Mental Health Crisis

Services for Students

Psychological Counseling Services office will be closed due to construction, starting November 17, 2021. Counseling services will continue to be available via telephone and zoom. PCS will post on our website once construction is complete, estimated in early December.

Crisis consultations are designed to assist students who are confronting life-threatening circumstances, current or recent traumatic crises, or serious mental illness. To be seen for a telehealth crisis consultation, one of the issues below should be present:

• Current suicidal thoughts, serious thoughts of harming yourself, and the potential need to be hospitalized
• Current thoughts about seriously harming another person
• Current symptoms such as: seeing or hearing things that others do not see or hear, feelings of paranoia, lack of need to sleep for the last several days and still having plenty of energy, and major difficulty functioning
• Traumatic event (accident, natural disaster, death of a loved one, or physical violence)
• Sexual assault
• Incident of domestic or dating violence

Please call PCS at 209-667-3381: PCS is operating with limited team members on site. We may not hear a knock at the door. When you call, you will be asked screening questions and informed of the next steps.

Faculty & Staff:

• Contact PCS at 209-667-3381 and have the student talk with our Administrative Staff to set up a telehealth counseling appointment with a counselor.
• Faculty/Staff can walk/send student over to PCS building where we have a confidential room available for students to have a telehealth crisis consultation, to ensure the highest protection from exposure.
• Please call ahead and inform us you are walking or sending a student to the PCS building.
• Once at the PCS building, call PCS at 209-667-3381 to inform us of your arrival.

What to do if PCS is Not Open

If PCS is not open and you need to talk to a crisis counselor immediately call:
After-Hours Crisis Line: 209-667-3381 (press 2)

Other resources for crisis situations:
National Suicide Preventions 1 (800)-273-TALK (8255)
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741-741

Mental Health Emergency:
For a Mental Health Emergency:  Call 911