About Us

BRITTANEE SANDERSON
Brittanee Sanderson is a Community Health and Human Services major
from Madison, AL. She oversees the plan to allow students to use the
Community Counseling Center.

KAYE WELLS
Kaye wells is a Community Health and Human Services major from
Birmingham, AL. She oversees the plan to hire more counselors for cc
mental health services.

A Push for Better Mental

Contact Us
Health Help for UAB
Do you have any questions? Are you interested in connecting with the creators
of this advocacy plan? Please find our email addresses below!
students
An Advocacy Project Created By
Kaye Wells: nwells@uab.edu
Brittanee Sanderson and Kaye Wells
Brittanee Sanderson: bsan@uab.edu
 Table of Contents Check out our Website!
Keep Track of our Progress
Overview of Plan ..................................................... 1 1 • Find updates on our objectives
• Learn how to help us fight for you
• Share feedback and suggestions
The Fight for More Counselors .............................. 2

Access to the Community Counseling Clinic ...... 3

Get Involved ............................................................. 4 Get Connected with On-

Campus Resources
Check out our Website! ........................................... 5 • Find contact information for the Student
2 Counseling Services and the Community
Counseling Clinic
• Calendar of on-campus mental health
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• Sign up for our email newsletter.

Link
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Feel free to stop by our website: example.com

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 Get Involved
If you think you have no on-campus resources dedicated to mental health,
think again! UAB has several ways to deliver quality care to its students.
Have you heard of the Student Counseling Services?
You can be discrete! They are in the same
building as the Student Health Clinic!
Student Counseling Services are focused on helping you be your
best self. They offer a variety of resources including, but not limited
to LGBTQ+ support, gender transitioning services, couples’ therapy,
group therapy, and even substance abuse aid. Give them a call today
at 205-934-5816 or check them out online at
uab.edu/students/counseling
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Overview of Plan
Student Access to the
Community Counseling Clinic
Currently, students do not have access to the
Community Counseling Clinic. Access to the CCC
will increase the number of counselors students
have access to, decreasing the wait times for mental
health help.
The Fight to Hire More
Counselors
The current wait time for an appointment with
Student Counseling Services is over two weeks.
This is because the student to counselor ratio is
astronomical. The students at UAB deserve more
counselors and decreased wait times for care.
 Fight for More Counselors
Why Do We Need More Counselors?
The current wait time for access to counseling service is more than
two weeks. Speedy assistance is crucial, especially if you are
experiencing a mental health crisis. Many students are put off by the
long wait times to get help and end up cancelling their appointments
altogether. More counselors will decrease the wait times and ensure
students get the help they need.
Many students are put off by the long wait times to get help
and end up cancelling their appointments altogether.
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Access to the Community
Counseling Clinic
Making best use of our resources
Another way that we can make mental health assistance more
accessible to our students is to allow them to use the Community
Counseling Clinic. According to the CCC’s website, “The
Counseling Program in the Department of Human Studies offers
affordable counseling services to the residents of Jefferson County
through its Community Counseling Clinic.” Currently, students are
not able to take advantage of their services. The Student Counseling
Services frequently has a backlog of people seeking services but are
unable to due to scheduling. Allowing students to use the CCC will
reduce the backlog and make mental health resources more
accessible.