Golden West College has partnered with TimelyMD to supply students free and equitable access to mental health and fundamental needs assist by way of the TimelyCare platform.


Beginning on April 3, TimelyCare will function a 24/7 digital extension of the College’s Scholar Health Heart, with a aim of bettering scholar properly-being, engagement, and retention.


Mental health providers by way of TimelyCare will be accessible to all enrolled students free of charge, with as much as 12 counseling sessions available per 12 months. Utilizing their cellphone or different gadget, GWC college students can choose from a wide-ranging menu of digital care choices from licensed counselors in all 50 states, including:


- On-demand mental health and emotional support (TalkNow)
- Appointment-primarily based mental health counseling
- Basic Needs help


TimelyCare also gives a library of digital self-care content and a peer support neighborhood how to deal with anxiety assist students customize support to satisfy their distinctive needs.


The need for 24/7 access to high-high quality care has never been extra important. Based on a latest report by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation, scholar mental health is the number one motive college students go away faculty.


"Mental wellness challenges for faculty-aged students have elevated significantly in the past few years — particularly during the pandemic — and proceed as college students adjust to their post-pandemic lives," says GWC Associate Dean and Student Well being Center Director Judy Cheng. "The need for mental health companies has develop into overwhelming. We would like to provide extra consistent, accessible, and reliable crisis and therapy assistance for our college students."


Based in 2017, TimelyMD is trusted to serve greater than 1.5 million college students at almost 250 campuses nationwide. "Meeting the necessity for equitable, on-demand entry to care is a essential challenge that extends past campus boundaries. TimelyCare will enable Golden West College to unravel problems quite than just treat signs," says Luke Hejl, TimelyMD CEO and co-founder.