers. Conclusion:Glaucoma medication adherence interventions may benefit from focusing on developing patient medication-taking selfefficacy, disease-related education, and engagement with their provider.