Mental Counseling and Wellness Policy

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Mental Health Counseling and Wellness Policy is to provide Hudson County Community College (“College”) students with access to Mental Health Counseling and Wellness resources and support in a stigma-free environment.

POLICY

The College and its Board of Trustees (“Board”) are committed to eliminating barriers to student academic success. They empower the Office of Mental Health Counseling and Wellness to foster students’ psychological health and well-being in order to further their academic, personal, and professional goals.
The Board delegates to the President the responsibility to develop procedures and guidelines for the implementation of this policy. The Center for Academic and Student Success shall be responsible for implementing the procedures and guidelines developed for this policy.

Approved: April 2021 
Approved by: Board of Trustees 
Category: Center for Academic and Student Success 
Subcategory: Mental Health Counseling and Wellness 
Scheduled for Review: April 2023 
Responsible Department: Center for Academic and Student Success 

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