Nance Roy, DEd, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Yale, recently visited the campus of Fort Hays State University in Kansas to assess the university's mental health services.
Roy's visit was made in her role as clinical director of the Jed Foundation, a nonprofit mental health organization that works to protect the emotional health of the 40 million high school and college students in the United States, and to reduce the risks of substance abuse and suicide.
Fort Hays State University participates in the Jed Foundation Campus Program, which helps colleges and universities assess and enhance mental health, substance abuse, and suicide prevention programming.
Participating schools make a four-year commitment to work with the campus program to evaluate and identify opportunities to augment these activities on campus. The program provides schools with a framework for supporting student mental health as well as assessment tools, feedback reports, and ongoing technical assistance.
Roy has worked in college mental health for over 20 years. She was director of the Health and Counseling Center at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, N.Y., and associate dean of health and wellness at Rhode Island School of Design. She is a senior advisor for the National College Depression Partnership.