{"id":44192,"date":"2022-05-20T22:02:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T20:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/students-benefit-when-colleges-use-heerf-grants-to-support-mental-health\/"},"modified":"2022-05-20T22:02:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T20:02:09","slug":"students-benefit-when-colleges-use-heerf-grants-to-support-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/students-benefit-when-colleges-use-heerf-grants-to-support-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Benefit When Colleges Use HEERF Grants to Support Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FORT WORTH, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#highered<\/a>–The Education Department has issued new guidance<\/a> recommending colleges and universities use Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) on student mental health needs, including for telehealth and teletherapy services.\n<\/p>\n

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\nTimelyMD<\/a>, the leading virtual health and well-being solution in higher education, has a track record<\/a> of making it easy for campuses to offer students free and equitable access to mental health support through the TimelyCare platform using HEERF grants. TimelyCare serves as a 24\/7 virtual extension of campus health and counseling center resources, with a goal of improving student well-being, engagement, and retention.\n<\/p>\n

\nFor example, last fall Connecticut State Colleges and Universities<\/a> (CSCU) used federal COVID-19 relief money to provide 24\/7 access to virtual mental health and medical services to all students at Connecticut\u2019s 12 community colleges.\n<\/p>\n

\nPartnering with TimelyMD allows colleges, universities and entire systems like CSCU to deliver a hybrid model of clinical care that combines the best of in-person and virtual care services. Benefits to students include:\n<\/p>\n