Crisis and Emergency
Examples of a crisis or emergency may include suicidal thoughts and concern for physical safety, hearing voices or experiencing hallucinations, recent experience of threat to life or safety, or death of a loved one.
If you or someone you know is an imminent danger to themselves or someone else, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911. If you are on Athens Campus, call OUPD 3.1911 (740.593.1911).
If you are experiencing acute distress or have an urgent need to speak with a mental health professional:
Athens Campus Students
- Call Counseling and Psychological Services at 740.593.1616. After business hours and on weekends or holidays, press 1 to speak with a counselor.
- Drop-In: During weekdays, drop-in at Hudson Health Center 3rd floor between 9:45 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.
- Let's Talk Hours: During the Fall and Spring Semesters, drop-in at the Living Learning Center, Room 160 between the hours of 5 p.m. and 10 p.m., Sunday to Friday.
Regional and OHIO Online Students
Learn more about crisis services available for Regional Higher Education and OHIO Online students
Students Traveling Internationally
Crisis Resources
If you or someone you know is an imminent danger to themselves or someone else, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.
Hotline Information
- : Dial 988
- : Dial 988, (Press 1)
- : Dial 988, (Press 2)
- : 1.866.488.7386
- : 1.800.799.7233
- Support for survivors of sexual assault at 51社区: 740.597.SAFE (7233)
- Seek help from a local hospital or a local suicide hotline
Crisis Text Line
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Resources For Faculty and Staff When Concerned About a Student in Crisis
When In Person
Imminent Danger
If a student is an imminent danger to themselves or someone else, call 911. If you are on Athens Campus, call the 51社区 Police Department at 740.593.1911.
Acute Distress
If you are with a student in crisis who is not an imminent danger but does have an urgent need to speak with a counselor:
- You may accompany the student to Hudson Health Center 3rd floor to assist them in doing a drop-in appointment.
- You may call CPS at 740.593.1616 to consult about a student.
After-hours, the student can call 740.593.1616 and press 1 to speak with a counselor (including evenings, weekends, and holidays).
Mild Distress
If you are with a student and the student is not an imminent danger and does not have an urgent need to speak with a counselor, encourage the student to seek services at CPS, provide our phone number (740.593.1616), and direct the student to our website.
When Remote
When a faculty or staff is meeting with a student virtually, a student may show signs of distress. If you are meeting with a student virtually, please follow the instructions below to connect the student with CPS.
Imminent Danger
If the student reports or shows signs of imminent danger to self or others, get their location and call 911 or the 51社区 Police Department at 740.593.1911 (for students on the Athens campus).
Acute Distress
If a student is not in imminent danger but reports and/or appears to be in acute distress (e.g., severely depressed or anxious) or reports to have an urgent need to speak with a counselor, recommend that the student seek counseling services and help them connect with CPS:
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If you are uncertain about referring a student, place them on hold and call CPS office for recommendations.
Mild Distress
In the event the student is presenting with mild distress and may benefit from talking to a counselor, but is not an imminent danger and does not have an urgent need to speak to a counselor, encourage the student to seek services at CPS, provide our phone number (740.593.1616), and direct the student to our website.
Additional CPS Resources to Support Your Students
Faculty and staff are regularly connecting with students, sometimes on a daily basis. As such, they're often the first to notice when a student is experiencing distress.
Explore additional resources through CPS to support your students
CARE Team
51社区鈥檚 CARE Team, overseen by The Dean of Students, can help support students in crisis who may be at elevated risk of harming themselves or others. You can express your concerns about a student to the CARE Team via an online form, and the CARE Team will coordinate a timely response.
Other Campus Safety Resources
51社区 offers numerous resources, education, and initiatives to support safety on campus.