Local Resources

Some of the free local resources

• New River Valley Community Services
• Women’s Resource Center of NRV
  

Local Hotlines 

• Raft Crisis Hotline: 540-961-8400.

• Women's Resource Center-Domestic Violence: 540- 639-9592

• National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255

Some General Resources

• http://www.suicide.org/index.html
•  http://ibpf.org/resource/list-international-suicide-hotlines
• https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines
•  http://www.suicidestop.com/call_a_hotline.html
• http://worldhelplines.org/

Comprehensive list of Resources for Virginia Tech students

• Individual Services
  • Counselors, Psychiatric Care, 24-Hour Crisis Support - Cook Counseling Center
  • TimelyCare - Virtual mental health support with counselors, a TalkNow option, health coaching, and more
  • Academic Support, Crisis Support - Dean of Students
  • Accommodations and Resources - Services for Students with Disabilities
  • Gender-based Violence Support and Advocacy - Women's Center at Virginia Tech
  • 24-Hour call line - NRVCS (Not VT affiliated)
• For Group Services
  • • Group Therapy - Cook Counseling Center
    • Support Groups - Non-clinical, staff facilitated
    • Cultural and Community Centers
    • Interfaith Programming
    • Recovery Community at Virginia Tech
    • FEELS Support Circle - Led by students for students

• Opportunities to learn
  • • Resiliency Workshops - Self-care, emotional awareness, social connection, etc.
    • Mental Health Workshops - Depression, anxiety, motivation, and more
    • Health and Wellness Workshops - Helping friends in distress, sleep, unwinding offline, etc
    • Koru Mindfulness Series
    • Happiness Groups
    • Bystander Support Workshops - Hokie Collective
    • Distress Guide - Help others find support.

• Become Involved
  • • Peer Education Teams - Paraprofessional experience specializing in a variety of health and wellness areas
    • Student Organizations - Mental health focus
    • Involvement Advising - Student Engagement and Campus Life
    • Mental Health Coalition - Represent your student group
    • Intramural Sports
    • Sport Clubs
    • Service Learning and Civic Engagement - VT Engage
    • Meraki LLC - Wellness Living-Learning Community
    • Experience VT - Co-curricular involvement

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

• EMERGENCY CALL- 911
• SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE - 988
• CRISIS TEXT LINE - 741741 ( Anywhere in USA )
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255
• Hotline - 1-800-784-2433
• The Trevor Project (LGBT+ Helpline) -  1-866-488-7386

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