If there is a medical emergency or there is immediate danger of harm, dial 911 and explain that you need support for a mental health crisis. On main campus, Thursday through Saturday from 7 pm to 3 am, Campus EMS, a student-run team of EMTs, also responds to medical emergencies.
Resources
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911
Urgency/Wait Times: Emergency AssistanceCosts: No charge for anyoneIdentities: All identities welcomeCategories: Professional Clinical CareMental Health Needs: Crisis, Suicide Prevention, TraumaOrganization: Off-Campus, Student Organization, UNC HospitalsCampus Affiliation: All employees, All students, Community, Faculty, Family MembersWebsite: https://www.911.gov/
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988 Lifeline
Call or text 988 or chat online if you’re thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend, or need emotional support. Also offers ayuda en español. The website includes prevention and crisis resources.
Urgency/Wait Times: Immediate SupportCosts: No charge for anyoneIdentities: All identities welcome, Spanish SpeakingCategories: Skills and Wellness Program, Support and AssistanceMental Health Needs: Crisis, Suicide PreventionOrganization: Off-CampusCampus Affiliation: CommunityWebsite: https://988lifeline.org/
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Asian Mental Health Collective
AMHC works to de-stigmatize mental health within the Asian community. The resource assists in finding therapists, events, and communities that center the needs of Asian people.
Urgency/Wait Times: Within a Few DaysCosts: No charge for anyoneIdentities: Asian American Pacific IslanderCategories: Identity-based support, Professional Clinical CareMental Health Needs: Overall well-being, Supports most mental health issuesOrganization: Off-CampusCampus Affiliation: Anyone affiliated with UNC’s campusWebsite: https://www.asianmhc.org/therapists/
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Black Men Heal
Black Men Heal provides Black men with 8 free therapy sessions with a licensed provider of color to help remove cost as a barrier to care. Apply through the Black Men Heal website; selection is not guaranteed.
Urgency/Wait Times: Within a Few DaysCosts: No charge for anyoneIdentities: Black experiences, MenCategories: Identity-based supportMental Health Needs: Supports most mental health issuesOrganization: Off-CampusCampus Affiliation: Community -
Children & Adults with ADHD
CHADD is a national resource with information and support options centering the needs of people with ADHD, including a locator for local and virtual support groups.
Urgency/Wait Times: Within a Few DaysCosts: No charge for anyoneIdentities: All identities welcomeCategories: Skills and Wellness Program, Support and AssistanceMental Health Needs: ADHDOrganization: Off-CampusCampus Affiliation: Anyone affiliated with UNC’s campusWebsite: https://chadd.org/chapter-locator/
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Compass Center
Emotional and practical support to help survivors of interpersonal violence and abuse find safety and self-sufficiency. Free, confidential, and offered in English and Spanish.
Urgency/Wait Times: Immediate Support, Within a Few DaysCosts: No charge for anyoneIdentities: All identities welcomeCategories: Peer support facilitated by employees, Professional Clinical Care, Support and AssistanceMental Health Needs: Basic Needs, Get Involved, Interpersonal/intimate partner violenceOrganization: Off-CampusCampus Affiliation: Community -
Cooperative Baptist Student Fellowship
A small family of faith dedicated to building community.
Urgency/Wait Times: Within a Few DaysCosts: No charge for anyoneIdentities: Faith-based, Religious, or SpiritualCategories: Community Building, Peer support facilitated by students, Support and AssistanceMental Health Needs: Overall well-beingOrganization: Off-CampusCampus Affiliation: All studentsWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/UNCCBSF
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Crisis Text Line
Text START (or another keyword) to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime. A live, trained volunteer Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from a secure online platform.
Urgency/Wait Times: Immediate SupportCosts: No charge for anyoneIdentities: All identities welcomeCategories: Support and AssistanceMental Health Needs: Supports most mental health issuesOrganization: Off-CampusCampus Affiliation: CommunityWebsite: https://www.crisistextline.org/
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EAP Huddles
Designed with you and your personal well-being journey in mind, this new digital experience offers access to the same support and resources you have always valued, including mental, emotional, work-life, legal, financial and well-being support.
GuidanceResources® offers new HuddlesSM, interactive online groups intended to help you learn, grow and explore topics meaningful to your own goals and self-care journey. When you join a Huddle, you will have the opportunity to learn key information on the topic, engage in discussion with your peers and participate in live practices. View upcoming Huddles by selecting Browse All Services at the bottom of the homepage, then select HuddlesSM under the Additional Tools & Resources section.
Connect today with Web ID: TARHEELS.
Urgency/Wait Times: Immediate SupportCosts: No charge for anyoneIdentities: All identities welcomeCategories: Support and AssistanceMental Health Needs: Overall well-beingOrganization: Employee Organization, Off-CampusCampus Affiliation: All employees -
El Futuro
El Futuro helps individuals and their families to improve their mental health through bilingual therapy, psychiatry, substance use treatment, and stress management groups in a safe setting.
Urgency/Wait Times: Within a Few DaysCosts: Charged to health insurance / CopayIdentities: International, Latinx experiences are centered, Spanish SpeakingCategories: Identity-based support, Mental Health Advocacy, Professional Clinical CareMental Health Needs: Supports most mental health issuesOrganization: Off-CampusCampus Affiliation: Community, Family MembersWebsite: https://elfuturo-nc.org/
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