Jewish students struggling with antisemitism at college now have use of walk-in mental health clinic

Students at NYC’s Touro University struggling with anxiety and ‘pervasive sadness’ can now ‘name the monster’.

ouro University, one of the largest private Jewish universities in the U.S., recently opened a free, walk-in mental health clinic on its Times Square campus in New York City. 

One of the clinic’s goals is to assist students who may have anxiety about growing antisemitism in the city, according to the university.

Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman, the clinic’s head, as well as a current student, told Fox News Digital about the importance of protecting students’ mental health — particularly during times of conflict and persecution.

With over 20,000 students across many different campuses, Touro has always prioritized mental health services, Lichtman said during a Zoom interview. “Research has shown that since the pandemic, the levels of reported have not gone down — they have either remained the same or even increased,” said Lichtman, the director of student mental health services at the university.