Immediate Help

Students who are suffering from a psychological or emotional crisis often require immediate help or same day intervention. An emergency might involve:

Thoughts and plans to hurt yourself or someone else
Engaging in a behavior that is life threatening
If you have been assaulted, physically or sexually

To be seen for an emergency appointment during business hours (8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday):

Call our office at 226-6035 and be sure to inform the front desk staff that you are experiencing a crisis.
Walk into the Center and be sure to inform the front desk staff that you are experiencing a crisis.
Call Campus Safety at 226-6480 to bring you to the Counseling Center if necessary.

For emergency assistance after hours (depending upon the nature, location, and timing of an emergency, your options are):

Call Campus Safety at 386-226-6480
Press extension 7233 (SAFE) from any campus phone or call 386-226-7233
Dial 911 – Off Campus
Contact Lifeline – 24 Hour Crisis Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK)
Contact the 24 Hour Sexual Assault Response Team at 386-258-7273 (RAPE) or 1-800-940-7273

Other services also available:

National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-4673
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233
Halifax Medical Center Emergency Room 386-254-4101