Augusta University
Over the last four years, the number of student counseling crisis appointments — that is, appointments where students come to counseling to manage severe issues such as suicidal or homicidal thoughts — has increased by more than 470 percent. And...
Traci Weston, a graduate student at Augusta University, has been awarded the Georgia College Counseling Association’s Graduate Student President’s Award (2016-17). “This is a huge honor and we are excited that she is being recognized. She is...
Emotions have run high this election season, but no matter your political views, you owe it to yourself and to those around you to better understand one another. So says Dr. Mark Patishnock, director of Student Counseling and Psychological Services...
What’s in a name? For Dr. Mark Patishnock, director of the newly renamed Student Counseling and Psychological Services (formerly the Counseling Center), the answer comes in three parts. The first is a new emphasis on diagnosis and treatment. Having...
Augusta University’s Student Counseling & Psychological Services was featured in a Chronicle of Higher Education article about how campus counseling centers are meeting rising demand from students. Over the past six years, the number of...
Every year, as many as 1,100 college students die by suicide. Most of these students were not in treatment at the time, according to the Jed Foundation, an organization that works to promote emotional health and prevent suicide among college and...
