Need help now? Call the University Health Services 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Line: (608) 265-5600, option 9.
If you are in an immediately life threatening situation, please call 911 or get yourself to the nearest emergency room. 

UW-MADISON CAMPUS  RESOURCES

Click on the icon in the upper left hand corner for a list of resources.

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Madison Area Resources 

Journey Mental Health Center
(625 West Washington Avenue)

Journey Mental Health Center  offers mental health and substance abuse treatment plans and support groups to people of every age group. 

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Let's Talk

Let's Talk is a no-cost service offered by UHS that provides informal, confidential, no-appointment-needed consultations at several locations around campus.  Let's Talk is offered on a daily basis.  Check out its website for information on when and where these consultations are being held.

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ProjectKnow: Understanding Addiction
(800) 928-9139

ProjectKnow emphasizes widespread outreach and community involvement in the recognition and treatment of substance use disorders.  Through intervention, tailored therapy, and varied clinics and treatment centers, ProjectKnow hopes to expand societal acknowledgment about substance use disorders to better destigmatize and properly assess the patient population.

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You@WISC

You@WISC is a student connection portal full of resources, articles, quizzes, and tools designed to help students navigate their community, academics, identity, mental health and more.

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OTHER RESOURCES:

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention raises money through Out of the Darkness walks as well as other initiatives to install suicide prevention programs throughout the nation. Click on their icon to the right to visit their site and to learn more about how to help yourself and others who may be dealing with mental health issues. 

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NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

NAMI is a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting positive mental health. It's goal is to guide those struggling with mental illness to the help that they need. There is a NAMI chapter on the UW-Madison campus. 

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We Connect Now

This website is used to connect and integrate college students with disabilities as a virtual
community with a voice on important issues with particular emphasis on college students.

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​BestColleges.com - Understanding Suicide Prevention

Suicide affects an ever growing number of students with a sharp rise in attempts during the high school and college years. To help students who have considered, or previously attempted, suicide as they make their way to college, BestColleges.com, created a guide that will educate students and their communities about suicide prevention. It helps identify the warning sign and risk factors for suicide and provide resources for those who suffer from suicidal thoughts and for their surrounding community of support. Perhaps most importantly it aims to dispel the myths and stigmas that encompass suicide so that students feel safer to speak up and get the help they need and find the colleges that will best support them. For more information, you can take a look at the guide.​

​www.addictiongroup.org/addiction/
ADDICTION GROUP: RESOURCES FOR AMERICAN COMMUNITIES

While some are more at risk for developing substance use disorder (SUD), addiction can impact all types of individuals and communities. Addiction Group is an organization developed to offer tools and resources to those who need it. 

​ONLINE THERAPY: ADDICTION TREATMENT - WHAT FAMILIES NEED TO KNOW

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), addiction affects an estimated 40% of Americans. Addiction is a compulsive reliance on a specific behavior or substance with difficulty controlling oneself. These substances can include alcohol, stimulants, opiates, and other drugs. If your loved one is battling addiction, there is hope. Addiction counseling and therapy can help them learn to break the cycle of abuse and teach them new, healthy coping mechanisms for grief, stress, and other triggers.

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SAMHSA: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

SAMHSA is an organization dedicated to improving access to mental health services to those struggling . Visit their website by clicking their icon to the right to learn more. 

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Psych Central: Learn, Share, Grow

This site offers a wide range of mental health disorders. To visit their site click their icon on the left. Learn about each mental health disorder separately and individual treatment plans catered to each.

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Bella Soul

Bella Soul is trying to take a holistic view on health and disease by social networking young adults to share their experiences on what works and does not work for mental and physical well-being. The ultimate purpose for this organization is to help young adults feel in control of their body and situation no matter the circumstance.

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Crisis Text Line

With phone calls appearing daunting to some, Crisis Text Line uses the current technological trend of texting as a means to providing guidance and support in critical moments that need immediate attention.

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Drugrehab.com

DrugRehab.com is an online resource that provides information and stories about addiction, treatment, and recovery.  One particular guide the website offers is about the connection between substance abuse and suicide which can be found by clicking the icon.

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Safe Harbor House
PTSD Self-Assessment

While post traumatic stress disorder is largely tied to veterans, other groups of people can suffer from it as well, such as victims of sexual violence, traffic accidents, or natural disasters.​  Safe Harbor is an addiction treatment center that has developed a PTSD self-assessment tool for individuals who are showing symptoms of the disorder.  The website also provides a comprehensive overview of PTSD and the steps one should take if they possess any symptoms.

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social media addiction and cyber bullying

While social media misuse, related cyberbullying, and internet addictions don’t show rampant risks of overdose (as we see with other addiction crises like the opioid epidemic)—the growing rate of cyber-related suicides should trouble us. As experts observe, social media and internet overuse causes increased rates of cyberbullying which now affects around 40 percent of all people at some point in their lives (Hinduia and Patching, 2019). Resulting bullying causes spikes in depression, anxiety, and low achievement—especially among the 60 percent of youth who say the cyberbullying they’ve endured has impacted their ability to feel secure, safe, and able to learn (Hinduia and Patching, 2019). This guide can help you or someone who know struggling with social media-related mental health crises. 

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