Mental Health Emergencies
All counseling appointments are conducted virtually until further notice.
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.聽 In the event of an emergency after office hours, contact the Department of Campus Safety at (540) 678-4444. Campus 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 鈥淭alkWithUs鈥 to 66746
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APA has the following in their helpcenter: 聽
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.