This fall, when students at Penn State-Altoona trudge back to their dorms demoralized by a failed test or a romance on the rocks, they can take advantage of free mental-health counseling, on the spot, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
All students who come to the health center at the University of Wisconsin, even if just for a sprained ankle or a case of the sniffles, soon will be automatically screened for depression and offered treatment if needed.