"We provide very similar services in both places," Kadison says. "People who use both services find them both helpful."
Because the BSC does provide so much support for mental health problems, the committee recommended that it adopt the standards established for UHS, including provisions for emergencies, after-hours care and service review to ensure quality.
These suggestions may improve the aspects of the BSC that troubled Melissa and others in their interactions with the center.
The BSC's largest problem, students say, results from the fact that many people don't know what it is or what it does.
Tim, a vocal proponent of the BSC's services, had no idea what it did until earlier this year.
"It took me more than two years to even find out it existed," he says.
BSC Director Charles P. Ducey says the center was founded during a time when the stigma behind mental illness and psychological therapy was great.
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