The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/cornell-health/)
To meet growing demand for mental health services, a Cornell alumnus and his colleagues launched the MindWell Center, a mental health treatment center in Ithaca’s South Hill, offering a range of mental health services to New York residents.
Cornell introduced a public health campaign — a day after the behavioral compact — to educate students on the risks of COVID-19 on campus.
Cornell Health welcomed Alecia Sundsmo as its new CAPS director on July 1.
As the University continues to iron out details for move-in, courses and social distancing on campus, administrators Ryan Lombardi and Sharon McMullen spoke with The Sun about Cornell’s decision to reopen for the fall.
The day to day experience of racism exacerbates mental health concerns for many Black people in the United States, including on Cornell University’s Ithaca campus.
Both Dr. Jacque Tara Washington, LCSW-R, Doctor of Social Work and Cornell Health clinician, and multiple Cornell students expressed a desire for systematic change to create a welcoming environment for Black student wellness.
Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough and shortness of breath.
Organizations adjust their practices to provide mental health resources online, as students quarantine.
The Learning Services Center, Career Services and IT@Cornell are all serving students online.
From April 2 to April 3, the Skorton Center for Health Initiatives at Cornell Health administered a digital survey via multiple email lists with the goal of understanding students’ attitude and shift in behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the survey are intended to inform administrators and professors, so they can appropriately develop educational material and messages.
To limit exposure to COVID-19, Cornell Health is decreasing in-person contact by moving to online healthcare.