Despite HoyaWell program, students struggle to receive consistent mental healthcare
Georgetown students are struggling to receive consistent and cost-effective mental health services during the pandemic. The university’s Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) along with new telehealth services have attempted to maintain campus resources, but are under criticism by students seeking more permanent and reliable healthcare.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the university has tried to offer mental health resources to the student body. Spread out across the United States and countries abroad, however, CAPS services only extended to students living in states where clinicians are certified. These licensing issues have created a lack of health resources for Georgetown students.
A group of 11 nurse practitioners say financial difficulties could force a switch to cash-only practices, which would cut off care for people who can’t afford it.
Content Warning: This article discusses sexual assault and harassment.
Survivors of campus sexual violence are not lifeless statistics. They are real people whose lives were disrupted by a dehumanizing violation. The harm that this violence causes is irreparable, and unfortunately, too many students at Georgetown University can testify to this reality. There should be a transparent system in place to support students in the aftermath of sexual violence, but there is not.
To make a useful system that effectively protects survivors, comprehensive changes at the federal and university level must reverse the harms of the Trump administration and set out a transparent and supportive future for navigating the Title IX process.
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