With an increase of students on campus, an increase of resources and mental health counselors needs to happen as well. If Stonehill hopes to fulfill its mission of "creating a more just and compassionate world" it absolutely must begin with its own students. Stonehill also states in its mission that "[we] believe in the inherent dignity of each person". We must see these words be put into action. In a similar vein, Stonehill also needs to make more of an effort to bring in more diverse counselors - it's no secret that students of color don't feel like they can go to counseling services (even if they could book an appointment) because there aren't counselors who can speak fully to their experiences. Stonehill needs to do better, especially if they hope to expand.
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Gabby Fantasia
6 years ago
Availability is scarce and keeping biweekly appointments is even a struggle with scheduling. Counseling services needs more resources & staff to support Stonehill students
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Danielle Tocco
6 years ago
My first time going to counseling services, I walked in and out of campus ministry multiple times. I had never spoken to a counselor before and was very nervous. I finally made my way in and asked for the next appointment. They told me they couldn't fit me in for a month and I was so overwhelmed with so much going on that I started crying right then and there. Thank goodness, they took this as urgent and set me up with an emergency appointment but there are not enough emergency appointments in a day or a week. It is so important for college students to have this resource and I think having more counselors is the best option. Emergency appointments can sometimes be with a different person than who you will see long term and it can be very difficult to have to retell your story to multiple people. Stonehill, please listen to the students on this one. Their mental health is most important.
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Jessica I
6 years ago
We know our school needs this.
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Sarah Petford
6 years ago
Our health matters.
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Emily Rayfield
6 years ago
Good way for hiring people
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Cassandra Pavain
6 years ago
It's about time! Our college should always prioritize the health of our students and denying students care because of a lack of workers is unacceptable!
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Sydney Cheever
6 years ago
Poor mental health in college students, particularly here, has been normalized by the society we are in as well as the administration we have. “Good enough” is not good enough. Let’s set the bar for other institutions by taking care of ours.
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Taylor Long
6 years ago
One day my bi-weekly appointment was cancelled because my counselor was sick. I wasn’t able to get another appointment for a month.
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Elizabeth Martin
6 years ago
Although mental health awareness may be increasing, there is limited education of the resources available. Let’s increase awareness and make resources more accessible.
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Liz Haven
6 years ago
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Not nearly enough counselors! In addition weekly counseling should be available. When I asked to meet weekly I was told to go off campus (I don’t have a car or sufficient funds for copay)
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Anonymous
6 years ago
More counselors of Color!!!!
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Hailey Oliveira
6 years ago
Stonehill doesn’t care about the mental wellbeing of their students, it’d be nice to see a change
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Katie McGovern
6 years ago
Provide our students with the mental health care services that they deserve.
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Lily Cappuccio
6 years ago
I think this is a great idea and we need to get more counselors at stonehill
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Anonymous
6 years ago
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As a graduate of Stonehill, I can confirm that this has been a huge problem since 2014 and has only become worse. I saw a therapist on campus for one semester, and I was only able to get consistent appointments because I was a suicide risk. I tried to get counseling again for the following year, because I was better but still had a long way to go, but there were no appointments available. No one should be refused services, especially in a high-risk environment such as a college campus.
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Meg Bonney
6 years ago
Counseling services needs to be accessible to all students and not have a two month waiting period for emergency counseling appointments
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Rileigh Bayard
6 years ago
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It took me two weeks to get an appointment this semester and then there were none available for a follow up visit, we need more counselors.
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Anonymous
6 years ago
They need it. Too many have fallen through the cracks.
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Samantha Ohare
6 years ago
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i’m paying a copay to see my therapist off campus because i couldn’t find a good fit with any of the counselors here despite seeing 3 different individuals. more counselors would hopefully help students match up with someone they feel comfortable sharing personal things with.
With an increase of students on campus, an increase of resources and mental health counselors needs to happen as well. If Stonehill hopes to fulfill its mission of "creating a more just and compassionate world" it absolutely must begin with its own students. Stonehill also states in its mission that "[we] believe in the inherent dignity of each person". We must see these words be put into action. In a similar vein, Stonehill also needs to make more of an effort to bring in more diverse counselors - it's no secret that students of color don't feel like they can go to counseling services (even if they could book an appointment) because there aren't counselors who can speak fully to their experiences. Stonehill needs to do better, especially if they hope to expand.
Availability is scarce and keeping biweekly appointments is even a struggle with scheduling. Counseling services needs more resources & staff to support Stonehill students
My first time going to counseling services, I walked in and out of campus ministry multiple times. I had never spoken to a counselor before and was very nervous. I finally made my way in and asked for the next appointment. They told me they couldn't fit me in for a month and I was so overwhelmed with so much going on that I started crying right then and there. Thank goodness, they took this as urgent and set me up with an emergency appointment but there are not enough emergency appointments in a day or a week. It is so important for college students to have this resource and I think having more counselors is the best option. Emergency appointments can sometimes be with a different person than who you will see long term and it can be very difficult to have to retell your story to multiple people. Stonehill, please listen to the students on this one. Their mental health is most important.
We know our school needs this.
Our health matters.
Good way for hiring people
It's about time! Our college should always prioritize the health of our students and denying students care because of a lack of workers is unacceptable!
Poor mental health in college students, particularly here, has been normalized by the society we are in as well as the administration we have. “Good enough” is not good enough. Let’s set the bar for other institutions by taking care of ours.
One day my bi-weekly appointment was cancelled because my counselor was sick. I wasn’t able to get another appointment for a month.
Although mental health awareness may be increasing, there is limited education of the resources available. Let’s increase awareness and make resources more accessible.
Not nearly enough counselors! In addition weekly counseling should be available. When I asked to meet weekly I was told to go off campus (I don’t have a car or sufficient funds for copay)
More counselors of Color!!!!
Stonehill doesn’t care about the mental wellbeing of their students, it’d be nice to see a change
Provide our students with the mental health care services that they deserve.
I think this is a great idea and we need to get more counselors at stonehill
As a graduate of Stonehill, I can confirm that this has been a huge problem since 2014 and has only become worse. I saw a therapist on campus for one semester, and I was only able to get consistent appointments because I was a suicide risk. I tried to get counseling again for the following year, because I was better but still had a long way to go, but there were no appointments available. No one should be refused services, especially in a high-risk environment such as a college campus.
Counseling services needs to be accessible to all students and not have a two month waiting period for emergency counseling appointments
It took me two weeks to get an appointment this semester and then there were none available for a follow up visit, we need more counselors.
They need it. Too many have fallen through the cracks.
i’m paying a copay to see my therapist off campus because i couldn’t find a good fit with any of the counselors here despite seeing 3 different individuals. more counselors would hopefully help students match up with someone they feel comfortable sharing personal things with.