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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University students are requesting additional mental health counseling resources, and the university is working on multiple fronts of keep up with student needs.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ recently was featured in an article from ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµNew York Times for its hiring of additional counselors in an effort to help students live mentally sound lives.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµarticle notes how ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ has added nine clinical health positions across all eight campuses. These new hires are a direct result of President Beverly J. Warren’s push to support student and staff mental wellness on campus.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ also provided more than 700 students, staff and faculty with mental health training. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµuniversity created specific programs to reach out to students in populations that do not typically seek mental health treatment.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµefforts resulted in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ received a the 2018 Healthy Campus Award from Active Minds, a national advocacy group that supports mental health awareness and education.

¾«¶«Ó°ÒµDivision of Mental Health and Substance Use at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ has multiple groups set up to help educate members of the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ community. ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµStudent Mental Health Coalition, Project Aware Kent and Talk On: Stopping Mental Illness Stigma, are just a few of the student-led programs helping to make a difference on campus.

To read the full article from ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµNew York Times, visit:

To read more about the Division of Mental Health and Substance Use, visit: www.kent.edu/mhsu