<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span id="m_7006302374089605622m_-8531129826760421570gmail-docs-internal-guid-8a3a4813-7fff-c3c7-f499-f9367b4fa1b5"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Colleagues,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We have targeted November 1st for the new Telecounseling service we have contracted with Behavioral Health Services to provide better mental health support for our students.  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dana Siverd, Account Executive of BHS, has asked to be able to speak to faculty and professionals in Academic Affairs, so that she can share details on the supports available and how to connect our students in need.  Given her experience in the field, she knows that faculty and support staff for students are often the ones best positioned to see that a student needs some extra support and to make a referral.  She is anxious to share this information prior to 11/1 so that students can begin accessing the services immediately.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">These telecounseling services will now be available, 24/7 and free of charge, to our students.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I hope that you can find time to attend one of the following meetings to hear from Dana Siverd:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><a href="https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/95897223857">Monday, 10/24/22, at 12PM via Zoom</a></b></span></p><b><br></b><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><a href="https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/91219697923">Monday, 10/31/22, at 12PM via Zoom</a></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">And: We will work to record at least one of the sessions and distribute out.</span></p><br></span></div></div>