Students evaluate Mental Health Task Force’s recommendations
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers draft recommendations from the University’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Task Force.
- The News-Letter reported that the Task Force released the draft on May 3 after gathering survey data from more than 2,300 students; the group includes 28 students, faculty and staff.
- The paper reported that the proposals include a university-wide mental health committee, a central resource website, student-organization partnerships and more student-faculty interaction.
- The article says SGA Executive Vice President AJ Tsang linked the Task Force’s creation to former SGA Executive President Jason Plush’s resignation, saying, “He promised that night to form a task force on mental health, and within a couple of months, he did.”
- The reporter writes that students raised concerns about training, academic stress and Counseling Center wait times; Counseling Center Director Matthew Torres said appointments can take up to two weeks, though students in crisis can be seen the same day.
- The article adds that the Task Force is seeking feedback on the recommendations until June 2.