"Colleges and students are trying to find a middle ground between the increasing demands for mental health services and the rising costs of providing it.
When college mental health care providers and students talk about campus mental health resources, two very different perspectives emerge.
Students who have experienced mental illnesses themselves see the availability of on-campus services as one of the core responsibilities of the institutions they attend. They believe that if those services aren’t being utilized or are found by students to be inadequate, it’s up to the college to adjust.
College-based mental health providers consider themselves central to student well-being and academic achievement. They want to help as many students as possible but say the need for services well exceeds what their centers are funded to provide." …
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/20/no-shows-burden-counseling-center-resources