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Two Articles Discuss Tuscon Shooting and College Response

February 9, 2011

Two articles recently were posted discussing the shooting in Tuscon, AZ, and how higher education is taking a closer look at students with mental illnesses. Read the articles via the links below:

Positives With Roots In Tragedy On Campus

New York Times, January 23rd

Colleges Re-Examine Safety After Rampage

Wall Street Journal, January 25th

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C-Span Website Features ACCA President-Elect

January 24, 2011 News

ACCA President-Elect Mary-Jeanne Raleigh appeared on C-Span’s Washington Journal on Sunday. She discussed the the growing need for psychiatric and counseling services at U.S. colleges and universities in the wake of the Tuscon shootings. Her conversation with the host and callers can be viewed at the link below: http://www.c-span.org/Events/Washington-Journal-for-Sunday-Jan-23/10737419109-4/

Dr. Van Brunt on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360

January 24, 2011 News

ACCA President Dr. Brian Van Brunt recently appeared on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, discussing the shooting in Tucson. Dr. Van Brunt, Cooper and mental health lawyer “Chick” Arnold discussed the role of Jared Loughner’s college in detecting red flags. View the video below:

ACCA Statement in the Wake of the Tucson Shooting

January 17, 2011 News

Download this statement in PDF Format Our thoughts and prayers extend to the families and loved ones of those who were killed and injured in the devastating events of January 9th. It is our sincere hope that those grieving and wrestling for meaning may find some solace in the thoughts and prayers of a watching [...]

Iowa Counseling Center Overwhelmed

October 2, 2010 News

ACCA Executive Board Member Perry Francis was quoted in an article on the Iowa City Press-Citizen’s website. In regard to a spike in enrollment overwhelming the University of Iowa’s counseling staff, Francis stated: “If you have 30,000 and 14 counselors, then you are understaffed,” said Perry Francis, counseling professor at Eastern Michigan University and a [...]

ACCA President Responds to New Grade Betting Company

August 24, 2010 News

ACCA President Brian Van Brunt Ed. D was quoted in an article on Ultrinsic, a website where students can wager on grades at Rutgers and Princeton Universities. Dr. Van Brunt stated the following: “A lot of companies see college students are potentially easy marks for this kind of thing,” Van Brunt said. “It seems to [...]

Webinar Event: Suicide Attempts & Hospitalization

August 3, 2010 News

Introducing a New Webinar: Suicide Attempts & Hospitalization: 7 Critical Issues for Higher Ed Tuesday, September 14th – 2 pm (ET) Some of the most difficult situations to deal with on today’s college campus are responding to suicide attempts and managing the process of hospitalizing a student for psychiatric reasons. Does your school have a [...]

Community College Times Article

June 28, 2010 News

The following article was published at CommunityCollegeTimes.com: Counselors see more severity, complexity among student cases By Matthew Dembicki, Published June 25, 2010 Nearly half of community college counselors participating in an informal survey say that their cases have increased in severity and complexity over the past few years. Stress, depression, anxiety disorders, academic problems, relationship [...]

Video: Professional College Counselors

June 28, 2010 News

Please enjoy the following video, provided by The Texas Counseling Association (TCA) and the Texas College Counseling Association (TCCA), entitled “Professional College Counselors: A Vital Campus Resource”:

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