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This September, after toying with the plan for a few years, University Health Services floated the idea of renaming its Mental Health Services department “Behavioral Health Services” to make it sound more accessible...
...last week the student Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy Group (MHAAG) started a campaign against the change, arguing that, if officially adopted, it could actually drive students away...
Richard D. Kadison, chief of Mental Health Services, suggested the name change to better reflect the breadth of the department’s offerings, according to Director of Behavioral Health and Academic Counseling Paul Barreira, who is in charge of the Bureau of Study Counsel and other support services...
...Susan I. Putnins ’08, treasurer of MHAAG, said that the organization’s board objected to the implication that all the problems Mental Health Services treat are the result of students’ behaviors...
Barreira conceded that the newer term has connotations of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ behavior but said that the term “mental health” also has a certain stigma and may drive away some students who feel their problems aren’t especially grave...