Isabelle Dizon saw a campus counseling center number on a syllabus. It offers short-term therapy paid for by a health service fee charged to every student. So Dizon reached out.
“I called them a couple times and it all went to voicemail … I also emailed. There was never a response,” said Dizon, now a junior and a graphic design major. “It was kind of like, ‘Well, you’re all on your own,’ and ‘You have to be tough.’ … I just wish they picked up.”
Colleges and universities have recognized the need for mental health services, especially for students of color. But a lack of resources has made providing that help more spotty. We have a report.
Also:
* Madison Holcomb reports on a man who is committed to being a role model to other young people.
* We have the story of a father who has helped bring jobs to those with special needs.
![A gray fox perched on a log. Within the last four years, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio have launched gray fox studies to find out why numbers have declined and what may help the species rebound.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f9e746f/2147483647/strip/true/resize/880x^/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9c%2F07%2F97e2cc774486b3de9d88eb2176c9%2Fgray-fox.jpg)
* Rachel Cramer investigates the population decline of the gray fox in the Midwest.
* Peter Medlin has the story of how smaller, often rural schools, share resources.