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Don’t Wait for a Crisis. Make Mental Health Care Routine.

Mental health is health—and just like your physical health, you shouldn’t wait for an emergency to pay attention to it.

There are many ways to stay on top of your mental health, from talking to friends and family about your problems to setting a counseling routine with a trained professional. SUNY campuses make mental health services convenient and accessible so you can stay focused and achieve your goals this semester and beyond.

Remember: Check in with your friends. Talk about your problems. #ReachOut for help.

"Reaching out, trying, getting help never hurts anybody. There is no bad outcome from it."

- Fabiha Khan, student at Mohawk Valley Community College

"Reaching out, trying, getting help never hurts anybody. There is no bad outcome from it."

- Fabiha Khan, student at Mohawk Valley Community College

If You Are Currently Experiencing a Crisis, Reach Out

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline:

  • Call or Text: 988
  • Chat: https://988lifeline.org/chat
  • Línea de Prevención del Suicidio y Crisis: 1-888-628-9454
  • Lifeline Options For Deaf + Hard of Hearing: For TTY Users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988.

NY Project Hope – Coping with COVID:

 

Veterans Crisis Line:

Call: 1-800-273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK) and Press 1
Text: 838255
Chat:  https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help/chat

Support for deaf and hard of hearing:

  • Chat and text message (838255)
  • For TTY users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 1-800-273-8255. Or chat with us.

Find mental health resources near you

Your Mental Health Matters. Find Support at SUNY.

If you're experiencing a crisis and want to chat with a trained professional:

SUNY Crisis Text Line

Students looking to engage with a trained counselor can find support on SUNY's Crisis Text Line. The 24/7 service provides a confidential way to reach out when you are experiencing difficult feelings such as loneliness, stress and depression, or having thoughts of suicide.

Counselors are trained to build rapport and trust. They can help texters explore their issues, determine their goals and come up with solutions.

To reach out, simply text

Got5U to 741-741.

Access More Crisis Text Line Information

If you just need someone to talk to about school, relationships, or whatever is on your mind:

Peer-to-Peer Assistance Hotline

Middle Earth is a secure student-staffed hotline that connects students in need with peer counselors who are trained to help. Peer counselors can assess a caller’s well-being, and if necessary, link students to appropriate mental health services. Students do not need to be in crisis to use this hotline.

The hotline is open 1 p.m. through midnight, Monday to Thursday, and Fridays at 1 p.m. until midnight on Sundays during the academic year.

Learn more:

 

If you need help accessing mental health services from a distance:

SUNY Student Tele-Psychiatry Network

The SUNY Student Tele-Psychiatry Network helps students at select SUNY campuses access mental health services. STPN provides telepsychiatry and telecounseling for students struggling with depression, anxiety, and other mental health problems. Services include remote counseling sessions and are provided by clinicians at SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Department of Psychiatry. Services are provided at no out-of-pocket cost to students.

Participating Schools

Learn more about STPN services

If you want to learn how to help a friend or a loved one in need:

QPR Training – Question, Persuade, Refer

Question, Persuade and Refer, or QPR, is an evidence-based emergency mental health intervention for people at risk of suicide. The goal of QPR is to recognize a suicide crisis, interrupt it and direct the person to appropriate care.

Like CPR, QPR works to increase an at-risk individual's chance of survival. People trained in QPR are taught to recognize the warning signs of suicide, which include depression, expressions of hopelessness, and talk of suicide. They are then taught how to respond.

The course takes only an hour. You just may save a life one day.

Create your account with organization name: SUNY

For more information, visit the QPR Institute

How are SUNY students taking control of their mental health?

SUNY Plattsburgh student Erick Yusufu in a group picture with many friends outside.

How The Community Around You Helps Your Mental Health Stay Strong

Mental health is something that Yusufu thinks about every day. With his friends’ support and the drive to stay active, Yusufu has found that getting involved with activities on and around campus helps his mental health and gives him ways to releive stress. Learn more about how he now helps others find ways to support their own wellness.

Fabiha Khan sits in the grass on campus at Mohawk Valley Community College.

Talk Therapy Helped This Student Overcome Trauma and Find A Path To Success

Fabiha Khan, a student at Mohawk Valley Community College, was dealing with PTSD after a terrible accident she was involved in. Learn how she was able to get past the stigma of mental health care to find ways to deal with her trauma through therapy and wellness excercises.

Tanique McLune in front of stone FRED sign at SUNY Fredonia.

From Struggling to Success, This Student Found the Value in Mental Health Care

Tanique McLune, a student at SUNY Fredonia, found value in therapy and mental health care that gave her comfort and hope amidst the pandemic. Now she shares her story of how she was able to connect with a therapist who helped her process her emotions and work through her struggles.

STPN SchoolsX
  • Adirondack CC
  • Albany
  • Alfred State
  • NYS College of Ceramics Alfred University
  • Binghamton
  • Brockport
  • Broome CC
  • Buffalo State
  • Canton
  • Cayuga CC
  • Cobleskill
  • Columbia Greene CC
  • Cornell University
  • Corning
  • Cortland
  • Delhi
  • Downstate Health Sciences
  • Dutchess CC
  • Erie CC
  • ESF
  • Farmingdale
  • FIT
  • Fulton-Montgomery CC
  • Fredonia
  • Genesee CC
  • Geneseo
  • Herkimer County CC
  • Jamestown CC
  • Jefferson CC
  • Maritime College
  • Monroe CC
  • Morrisville
  • Mohawk Valley CC
  • Nassau CC
  • New Paltz
  • North County CC
  • Old Westbury
  • Onondaga CC
  • Oneonta
  • College of Optometry
  • Orange
  • Oswego
  • Plattsburgh
  • Potsdam
  • Rockland CC
  • Schenectady County CC
  • Stony Brook
  • Suffolk County CC
  • Sullivan County CC
  • SUNY Poly
  • Tompkins Cortland CC
  • Ulster CC
  • Upstate
  • Westchester CC