Mental Health Emergencies

As of August 2020, all counseling appointments are conducted virtually.

Mental health emergencies (this does not include life threatening emergencies) which occur during office hours can be handled by contacting the Wellness Center at 540-665-4530. This should be done prior to sending the student over to our center’s waiting location at Cooley Hall room 302. Then the student is permitted to wait in the relaxation room, until the student can be seen. In the event of an emergency after office hours, contact the Office of Public Safety at (540) 678-4444. Public Safety will contact the Counselor on-call for the appropriate response. If the situation is life threatening, please call 911 and /or go to the nearest Emergency Room, which is Winchester Medical Center, 1840 Amherst Street, (540) 536-8000.

Local Emergency Resources:

Concern Hotline: (540) 667-0145

Winchester Behavioral Health: (540) 536-8140

Valley Behavioral Health Outpatient Services: (540) 459-1262

Northwestern Community Services: (540) 636-4250

Winchester Crisis Care Hotline: (540) 536-8152

Local 24 hour Alcohol Abuse Hotline: (540) 667-0322

Northern VA Helpline for Drugs: (703) 532-1255

The Shelter for Abused Women: (540) 667-6466

SAMHSA hosts the following 24-hour disaster resource (they specifically name campus shootings as a disaster)
Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990
Text “TalkWithUs” to 66746
http://disasterdistress.samhsa.gov
Facebook: /distresshelpline
Twitter: @distressline
APA has the following in their helpcenter: http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/mass-shooting.aspx

National Emergency Resources:

Substance Abuse 24 hour Hotline: (800) 835-6130

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-TALK (8255)

Trevor Project Hotline (LGBTQ): 1-866-488-7386

Steve Fund Hotline (For diverse students in crisis): Text STEVE to 741741.

National Mental Health Resource Locator