Could the UH also become a statistic?
According to this KITV story, the amount of psychologic counseling help available to UH students is woefully inadequate, on the order of 1 therapist: 5,000 students.
To reduce the possibility of a tragedy like Virginia Tech occurring at the UH, the Legislature needs to provide additional funding so that more resources can be made available to students.
Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of. It can and should be treated as soon as possible to avoid possibly adverse outcomes.
Miulang
According to this KITV story, the amount of psychologic counseling help available to UH students is woefully inadequate, on the order of 1 therapist: 5,000 students.
"It's a national trend, actually, where severe pathology is on the rise. We have a lot of depression on campus, a lot of anxiety on campus," UH Counseling Center Director Allyson Tanouye said.
Most students seek free, confidential counseling here themselves, but UH forces some students to into therapy because of bad behavior in dorms or elsewhere.
"Often times it's hard to deal with mandated cases, because they don't want to be here. They're being forced to, but just because of health and safety, it could be a severe eating disorder, it could be someone who has severe anger and management issues," Tanouye said.
The average university has one counselor for every 1,000 students. Because of attrition and staffing shortages, UH has more like one counselor for every 5,000 students.
Most students seek free, confidential counseling here themselves, but UH forces some students to into therapy because of bad behavior in dorms or elsewhere.
"Often times it's hard to deal with mandated cases, because they don't want to be here. They're being forced to, but just because of health and safety, it could be a severe eating disorder, it could be someone who has severe anger and management issues," Tanouye said.
The average university has one counselor for every 1,000 students. Because of attrition and staffing shortages, UH has more like one counselor for every 5,000 students.
Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of. It can and should be treated as soon as possible to avoid possibly adverse outcomes.
Miulang
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