Beginning in the spring semester, Miami University students will have a direct way to get support for mental health. In partnership with Crisis Text Line, students will now have 24/7 access to volunteers through text.
“What we were hearing from students is wanting more access to care at any time and also not wanting to have to call,” said Dr. Steve Large, assistant vice president for Student Health & Wellness. “So students are increasingly talking about just discomfort or lack of familiarity with actually calling. And so this tech service seemed to check both of those boxes.”
The collaboration was achieved through student input and a nearly $1 million grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education for initiatives only for student’s mental health. Leaders with Miami H.O.P.E., a student support group, said it is needed after so many students experienced separation during the COVID-19 pandemic…