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Students and members of the UC community concerned about students have access to care 24/7, 365 days in the year. Our after-hours crisis services provide care during evenings, weekends, and other times when we are closed. You may call our direct number at 513-556-0648 and press 1, to speak with a counselor 24/7.

• Butler County Crisis Hotline: 513-523-4146
• Clermont County Crisis Hotline: 513-528-SAVE
• Warren County Crisis Hotline: 877-695-NEED
• Psychiatric Emergency Services, University Hospital: 513-584-8577
• Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741 or AYUDA to 741741 for Spanish speaking support. You can also text 442-AYUDAME in WhatsApp.
  
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 1-800-273- TALK (8255)
• United Way Help Line: 513-721-7900
• Suicide/Depression Hotline: 513-281-CARE
• National Suicide Hotline: 800-273-8255
• Women Helping Women (Confidential support and advocacy for women struggling with sexual assault, domestic violence, or stalking) 513-381-5610
  
• Emergency Help (24-hour police assistance): call 911

Faculty and staff engage with students on a frequent basis and sometimes develop concerns about them. CAPS is available to help with those concerns, through the process of consultation. During a consultation with a member of our staff, usually by phone, we listen to your concerns and offer some advice or recommendations about what you can do. Generally, we assist you in working further with the student rather than contacting the student ourselves. In so doing, we respect the student's right to privacy and self-determination in seeking psychological assistance.

Call 513-556-0648 and ask to speak to a counselor about your consultation needs.  

The CARE Team responds to reports about students experiencing difficulties or whose behavior is raising concerns within the University community. The team's responsibilities include gathering and sharing information, discerning concerns about a student within a setting or across multiple settings, and managing situations that encompass a variety of issues. The committee is charged to devise a coordinated plan for assessment, intervention, and management of the concerns for the students well-being and that of the University community. 

Our university community is filled with empathetic and compassionate Bearcats who care about supporting each other. Many of these individuals are designated Mental Health Champions who have gone through training to learn more about supporting student, faculty, and staff mental health.

Becoming a Mental Health Champion is easy! Recruitment for a new cohort or group of Champions along with training will be offered each academic year. Applications open in the fall and are due by Dec. 1. Faculty and staff are encouraged to discuss with their supervisor for approval and demonstrate support.

Bearcats who apply to become Mental Health Champions will be added to the Microsoft Teams channel, where access to training is located.

In Collaboration with 1n5 and Child Focus, the Division of Student Affairs-Health and Wellness is bringing the opportunity to be trained in the evidence-based suicide prevention training, Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR).  
 
Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to understand mental health, recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis, and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying “Yes” to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor. Gatekeepers can be anyone, but include parents, friends, students, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, office supervisors, squad leaders, foremen, police officers, advisors, caseworkers, firefighters, and many others who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide. 

As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper you will learn to:

• Recognize the warning signs of suicide
• Know how to offer hope
• Know how to get help and save a life

Significant people in the lives of students sometimes develop concerns about them. CAPS is available to help with those concerns, through the process of consultation. During a consultation with a member of our staff, usually by phone, we listen to your concerns and offer some advice or recommendations about what you can do. Generally, we assist you in working further with the student rather than contact the student ourselves. In so doing, we are respecting the student's right to privacy and self-determination in seeking psychological assistance. 

513-556-0648 and ask to speak to a counselor about your consultation needs.                 

The CARE Team responds to reports about students experiencing difficulties or whose behavior is raising concerns within the University community. The team's responsibilities include gathering and sharing information, discerning concerns about a student within a setting or across multiple settings, and managing situations that encompass a variety of issues. The committee is charged to devise a coordinated plan for assessment, intervention, and management of the concerns for the students well-being and that of the University community. 

Other UC Resources that might be helpful to family and parents:

• Parent & Family Programs provides families information about student services and resources, campus engagement and opportunities, and a dedicated place to receive support in helping their students successfully navigate the UC experience.
• Family QPR Gatekeeper Training- UC Parent and Family Programs is proud to partner with UC Counseling and Psychological Services to offer QPR Gatekeeper training for Bearcat family members at no cost. Family members can register for QPR Gatekeeper Training on the UC Family Portal. 
• The "Family Guide" will help you initiate important conversations prior to your student's arrival at UC and on an ongoing basis. You are an integral part of your student's success. While you will want to encourage their independence, they will look to you to help them navigate the challenges they may encounter in college. It is important for your student to see you as a partner in their academic, social, and personal success. Talk to your student about the situations they may encounter in college and use this guide as a resource to support these conversations.

• 2751 O’Varsity Way #335, Cincinnati, OH 45221
  
• Call 556-2564
  

The Student Wellness Center empowers students to make informed decisions regarding their health and wellness by providing evidence-based education, resources, and non-judgmental support. They also offer an extensive collection of resources and information about various health and wellness topics.

In Collaboration with 1n5 and Child Focus, the Division of Student Affairs-Health and Wellness is bringing the opportunity to be trained in the evidence-based suicide prevention training, Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR).  
 
Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to understand mental health, recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis, and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying “Yes” to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor. Gatekeepers can be anyone, but include parents, friends, students, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, office supervisors, squad leaders, foremen, police officers, advisors, caseworkers, firefighters, and many others who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide. 

As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper you will learn to:

• Recognize the warning signs of suicide
• Know how to offer hope
• Know how to get help and save a life

The CARE Team responds to reports about students experiencing difficulties or whose behavior is raising concerns within the University community. The team's responsibilities include gathering and sharing information, discerning concerns about a student within a setting or across multiple settings, and managing situations that encompass a variety of issues. The committee is charged to devise a coordinated plan for assessment, intervention, and management of the concerns for the students well-being and that of the University community. 

Mental Health Access Point is a Cincinnati phone line (513-558-8888) for identifying low-cost or sliding scale treatment options in Cincinnati.

MindPeace is a searchable database of mental health providers and resources in Cincinnati.

Call your health insurance network for other resources covered by your insurance.

UHS is an outpatient facility offering comprehensive clinical services to the student population. All students enrolled at the university are eligible to use UHS. Mental health services—individual psychotherapy and psychiatric medication management—are available by appointment. Students must make an appointment to be treated at UHS.

• 2751 O’Varsity Way #335, Cincinnati, OH 45221
  
• Call 556-2564

• 3200 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229
• Call 513-584-8577 for emergency room or hospital services.