The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is now offering six free counseling sessions for students per year through a partnership with Uwill, a teletherapy platform, MLive reported March 6.
The counseling sessions will connect students with mental health professionals by phone, video or chat and offer same-day appointments. Uwill's platform includes online scheduling with licensed therapists in all U.S. states and has some international specialists.
The university also announced that Kelcey Stratton, PhD, will be the campus' new chief behavioral health strategist.
"The chief behavioral health strategist serves as a university-wide leader for faculty and staff mental and emotional well being," Rich Holcomb, associate vice president for the school's human resources department. "This is an important position to add to the university because we believe prioritizing the mental health of our workforce is the right thing to do."