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Dear Colleagues, As you know, this is a stressful time for many of our students. Many of the usual tensions, such as personal and family stress, can be amplified at the end of the semester with final examinations, deadlines for projects and papers, and even returning home for the winter break. Students in your classes or laboratories who show signs of panic, depression, anxiety, excessive fatigue, avoidance, confusion or who report conditions such as their "mind goes blank," may need your help and encouragement in seeking assistance. If you become concerned about a student, the Student Assistance Center (SAC) is here to assist you. The SAC Dean on Duty is available Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Additionally, the Emergency Dean Program provides a University administrator who is on-call to assist in emergency situations that occur after business hours. To reach the SAC or the Emergency Dean, please call (217) 333-0050. You can find additional information about these programs or refer a student for assistance by visiting http://odos.illinois.edu/community-of-care/.
If it is a true safety emergency, please call 911! In addition, some of the specialized programs and services offered by Student Affairs units are listed below: Psychological, Interpersonal and Academic Concerns
Counseling Center 2nd Floor, Turner Student Services Building 7:50 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday Phone: 333-3704 https://counselingcenter.illinois.edu/counseling McKinley Mental Health 313 McKinley Health Center 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday Phone: 333-2705 Stress Management/Self-help
McKinley Health Resource Center 222 McKinley Health Center 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday Phone: 333-6000 www.mckinley.illinois.edu/relax
McKinley Health Resource Center 129 Illini Union (north) 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturday Phone: 244-5994 McKinley Health Education offers individual consultations for students interested in learning relaxation and other stress/time management skills. For more information, please call 333-2714.
After hours psychological emergencies and other critical problems The Counseling Center and McKinley Health Center collaborate with the Champaign County Mental Health Center to provide students with Psychological Emergency Services which are available 24 hours per day, 365 days a year, and focus on problems that need to be addressed immediately (e.g., serious illness, death in the family, severe anxiety, suicidal crisis). For a consultation with a mental health professional after office hours, call the Psychological Emergency Service at 244-7911. You and the mental health professional can strategize about the best way to make contact with the student and see that he or she gets help. Please note that college offices and the academic deans can also provide assistance for academically related and personal problems. Links to the appropriate college or school contact can be found by going to this website and selecting your college or school: http://illinois.edu/academics/academics.html
In the next few weeks, our students will be experiencing added stress and anxiety. Let's all keep our eyes and ears open and get our students the help they need, when they need it. Thank you for your care and concern for our students and the well-being of our community. Sincerely, Robert J. Jones Chancellor Danita Brown Young Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
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