{"212911":{"#nid":"212911","#data":{"type":"news","title":"President Appoints Mental Health Task Force","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo assess and enhance a critical area of services to students, Georgia Tech President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson has convened a task force to begin meeting next month that will review the current state of mental health services on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Mental Health Task Force, which will be chaired by Associate Vice President Lynn Durham, comes partly in response to recent concerns expressed by student leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBoth the undergraduate and graduate Student Government Associations advocated for the formation of a task force,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cThis group will review our current efforts to increase awareness and prevention of mental health issues, as well as potential causes and responses when mental illness or extreme emotional stress are suspected. We want to ensure that Tech is a place where students can continue to thrive and solve the challenges of the 21st century.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn a white paper submitted to the president last month, students identified academics, student life and finances as a few areas of concern for mental health on campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe group will meet several times during the summer and includes representatives from the faculty, administration and student body:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames Black\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 former president, Graduate Student Government Association\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESusan Cozzens\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Faculty Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShannon Croft\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Psychiatrist, Student Health Services\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDan Morrison\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Housing, Residence Life\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer Mullins\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Assistant Director, Scholarships and Financial Aid\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERuperto Perez\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Counseling Center\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENick Picon\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 President, Undergraduate Student Government Association\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EColin Potts\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESangita Sharma\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 President, ANAK Society\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Stein\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Dean of Students\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EArren Washington\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 President, Graduate Student Government Association\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudent, faculty and staff representatives will assess mental health services on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Student, faculty and staff representatives will assess mental health services on campus."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-05-14 15:21:31","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:16","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gatech.edu\/president","title":"Office of the President"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"10343","name":"mental health"},{"id":"66301","name":"office of the president"},{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lynn.durham@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELynn Durham\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of the President\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}