Kaiser Health News (2/1, Kreidler) reports that across the US, “college students are seeking mental health therapy on campus in droves, part of a 15-year upswing that has spiked during the” COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, “colleges and universities are struggling to keep up with the demand for mental health services.” At a time of “a nationwide shortage of mental health professionals,” institutions of higher learning are “competing with hospital systems, private practices, and the burgeoning telehealth industry to recruit and retain counselors.”
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— “Colleges Struggle to Recruit Therapists for Students in Crisis ” Mark Kreidler, Kaiser Health News, February 1, 2022