Problem Depression, anxiety and other mental health issues are on the rise. Utah Valley University is 2.5 times over the national recommended student-to-counselor/therapist ratio. UVU has only 10 counselors/therapists to service a population of 40,000 students.

Solution Hire more counselors/therapists to bring UVU in alignment with the national recommendations of a minimum 1 counselor/therapist.for every 1500 students.

Personal story If you want to see a counselor/therapist at UVU the current wait time is 10-12 weeks. We cannot imagine having to wait almost an entire semester just to get on the schedule.