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Student housing partnership gives residents free mental health support

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Student housing partnership gives residents free mental health support

In a new partnership with Aptitude Development, student housing residents will now have 24/7/365 access to the text-based mental health app Counslr.


By Counslr | April 17, 2024
Counslr mental health app partners with student housing developer
Photo courtesy Counslr

Counslr, the text-based mental health support mobile app, announced its partnership with Aptitude Development, a national student housing organization, to provide student residents access to on-demand mental health support. The partnership launched with East Coast housing facility locations, and will expand nationwide over the course of 2024.

ā€œAptitude has always tried to be on the forefront of providing wellness focused amenities to support students' well-being beyond academic endeavors,ā€ said Jared Hutter, Co-founder & Principal at Aptitude Development. ā€œWe believe it's our mission to provide exceptional and meaningful benefits to those living in our communities. We are proud to offer our residents, todayā€™s students, Counslr as an extremely convenient and accessible resource for mental health support and overall well-being.ā€

Student Housing On-Demand Mental Health Support

Access to the app, which provides on-demand mental health support 24/7/365, will be included with and considered as an amenity for the residents. The partnership launched with the following three student housing facility locations, and will roll out nationwide later this year:

  • The Marshall, serving Rochester Institute of Technology students
  • The Ithaca, serving Ithaca College and Cornell University students
  • The Pier, serving Coastal Carolina University students

ā€œWe are looking forward to working with Aptitude Development to support these students as they head to school and work, and know that mental health help is accessible easily,ā€ said Josh Liss, CEO and Founder of Counslr. ā€œMental health truly knows no boundaries. We hope to be a resource for students at any point of the day, all while knowing that their home away from home is focused on their overall well-being.ā€

For more information on Counslr, please visit: www.counslr.com.

About Counslr
Counslr is a text-based mental health support application that provides unlimited access to live texting sessions with licensed professionals, 24/7/365. Users can access support on-demand within two minutes of opening the app, or by scheduled appointment. Through real-time texting, users enjoy one-on-one, private communication with a licensed counselor that can be conducted anytime, anywhere. Counslr was designed to help individuals deal with lifeā€™s day-to-day issues, empowering individuals to address concerns while they are ā€œsmallā€ to help ensure that they stay ā€œsmallā€. Counslr partners with organizations of all shapes and sizes (companies, unions, nonprofits, universities/colleges, high schools, etc) so that these entities can provide Counslrā€™s services to their employees/members/students at no direct cost.

About Aptitude Development
Aptitude Development is a New Jersey-based student housing development firm building ground-up student housing communities in strategically selected universities throughout the U.S. Aptitude has consistently delivered strong risk-adjusted returns to its investors through an ornate ability to create value in strategic land sourcing and taking the projects through the approval, design, construction, and operation phases. Aptitude currently has seven developments in its pipeline and rapidly growing. For more information, visit http://www.AptitudeRE.com.

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