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To expand access and support for student mental health and wellness, the Counseling Center at Weigel Wellness Center has launched a new partnership with BetterMynd, an online therapy platform. This platform provides students with access to free teletherapy sessions with a diverse network of licensed mental health counselors.

Through this partnership, students can schedule telehealth sessions to talk with a mental health counselor from the convenience of a desktop, laptop, or smartphone. Sessions are available during the day, at night, and on the weekends, to provide expanded access to care for students.

In addition to this partnership, Buffalo State’s Counseling Center has been selected to participate in a SUNY grant-funded program to provide a new telehealth psychiatry option for students through the SUNY Student TeleCounseling Network (STCN). Students who may benefit from an evaluation to explore medication options as part of their mental health treatment can now be referred by Counseling Center clinicians to this network.

These expanded services are the result of continued partnership and work with students, United Students Government, and the Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC), which have provided feedback and shared information on how to continue to address this important priority.

There is no cost or insurance required for use of either of these new services.

Students are welcome to email or call the Counseling Center, (716) 878-4436, for more information about BetterMynd or STCN services.