University of Alaska tells House Finance subcommittee student mental-health services are strained as FY27 funding is debated University of Alaska officials told a House Finance subcommittee Feb. 23 that demand for campus counseling and crisis services has increased since COVID while staff shortages and limited capacity leave many students unserved; campus leaders asked the Legislature to consider mental-health funding in the FY27 budget.

University of Alaska officials reveal a staggering rise in student mental health needs, pushing for urgent funding to expand their overwhelmed counseling services.

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