In a special report, STAT (2/6, Thielking) explains that colleges and universities across the US “are failing to keep up with a troubling spike in demand for mental health care – leaving students stuck on waiting lists for weeks, unable to get help.” After surveying “dozens of universities about their mental health services,” STAT discovered that “students often have to wait weeks just for an initial intake exam to review their symptoms.” Even “longer still” is the waiting time “to see a psychiatrist who can prescribe or adjust medication – often a part-time employee.”
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