Crisis
Walk-in Services
Is my situation urgent? Should I use
"walk-in" services or make an appointment? To get help with this
decision, consider the following:
The staff at the
Counseling Center is aware that emergencies requiring immediate
attention can exist for students seeking our services. Because of
the demand on our services, however, we are not able to see most
students the same day they contact us. This information is designed
to help you decide whether our same-day crisis services are right
for you.
Our same-day
crisis walk-ins are designed to assist students who are confronting
life-threatening circumstances, current or recent traumatic crises,
and serious mental illness.
Examples
of such issues include:
-
thoughts about
harming or killing yourself
-
thoughts about
harming another person
-
recent assault
or abuse
-
concern about
your own safety
-
knowledge of
another person being abused or assaulted
-
hallucinations
or mania
-
recent death
of a loved one or other significant loss
-
witnessing or
experiencing a traumatic event
If you believe
your situation is a crisis that cannot wait for a regularly
scheduled appointment, please let us know.
What to
expect:
A crisis
walk-in session:
A
counselor will meet with you to do an assessment of the
circumstances surrounding your crisis, identify and implement
strategies for dealing with the crisis, and make recommendations as
to how to proceed. These sessions tend to be briefer than regular
initial sessions. A follow-up appointment may be scheduled.
A
regularly scheduled initial session:
A counselor will meet with you for approximately 45-50 minutes to do
a thorough assessment of your counseling needs, help you develop a
plan of action, and offer recommendations about to how to proceed.
Follow-up sessions may also be scheduled.
*With special appreciation to the University at
Buffalo Counseling Center.
For
after-hours consultations
call UNC HealthLink at 1-888-267-3675
or 704-687-7400.
UNC
HealthLink is a free service of the UNC Charlotte Counseling Center
and Student Health Center. Part of the UNC Health Care system,
HealthLink nurses can discuss your immediate needs, how to manage
your current problem, and how to follow-up to get the assistance you
need.
you may also contact appropriate
residence hall personnel (if you are an on campus student) or the Campus Police (704-687-2200).
In either case, they
will discuss with you the options you have for getting assistance,
which may include getting in touch with the counselor on-call or a
referral to another resource in the community.
Other
Important Numbers
Suicide Prevention
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK [8255]
Hope
Line Network
1-800-SUICIDE [784-2433]
Local Psychiatric Evaluations (24 hours a day)
Center for Behavioral Health
Billingsley Road
704-358-2800
Sexual
Assault Response
Mecklenburg County Rape Crisis Hotline
704-375-9900
Students may also make an initial, confidential
contact with the Counseling Center (704-687-2105), Student Health
Services (704-687-4617), Campus Police (704-687-2200), or a local
hospital emergency room.
Domestic Violence
Shelter
for Battered Women
704-332-2513
Campus Police
704-687-2200
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Police Department
911
