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Still, these improvements have brought with them new issues, or at least have aggravated pre-existing ones. As stigma has lessened, more students are entering the system to seek care. In 2003, UHS Mental Health had 4,871 visits by undergraduates, a 30 percent increase over the 3,401 undergraduate...
Parallel to these initiatives, the USHCB has been working with UHS and the Bureau of Study Counsel to tackle the second cluster of issues: coordination and content of care. These are harder and more expensive problems to fix, but we see several concrete steps that can be taken.
As many have suggested, UHS and the Bureau need to be more tightly coordinated and linked through staff, systems and oversight to present a seamless and clear mental health program to all students in the University. The steps to get there are underway now.
But whether students enter the mental health system through the Bureau, which is a friendly and inviting place to drop in, or through UHS, which has a more medical feel to it, we must be sure that students receive the same rigorous and compassionate assessment and the same appropriate therapy...
The USHCB intends to work with the provost, the leaders of UHS and the Bureau and students, faculty and staff in helping to address these outstanding issues. We have made considerable progress, thanks to the enormous hard work of many people. It is important that we approach what remains to...