Mental health concerns shake LACCD

Benne believes that mental health services are one of the biggest unmet needs on campus. Appointments are booked back to back and there is currently a waiting list to meet with a mental health care professional.

“The problem with most of our mental health issues is that there’s a wait. The college has approved a full time psychologist position out of program 100, not out of health fees because we can't afford it,” Benne said. “The problem is, the position doesn't exist in the district, so we have to create a position, which is another bureaucratic process that we have to go through and it’s going to take time.”