NEMCC, Region IV Mental Health Services join together for on-campus counseling services
BOONEVILLE, Miss. -- (08/17/2022) — With mental health at the forefront of most discussions centered on improving the quality of life of today's youth, Northeast Mississippi Community College has joined with Region IV Mental Health Services (Region IV MHS) to provide on-campus counseling services to its students.
Region IV MHS, which has been providing school-based services to Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah and Tishomingo counties in northeast Mississippi since August 1997, recently announced the expansion of those outpatient services to Northeast. This new partnership will provide the college campus-based access to behavioral health and substance use care for students enrolled at the college.
"We are excited for the opportunity that Region IV has provided us to enhance our mental health services for our students," said Ray Scott, Northeast vice president of student services.
"This will be another branch of our counseling and success center."
According to Leigh Ann Stewart, Northeast's director of counseling services, this partnership is a very important step for the college to take in continuing its commitment to the emotional well-being of its students.
"We have an excellent counseling staff," Stewart explained, "but our role on this campus is to provide short term, solution-focused counseling services to our students.
"When we have students that need more intensive, long term treatment, our only option before this partnership was to make off campus referrals, which is not an option for many of our students due to financial hardship.
"Region IV is going to be able to provide this treatment to our students with the convenience of an on site therapist."
Overall, the goal is to identify and offer services to persons experiencing mental health adversity. Services and supports are based on individual need and may include, but are not limited to, intake assessment; risk assessment; individual, group and family therapy; crisis intervention services; community support services; and access to Medication Evaluation and monitoring.
"Region IV MHS is placing a licensed/certified master's level therapist, trained in Evidenced-Based Practices, on campus for one and a half days per week with the potential to increase availability as needed. We are pleased to offer these services as we know the ever-changing landscape of society carries many challenges creating a need for support to maneuver life's hurdles," explained Nikki Tapp, clinical director at Region IV MHS.
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Information about Northeast Mississippi Community College
Northeast Mississippi Community College, located in Booneville, Mississippi, is continually moving forward.
In the spring of 2020, Northeast became just one of four community colleges in the world to reach the prestigious Apple Distinguished School designation. NEMCC was the recipient of the Ellucian Impact Award for 2020 that recognizes the college's advancements in technology and is the only school in the nation to receive the award with the second award going to the University of Greenwich in London and Kent, United Kingdom.
Northeast has been named one of the top colleges and universities in Mississippi and was recognized by the Mississippi Business Journal as the Healthiest Workplace in Mississippi as it pertains to colleges and universities.
In addition to being one of the top colleges and universities in the nation, OnlineColleges.com recognized Northeast as the top school in the state of Mississippi for online education out of all colleges and universities, including four-year colleges and universities.
ZIPPIA has honored Northeast as the top community college in Mississippi in preparing students for the workforce and Northeast became the first college or university to offer a Z-degree (zero textbook cost) degree in the state of Mississippi as well.
Northeast athletics can also boast that it is home to a new ultramodern baseball and softball facility and currently holds the record for largest video boards for both sports in the community college ranks in the state.
The Chronicle of Higher Education has designated the college as one of its 'Best Places to Work For,' and CollegeChoice.net has named Northeast a Top 25 Community and Junior College in the country while The Center for Digital Education has recognized Northeast as a Top 10 Digital Community College in the nation.
Campus Labs recently named Northeast as one of two educational institutions in the nation as a Campus Labs Trailblazer Award honoree. The Campus Labs Trailblazer Award is based on the college creating a culture of assessment on campus through Campus Labs Planning to increase institutional adoption, focus on continuous improvement, and closing the loop in the institutional assessment priorities.
For more information about Northeast Mississippi Community College, visit http://www.nemcc.edu.
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