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[quote=Anonymous]Think ahead of time whether your student will have access off-campus to mental health professionals, if needed - whether your insurance will cover that, and availability (less likely in small rural towns, perhaps).  A number of schools  are finding their mental health staff overwhelmed right now with the number of students with issues, and sometimes can have long wait times for non-emergency appointments for mental health.  If you can plan in advance that if your student needs to see someone, they can see someone in town off-campus, and maybe even research some names in advance, that could be helpful in reassuring yourself and your student that you'd have an avenue for assistance available in case it was needed.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evjqwz/college-mental-health-center-wait-times

"More than 160 colleges and universities had waiting lists for counseling services during the 2017-2018 academic year, according to a report from the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD). On average, students at these universities waited more than three weeks just for initial appointments, and their delays didn’t end there: Students often waited just as long or longer for subsequent sessions. Many waited far longer; a VICE survey of students at 77 colleges and universities across the country found that they often waited five, six, or even ten weeks just for initial appointments.

Only a third of AUCCCD respondents reported having waitlists, but a 2017 report by Stat News found that they were present at some of the largest and most prestigious schools in the nation: the massive state universities of Michigan, Florida, and Indiana, and the world-renowned private institutions of Harvard, Columbia, and MIT. And it’s not just prominent universities that are feeling the strain of overwhelming student demand. Small liberal arts schools like Minnesota’s Carleton College and Jesuit universities like Nebraska’s Creighton also have wait times stretching weeks."
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