WABI reports UMaine offering COVID-19 Stress Clinic

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

June 22, 2020 Outreach, Research, UMaine in the News

WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine’s Psychological Services Center is offering a new COVID-19 Stress Clinic to help clients cope with the stress of the pandemic. When UMaine shifted to remote learning in mid-March, the center developed a telehealth program to continue helping clients, and is now accepting new clients, WABI reported. “There is such a lack of access to services for mental health in Maine in general,” said Melissa Jankowski, a doctoral student in clinical psychology. “Now because we have been forced to dive into this online format we are suddenly able to open up to a much broader portion of the population and that is very exciting.” For more information, call the center at 207.581.2034.