Promoting safety off-campus

Community Relations hosted the Off-Campus Safety Group for its monthly meeting and connected the group to experts on the critical issues of mental health and homelessness. The group, which consists of staff from off-campus student housing properties, law enforcement and university leaders, convenes regularly to share safety information and identify collaborative opportunities to promote student well-being. Patti Norris from Campus Health shared information on the counseling services they make available to students in times of crisis and Elle Millyard from the City of Tucson’s Homeless Encampment Team shared information about how the city is addressing the needs of our unhoused population while also ensuring the safety of those in affected properties.