As a core staff member of the Stone Center Counseling Service, the student-care coordinator collaborates closely with the center’s dedicated counselors to provide case management services to Wellesley students. As a result, counselors can devote more time to working directly with students, and students get more help finding—and making the best use of—the resources they need to stay healthy.

The coordinator is an advocate for students, partnering with the many offices across campus that interface with them—the Dean of Students, Health Services, Disability Services, and others—as well as with mental health professionals in the community and area hospitals to ensure they are getting the proper care.

Nationally, the number of college students seeking mental health treatment is growing rapidly: From 2009 to 2015, that number increased 30 percent, while college enrollment increased just 6 percent. At Wellesley, we are working to ensure our students get the support they need to make the most of their Wellesley experience.