Boston College Should Evaluate Mental Health Services, Implement Virtual UCS Scheduling, and Hire More Referral Staff

The Heights Editorial Board • October 17, 2021

Boston College should evaluate the efficacy of mental health services provided on campus in order to determine how to best serve the mental health needs of the student population. Some improvements that...

Nearly 200 Conversations Later, Lean On Me Reaches One Year at BC

Rachel Phelan • January 28, 2020

The Boston College chapter of Lean on Me, the peer-to-peer texting mental health support network, has hosted nearly 200 conversations since its launch last year.

Piercey Graduates but Leaves BC Something to Lean On

Maeve Reilly • May 31, 2019

“My greatest hope for UGBC, and I guess for the institution as a whole, because I don’t think a lot of UGBC's problems originate with the organization itself, is that we can increase the opportunities for shared governance at BC. I think that would be a huge step forward.”

Peer-to-Peer Texting Service ‘Lean on Me’ Launches

Emily Browder • January 27, 2019

The Boston College chapter of the peer-to-peer texting support system Lean On Me officially launched on Jan. 21 and is now available for use by BC students.

MIT’s ‘Lean on Me’ to Launch at BC Next Year

Abby Hunt • November 19, 2018

Lean on Me—an anonymous student-to-student texting service—will be launching at Boston College this January. The service originated at MIT when, after a string of suicides at the university, a group of students decided to create something to support student mental health.

‘Lean On Me’ Text-Based Hotline Launching This Semester

Cole Dady • August 30, 2017

Formed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2016 after a number of suicides had occurred, Lean on Me (LOM) is an active network at five major universities across the country.

Lean On Me BC Could Potentially Offer Valuable Resource

The Heights Editorial Board • April 2, 2017

The Heights Editorial Board believes that LOM BC is a promising alternative to an overbooked counseling system.

UGBC Passes Resolution to Implement Text Message Hotline

Heidi Dong • April 2, 2017

Lean On Me is currently operating at the University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Northeastern University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.