Division of Student Affairs
March 2015
Mary B. Coburn, Vice President for Student Affairs
Mental Health & Emergency Services
The Division of Student Affairs provides a variety of mental health and crisis services to assist
students in need. Unfortunately, in recent years the frequency of student crises and emergencies has been on the rise.
University Counseling Center
The University Counseling Center’s (UCC) primary mission is to address the psychological needs and personal concerns that may impact students’ academic progress, social development, and emotional well-being. In December 2014, the UCC implemented a new after-hours hotline to provide students immediate access to a counselor in an emergency.
University Counseling Center Clients 3,500
40,000
3,156
3,206 35,000
3,000
2,699
Photos: (Top) Yappy Hour; (Bottom) UCC Staff; (Left) Stress Buster Event; (Right) Stress Buster Event Page 2: (Top to Bottom) Mood Check-Up; First Responder; First Responder; Mood Check-Up
2,282 2,138 2,000
1,873
25,000
1,914 20,000
1,500 15,000 1,000 10,000
500
5,000
0
0 2007
2008
2009
UCC Clients
2010
2011
2012
2013
Main Campus Enrollment
2014
Student Enrollment
The Division of Student Affairs collaborates with students, faculty and staff to create welcoming, supportive and challenging environments that maximize opportunities for student learning and success. Through high quality programs, the Division facilitates student development, celebrates differences, and promotes civic and global responsibility.
Number of Sessions
2,500
Mission
30,000
2,487
Division of Student Affairs
Mary B. Coburn, Vice President for Student Affairs
Academic Impediments
University Health Services collaborates with the Florida Center for Prevention Research to administer the National Collegiate Health Assessment. A section of the findings reveals factors that negatively affected students’ academic progress.
2011
2012
2013
2014
Stress
27.3
26.0
28.7
32.6
Sleep Difficulties
21.0
20.8
22.3
22.5
Relationship Difficulties
13.0
11.7
11.3
11.0
ACADEMIC IMPEDIMENTS
*All figures are expressed as percentages of responses to the question, “Within the last 12 months, have any of the following affected your academic performance?”
Student Crises The number of student crises has risen in recent years. The Florida Mental Health Act (Baker Act) provides emergency services and places sudents in temporary custody for mental health evaluation and treatment. The Florida Substance Abuse Impairment Act (Marchman Act) provides emergency services for substance abuse assesment and stabilization.
Baker and Marchman Acts
100 90
85 90
80 70 60
59
50 40 30
0
60
57 49
44 40
38 26
20 10
74
74
13 2008
14 2009
2010
Baker Acts (Mental Health)
2011
2012
2013
2014
Marchman Acts (Substance Abuse)
Newest Strategies to Promote Health & Address Needs In response to students’ increasing mental health needs, the Divisions of Student Affairs has implemented a number of strategies to provide more effective and efficient services. These include: • Creation of a 1st 50 Days Program to connect new students with opportunities for involvement and campus support resources. • Implementation of MDLIVE, a telephone triage service to connect students with a medical professional after regular business hours. • Launch of ProtoCall, an after-hours service to provide students immediate access to a mental health counselor. • New walk-in system where students can come to the UCC and be seen without a long delay.
For more information visit: studentaffairs.fsu.edu