Campuses Short on Counselors, But Not on Antidepressants

Campuses Short on Counselors, But Not on Antidepressants
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One day in late January, the University of Kentucky's president sent an email to the campus with a clear message: Get help if you need it. 

Two students had recently died by suicide, and the president, Eli Capilouto, encouraged anyone processing grief to make use of the university's mental-health resources. 

Those resources are under strain. The university has 16 counselors — clinicians trained to help patients work through the symptoms and root causes of mental illness — to serve about 30,000 students.

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