{"id":3599,"date":"2021-03-23T17:51:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T21:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/?p=3599"},"modified":"2021-04-19T17:48:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T21:48:10","slug":"new-cuny-partnership-grants-schools-access-to-multiple-mental-health-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/2021\/03\/new-cuny-partnership-grants-schools-access-to-multiple-mental-health-services\/","title":{"rendered":"New Partnership Grants Schools Access to Multiple Mental Health Services"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Hunter College at dusk” by rutlo is licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A \u201cdumpster fire\u201d–that\u2019s how Hunter College junior Marianny Pantophlet described the school\u2019s sudden transition to remote learning last year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no joy or motivation with online classes, whereas in person there was at least that\u201d the emerging media major said. \u201cMy attention is just not there for online classes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t help that her depression only got worse after moving to remote learning. \u201cI found myself struggling to get out of bed,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pantophlet began taking antidepressants as a result of the pandemic, though she had to switch between different ones, and even contemplated whether she had ADHD.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Each year, an estimated <\/span>1 in 5 U.S. children<\/span><\/a> experience a mental, emotional or behavioral disorder, including anxiety, depression, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and disruptive behavioral disorders.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Statistics showing student reported mental health issues between Fall 2019 and Spring 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a result of school closures and remote learning, students’ routines <\/span>have <\/span>changed suddenly and dramatically. \u201cBased on prior community crises, we can reasonably anticipate increases in anxiety, depression and trauma,\u201d <\/span>Sharon Hoover, PhD<\/span><\/a>, co-director of the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, said in a press release.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Still only about <\/span>20% receive any kind of care<\/span><\/a> from a mental health specialist according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/span><\/p>\n

To support these students, CUNY partnered with a few mental health services, as a result of the $5 million expansion of CUNY funds supported by the CARES Act. It is designed to create a path for more students to receive face-to-face counseling, a Crisis Text line, and other remote wellness services such as teletherapy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The first introduced is the 24\/7 crisis intervention organization <\/span>Crisis Text Line<\/span><\/a>. Any CUNY student struggling with psychological or emotional problems can text \u201cCUNY\u201d to 741741 for a <\/span>free and confidential conversation<\/span><\/a> with trained volunteers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Psychology major Luisais Taveras had a unique experience with the existing counseling resources at Hunter. \u201cI always had anxiety going to therapy,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think Hunter needs to acknowledge that they do not have the necessary staff to cater to thousands of students that use their facilities,\u201d she said of the Health and Wellness Departments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Taveras explained that when seeking therapy at Hunter<\/span> one g<\/span>ets 10 total sessions, one session a week for about 40 minutes to an hour. While they do offer additional support groups they cater more towards specific needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Students can get a referral at the end of their sessions if they would like to continue their support, but students are deterred by this fact given that they would establish a connection with their therapist at Hunter, and did not want to start from scratch. Marianny said that she needed stability which kept her from seeking further resources.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of the plan to increase mental health services to students, CUNY also acquired access to <\/span>Talkspace<\/span><\/a>, a platform that allows out-of-state and international students to get teletherapy from licensed counselors via text or teleconference. This serves as a resource to out of state students given that CUNY mental health professionals are <\/span>restricted by law<\/span><\/a> from doing teletherapy across state lines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to keep up with the increasing demand of health professionals, there will now be 10-hour training courses to 120 campus clinical counselors that will lead to a certification in \u201ctelemental health,\u201d said <\/span>CUNY<\/span><\/a> on their website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The university will begin providing faculty and staff with access to an online training program called <\/span>Kognito<\/span><\/a>. This entails a \u201csuite of real-time simulations aimed at helping them identify and respond to students in crisis,\u201d according to the CUNY website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Taveras still hopes to see on-campus learning again. CUNY\u2019s website posted an update stating that there are plans to reopen moderately in the Fall of 2021. \u201cCUNY will <\/span>plan for a safe<\/span><\/a> and gradual return to mostly in-person instruction and support services in time for the start of classes in Fall 2021.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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CUNY is collaborating with new remote mental health services, as part of an ongoing initiative to provide students with more access to meaningful mental health resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":3601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[357,279,388,280],"class_list":["post-3599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cunybudget","tag-huntercollege-hunterstudents","tag-studentmentalhealth","tag-anxiety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3599"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3611,"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3599\/revisions\/3611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}