Case

Finding a chief case for my paper seems to be my biggest obstacle. As of right now, I am using the article "A dangerous wait: colleges can't meet soaring student needs for mental health care" by Megan Thielking. This article discusses the actual wait times for counseling services are real universities across the nation. These numbers are appalling. The wait times range from one to two weeks, sometimes a few days more than two weeks. This article discusses a person named Nick and Constance. Constance was in an abusive relationship and struggled with depression. When constance tried to make a counseling appointment, she was told she would have to wait at least two weeks. Constance attempted suicide one day before her appointment and was found by her roommate. She needed urgent counseling, and had to wait two weeks. These wait lists are causing problems at almost every university. If students begin taking matters into their own hands, we can expect suicide rates to rise and retention rates to drop. I can tie this into many different parts of my paper because the case starts with the waitlist and ends with a negative consequence of not being seen in a reasonable amount of time. Nick went into college with depression and had no coping mechanisms for his mental illness. He sought help early on and had difficult getting appointments with the college counseling center, so he went to a private mental health specialist off campus. Nick was lucky... unfortunately, not many people in college have the luxury of being able to afford a private mental health specialist. Instead of having to pay for a mental health specialist, the university should be funding counseling centers more. However, with privatization on the rise, this is extremely difficult. Both Nick and Constance had to deal with consequences of a waitlist, as do many university students.

https://www.statnews.com/2017/02/06/mental-health-college-students/