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.
Resources
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988 Lifeline
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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CAPS 24/7 Phone Line
After hours, the CAPS phone number becomes a crisis support line for students. Call 919-966-3658 if you are in a crisis situation.
Urgency/Wait Times: Immediate SupportCosts: Already paid through student feesIdentities: All identities welcomeCategories: Professional Clinical CareMental Health Needs: Supports most mental health issuesOrganization: CAPSCampus Affiliation: All students, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-doctoral Fellow, Undergraduate StudentsWebsite: http://caps.unc.edu
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Carolina Latinx Center
The Carolina Latinx Center envisions a vibrant university where all individuals are empowered to reach their full academic potential, develop as leaders, and contribute meaningfully to society. Through community engagement and social responsibility, we aim to inspire transformative change locally, nationally, and globally, ensuring that all voices are heard, valued, and supported.
Urgency/Wait Times: Immediate SupportCosts: Already paid through student fees, No charge for anyoneIdentities: Latinx experiences are centeredCategories: Identity-based support, Mental Health Advocacy, Peer support facilitated by employees, Support and AssistanceMental Health Needs: Get Involved, Overall well-beingOrganization: UNC Department or SchoolCampus Affiliation: All studentsWebsite: https://clc.unc.edu/
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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 -
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
On-campus mental health provider for students and post-docs focused on meeting the immediate mental health needs of students. Offers a range of resources including brief therapy, group therapy, medication management, a 24/7 phone line for mental health crises and referral coordination for out-of-practice care. Several services and groups center unique needs of communities on campus.
Urgency/Wait Times: Immediate SupportCosts: Already paid through student feesIdentities: All identities welcomeCategories: Professional Clinical CareMental Health Needs: Academics, ADHD, Anxiety, Basic Needs, Crisis, Depression, Discrimination, Eating Disorders, Grief, Hazing, Insomnia, Interpersonal/intimate partner violence, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Overall well-being, Substance Use Disorder, Suicide Prevention, Supports most mental health issues, TraumaOrganization: CAPS, Student AffairsCampus Affiliation: All students, Post-doctoral FellowWebsite: https://caps.unc.edu/
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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 -
Employee Assistance Program
Free confidential counseling and legal, financial, and family support for permanent UNC employees and members of their household. Phone and web assistance available 24/7—call 877-314-5841.
Urgency/Wait Times: Immediate Support, Within a Few DaysCosts: Free for eligible UNC employees and familiesIdentities: All identities welcomeCategories: Professional Clinical Care, Support and AssistanceMental Health Needs: Supports most mental health issuesOrganization: Employee OrganizationCampus Affiliation: All employees, Family MembersWebsite: https://hr.unc.edu/benefits/wellness/employee-assistance-program/
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Healthy Minds Program App
Free well-being and mindfulness app for college students (with no ads!) guiding you to a calmer, stronger mind.
Urgency/Wait Times: Immediate SupportCosts: Fee-based Resource, No charge for anyoneIdentities: All identities welcomeCategories: Skills and Wellness ProgramMental Health Needs: Overall well-being, Supports most mental health issuesOrganization: Off-CampusCampus Affiliation: All students -
Hope4NC Helpline
Hope4NC is a free, confidential helpline for people in North Carolina who are recovering from Hurricane Helene. Trained crisis outreach workers are available 24/7 at 1-855-587-3463 to offer emotional support and connect callers with recovery resources.
For urgent mental health support in any other situation, call or text 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Urgency/Wait Times: Immediate SupportCosts: No charge for anyoneIdentities: All identities welcomeCategories: Certified coaches, Support and AssistanceMental Health Needs: Overall well-being, Supports most mental health issuesOrganization: Off-CampusCampus Affiliation: All employees, All students, Anyone affiliated with UNC’s campus, Community, Family Members
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