Starting Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, UMW students seeking counseling services have access to such resources 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with on-campus options at the Talley Center for Counseling Services during business hours and after hours and weekend crisis stabilization and support available through Protocall.
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As always, students can call the Talley Center first and speak with a clinician. After hours, by calling the same number for the Talley Center, they will be directed to Protocall, a telephonic behavioral health service staffed by trained clinicians.
“Understanding that students often feel distress after 5 p.m. when the Talley Center is closed, we sought ways in which students could receive clinical attention,” explained Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Juliette Landphair. “Students’ well-being affects everything they do, including their academic pursuits. This service complements our current resources as well as the new national hotline for mental health crisis, 988.”
When a student calls the Talley Center after hours and during school breaks, a clinician from Protocall’s team of trained professionals will offer risk assessment and crisis stabilization for that student. This service focuses on solution-based intervention to assess a student’s situation and arrange for appropriate follow-up care and referral, including on-campus coordination and services.
This article originally appeared on umw.edu.