mental health
Cornell Health to Add Therapists, Expand Services to Meet Demand for Mental Health Support
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As part of its new initiatives, CAPS will be hiring three new therapists to help minimize wait times for appointments.
diversity and inclusion
Cornell to Spend $60 Million on Retaining Minority Faculty; ‘Unify Ajudication’ of Greek and Other Student Organizations
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Cornell announced a series of diversity and inclusion initiatives targeting subjects such as mental health treatment, diversity education, retention of minority faculty members and regulations of student organizations, in particular Greek letter organizations.
flu shots
To Meet Growing Flu Shot Demand, Cornell Health Recruits Manpower From Wegmans
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Following the high campus demand for flu shots in the spring that caused a 36-hour shortage of vaccinations, Cornell Health anticipates an even higher demand this fall, according to Anne Jones ’04, director of medical services at Cornell Health.
Employee Assembly
Employee Assembly Nominates Campus Organizations for Staff Recognition Award, Including Cornell Dining and Cornell Health
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The Employee Assembly gathered Wednesday afternoon to discuss the nominations for the Assembly-organized staff recognition award. Cornell Dining, Cornell Health and Cornell IT, among others, are in the contention.
Student Health Plan
Estimated 2000 Additional Students Were Initially Denied Option to Waive Student Health Plan this Year
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The increase in initial denials is attributed to a change in the process which reviews waiver applications.
Columns
GUEST ROOM | Mental Health Promotion And Suicide Prevention: How Is Cornell Supporting Students?
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Over the past year, many people have voiced concerns about student mental health, including criticisms of the university’s clinical services and efforts to prevent suicide. Wait times for counseling services are among the challenges we at Cornell Health have been working to address. With university support we have added new therapist positions which has shortened wait times and also increased the diversity of our staff. Access to mental health care is critical, because treatment works and many students are in need of it. It’s also important to reach students who may be reluctant to walk through our doors, so our Let’s Talk program places counselors in locations around campus for walk-in consultations.
mental health
After Staff Hires, Cornell’s Mental Health Service Has Shorter Wait Periods
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“The impact of these hires has been immediate, as wait periods for this semester are shorter than those experienced in the fall,” Ryan Lombardi wrote.
flu season
Cornell Health Sees Three Times the Patients as This Time Last Year
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Physicians have already diagnosed three times as many students with influenza-related illness as the same time in 2017 and five times as many as in 2016.
Cornell Health
Students Organizing Independent, Student-Led Task Force to Review Mental Health Policies at Cornell
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The independent mental health task force aims to work with the administration as a “mutual benefactor.”
Columns
LIEBERMAN | Cornell Health Doesn’t Meet Student Needs
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One of the most serious threats to students’ safety at Cornell is our mental health. The administration claims to care about our well-being, but lately I’ve been seeing evidence to the contrary. A few weeks ago, I saw an article on Facebook that left me feeling frozen. The headline read, “Pollack Rejects Creation of Independent Task Force to Review Cornell’s Mental Health Policies.” I clicked the link, and you should too. I was introduced to Sophie Hack McLeod, a Cornell student who took her own life in 2016.