A&M OFFICIALS ADDRESS ‘MENTAL HEALTH’ OF STUDENTS

  

Officials at Texas A&M are making mental health a top priority for its students.

A&M Assistant Director of Counseling and Psychological Services, Santana Simple says while students continue to experience anxiety and depression, social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic has been their biggest struggle.

Simple says, "For some students, it's not just about their college student life, but it's their life back home."

She adds that some students were already feeling overwhelmed before the pandemic.

During the pandemic, Simple says more faculty and students have utilized their resources, like Kognito At-Risk, a 45-minute online intervention training program.

As a result, she says they've been able to motivate more students at Texas A&M to seek help.

Kognito at Risk has been adopted by 5,000 schools and districts nationally.