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How Colleges Can Support Their Students’ Mental Health This Fall

This summer, the UniWellness team has been thinking a lot about student mental health. In the stillness of summer, college and university staff and administrators are busy preparing to welcome their students back to campus for the fall semester. How can campus professionals support students during the change and stress of college? We have a […]

How Counseling Centers Can Prepare for the Summer

Here at UniWellness, accessibility to mental health resources is an important outcome we always aim to keep in mind. With the school year coming to a close, it becomes more important than ever. This summer, most students will leave college or university to return home or move to work, and it becomes nearly impossible for […]

How Does UniWellness Eliminate Silos in Student Mental Health Care?

Members of our team have personal experience with the silos in student mental health care. We know how frustrating it is for a student to reach out for help – only to be referred off-campus and told to find a provider that accepts their health insurance, is taking new patients, specializes in the symptom(s) or […]

How Outside Counselors Can Help Your School

Accessibility is always at the top of our mind with college mental health. As we further into a digital age, interactions increasingly move away from face-to-face, and towards online, text, and video. While this brings some consequences, it is important to adapt products and technology to the new opportunities that come with it. Here at […]

What Makes UniWellness Unique?

We get asked this question a lot. We get it — there are others who are working to reduce barriers to mental health care access for students. So let’s talk about what makes UniWellness unique. What makes UniWellness stand out from other telemental health platforms? First and foremost, UniWellness stands out because it was designed […]

Meet the Team: Arin Sime, CEO & Founder

Each week, we are going to introduce you to a member of our team with our new “Meet the Team” blog series. This week, we want you to meet Arin Sime, CEO & Founder of WebRTC.ventures and UniWellness. Arin started his career as an Electrical Engineer but switched to internet software development in 2000, and […]

How Do You Know If You’re Right for UniWellness?

UniWellness is a telemental health platform that supports student well-being by enhancing and expanding the reach of your counseling center. Designed to increase students’ access to mental health services, UniWellness is right for you if: You are a school, college, or university You want to increase your students’ access to mental health services You’d like […]

[Press Release] UniWellness Announces a Student Mental Health Platform Configured to Your School or Private Counseling Center’s Brand.

as recently published. Charlottesville, Virginia April 1, 2019  – UniWellness today announces a new product offering: a real-time video and audio student menatl health platform that supports student well-being by enhancing and expanding the reach of a school or private organization’s counseling center. Arin Sime, Founder & CEO of UniWellness said, “Our team realized there […]

Implementing Telehealth

Think of telemental health care as an extended and supportive method in addition to conventional mental health services. Find out how to implement it

Active Minds National Conference 2019: Building a Mental Health Culture

Last weekend, Ginger and I attended the Active Minds National Conference 2019 (#ActiveMindsCon19) at Georgetown University in Washington, DC! Active Minds is a non-profit organization that supports student mental health through education, research, advocacy, and programming at over 600 colleges and high schools. This year’s conference theme was building a mental health culture. Surrounded by […]

A New Perspective: How College Clinics Work

Colleges have been struggling to keep up with the growing demand for mental health services. From 2009 to 2015, the national average use of counseling centers has increased by nearly 30%, while enrollment only increased by 5%. The number will likely continue to rise as we further into the digital age. Fortunately, with the rise […]

Why Mental Illness in Student-Athletes Flies Under the Radar

Transitioning from high school to college often brings immense pressure. Students are greeted with new social experiences, academics become increasingly challenging, and success is often defined by who has the most outside commitments. With so many students trying to outdo one another, mental health deteriorates. We know this, and many have courageously rallied by speaking […]

How UniWellness Care Differs from Teletherapy Marketplaces

We use the counselors you know and trust. If students have a counselor at home, you can invite them to use your school’s portal, maintaining continuity of care for those students and allowing your counselors to serve more students. Use teletherapy to expand access and service while maintaining control.

Creating Suicide-Safer Communities

Last week, Ginger and I participated in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), a two-day workshop on recognizing and supporting individuals who are experiencing thoughts of suicide. After fifteen hours of intense training, we both feel much more prepared to respond when we notice the warning signs of suicide than we had when we walked […]

March 1st: Bringing Awareness to Self-Injury

Today is Self-Injury Awareness Day and the beginning of Self-Injury Awareness Month. On March 1st each year, we start conversations about self-injury in an effort to increase awareness and decrease stigma. What is self-injury? Self-injury, also known as self-harm or self-mutilation, is the intentional act of causing physical harm to oneself. It can take many […]

What Mental Health Can Mean for Black History Month

Growing up black, I had a distorted view of what mental illness was. I often felt empty and broken, but I figured that was normal. “Mental illness” is often synonymous with “crazy”. Because of this, I was often hesitant to seek help. But mental illness doesn’t discriminate, and it certainly shows itself to the black […]

Come As You Are: National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2019

Happy National Eating Disorders Awareness Week! Between February 25th and March 3rd, people across the globe will raise their voices to spread awareness about eating disorders and recovery. This year’s theme is Come As You Are. Eating disorders are a major mental health concern in the college population. Eating disorders can develop at any age, […]

Why You Shouldn’t Use Skype for Telehealth

Using Skype for telehealth? Maybe you should rethink it. Many people can’t access the health care they need. Individuals in rural areas may be asked to travel hours to their nearest medical provider while individuals in urban areas may be unable to secure transportation or forced to miss work for a medical appointment. For these […]

[Interview] Shatter the Myths®, Drug and Alcohol Facts with Anne Moss Rogers – Part 2

Happy National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week! Held during the last week in January since 2010, this national health observance brings scientists and teens together to discuss the impacts of substance use on the body and brain. In preparation for National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week, we interviewed Anne Moss Rogers of Richmond, Virginia in […]

How Does the Online Mental Health Platform UniWellness Work?

After browsing our site and reading a number of blog posts, you have a grasp as to what UniWellness is and even why your school could benefit from implementing the telemental health care platform for your students’ social and emotional well-being. Yet, you may be wondering “but how does UniWellness work?”. But before we get […]

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