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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Opinion | The mental health initiative at Pitt can’t end with the pandemic

Opinion | The mental health initiative at Pitt can’t end with the pandemic

By Ebonee Rice-Nguyen, Staff Columnist May 24, 2022
As the pandemic gradually fades from the forefront of our minds as cases slow and COVID-19 dominates less of the news, will the mental well-being of Pitt’s students do so too? 
The Harrisburg Area Community College, which serves more than 17,000 students on campuses in Harrisburg York, Lancaster, Lebanon and Gettysburg, has eliminated all on-campus mental health counseling, a move experts said was risky at a time of growing demand.

Editorial: Don’t eliminate mental health counseling at colleges

By The Pitt News Editorial Board October 16, 2019
Harrisburg Area Community College's decision is problematic and risky, and it’s the opposite of what colleges should be doing with mental health services.
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