Notre Dame makes commitment to fighting mental health crisis

The Notre Dame Fund strengthens the University’s ability to nimbly and effectively respond to critical and emerging needs, influencing nearly every aspect of University life and impacting Notre Dame’s ability to be a true force for good in the world and the South Bend community.

Through the generosity of benefactors, Notre Dame is making a historic commitment to fighting the national mental health crisis by adding more resources on campus and giving students a greater opportunity to conduct research and serve the South Bend community.

This investment will:

• Fund the creation of the new Veldman Family Psychology Clinic, which will develop scalable, evidence-based solutions in childhood trauma, suicide prevention, and substance use.
• Provide cutting-edge technology that will advance the University’s psychology and neuroscience research.
• Expand the number of faculty and triple the number of students conducting mental health-related research on campus.
• Increase mental health services for Notre Dame students through a unique campus partnership among academic and student affairs units.
• Grow the availability of mental health care in the South Bend region.

The scope of these solutions is expected to have an impact well beyond campus and the local community. University leaders anticipate outcomes from the multidisciplinary work will serve as a future, scalable model for other academic and public institutions.

“By caring for the mental health needs of students on campus and advancing psychological training and research, Notre Dame can realize in practice what we are called to do in our mission—be a force for good and a place of service and community,” said John T. McGreevy, the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost.

“This multidisciplinary focus on innovative research and advanced care is just the beginning of how Notre Dame will address the mental health crisis not only on our campus but also nationally.”

Thank you to all those who give to the Notre Dame Fund. You strengthen the University’s ability to respond to critical and emerging needs.

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