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HUHS Urgent Care Users Overwhelmingly Undergraduates
Though undergraduates make up approximately 32.8 percent of total students enrolled at Harvard — 6,766 out of 20,604 — an overwhelming majority of the patients treated at Urgent Care are College students, according to Francesconi and HUHS Director Paul J. Barreira.
Students Push for Narcan Availability on Harvard's Campus to Combat Overdoses
The students, Eana X. Meng ’19 and Kailash Sundaram ’19, said they hope to raise awareness on campus of the problems of overdosing and push the University to make Narcan more readily available.
UC Calls for Harvard to Rehire Former HUHS Employee
The Council released a statement Sunday calling for Harvard to rehire former HUHS employee Mayli Shing, after her controversial February firing.
HUHS Director Barreira Updates FAS Council on Graduate Student Mental Health Surveys
Harvard University Health Services is sending out surveys asking affiliates about issues of mental health after a previous report revealed Economics graduate students suffer high rates of depression and anxiety.
With ‘I Got My Flu Shot’ Stickers, HUHS Wards Off Winter Epidemic
Earlier this month, HUHS started hosting vaccination clinics, offering free flu shots to all University affiliates.
Barreira Delays Releasing Results of Harvard College-Wide Health Survey
Director of Harvard University Health Services Paul J. Barreira has no immediate plans to publish the results of a health survey sent to all undergraduates last spring.
Back in Smith Center, University Health Services Begins New Year
University Health Services will restructure and renew certain campus offerings for the new school year.
Mental Health Survey Shows Lack of Awareness of Student Resources
More than one in seven surveyed undergraduates reported in a recent wellness survey that their emotional health has had a negative effect on their academic performance.
Despite Demand for Counselors of Color, CAMHS Chief Says Agency Unable to Hire More Staff
Students have called on the University’s Counseling and Mental Health Services to hire more people of color, but the agency’s budget currently makes hiring more counselors infeasible.
Counseling and Mental Health Services
The office that houses Harvard's Counseling and Mental Health Services.
Large Percentage of Economics Ph.D. Students Report Depression, Anxiety Symptoms
Survey results revealed that 15 percent of Economics Ph.D. students reported above a 10 on the depression scale, while 23 percent of the PhD students reported above a 10 on the anxiety scale.
New OSAPR Director Named, Ending Nearly Yearlong Vacancy
Pierre R. Berastaín Ojeda ’10 has been appointed the director of the Office for Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, the University announced Monday.
At Town Hall, Students Call for Change After Arrest of Black Student
Some at the event sharply criticized Harvard for what they called a lack of institutional support. The arrest of the student has drawn allegations of police brutality.
CAMHS Appoints Clinician to Manage Logistics
Counseling and Mental Health Services recently appointed a clinician dedicated to helping counselors schedule sessions with students in an effort to expedite treatment.
