FOUR YEARS, NO WAITLIST: HOW UMAINE CONNECTS STUDENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTHCARE

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 26 -- University of Maine issued the following news release:

Finding a mental health provider can mean waiting months for an appointment. At the University of Maine, students typically have their first counseling appointment within about a week of their initial call.

The UMaine Counseling Center has maintained no waitlist for four consecutive years. Counseling is free, with no session limits.

"One of the ways that we do that here is we got rid of unnecessary hoops to jump through," said Angela Fileccia, director of the Counseling Center and Student Wellness Resource Center.

The center's annual report for the 2025 to 2026 academic year highlights its reach:

* 976 individual students served, nearly 10% of the student b...