Reduction in on-campus mental health funding affecting drop-out rates, says academic

Concerns have also been raised about the recruitment of on-campus counsellors amid a surge in demand for services on college campuses across the country. Picture: iStock/PA. 

A dramatic reduction in funding supports for on-campus healthcare may be impacting numbers dropping out of college, a leading academic has said.

Concerns have also been raised about the recruitment of on-campus counsellors amid a surge in demand for services on college campuses across the country.