Broward College students in need of brief mental health counseling will be able to seek services at Henderson Student Counseling Services. Henderson Student Counseling Services is a leader in behavioral healthcare providing comprehensive, recovery-focused services. Services range from stress management and coping strategies to psychiatric assessment and crisis intervention. Henderson is accredited to provide Student Counseling Services by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Students can access information about Student Counseling online or by calling 954-424-6916.

Professional counseling and psychiatric services are provided both in-office as well as via telehealth utilizing a HIPPA-compliant video platform. Credit students are eligible for up to six (6) free counseling sessions per year.

Please note that students should expect privacy and confidentiality when seeking counseling; however, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act permits a covered entity to disclose patient health information, including psychotherapy notes, when the covered entity has a good faith belief that the disclosure:

1. is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of the patient or others and
2. is a person(s) reasonably able to prevent or lessen the threat.

This may include, depending on the circumstances, disclosure to law enforcement, family members, the target of the threat, or others who the covered entity has a good faith belief can mitigate the threat.

See Broward College Policy 6Hx2-5.32.