Mental health has always been a major concern for college athletics, and those issues are only being exacerbated by the isolation and decrease in physical activity that athletes are facing.
Student-athletes struggle to manage their mental health while recovering from serious physical injuries.
The Center for Counseling and Psychological Services is developing a new service to increase the accessibility of mental health services.
Collado announced the college will fill these positions because of the increase in students visiting CAPS over the last few years.
Simply put, the college needs to allocate more resources to ensure that students are safe, happy and healthy while on campus.
The CAPS Initiative, which was sponsored by Class of 2020 Sen. Sarah Horbacewicz, seeks to address issues that some students experience at CAPS.
Not paying enough attention to mental-health services undermines the college’s mission of cultivating academic success.
In Spring 2015, many students needing services at the Center for Counseling and Psychological Services had to wait two to three weeks to see a counselor. A year later, the wait time has diminished, yet students still have concerns in other areas.
The report of two rapes, which took place between August and October 2015 and appeared in the Feb. 4 Public Safety Log, has brought increased attention to Ithaca College’s policies for victims of sexual assault and harassment.
Attendees of this semester’s faculty town hall meeting discussed the presidential search committee, better communication with the Ithaca College Board of Trustees and issues of diversity and inclusion.
CAPS is in need of widespread, public promotion of its less publicized services.
The Ithacan encourages students to come forward and share experiences at a public forum Sept. 15.
