Emergency Services

If you feel like you are experiencing a mental health emergency and need to be seen by a counselor right away there are several emergency service options available to you.  Examples of an emergency include the recent experience of sexual assault, the recent death of a significant person in your life, or thoughts about harming yourself or someone else.

Counseling and Wellness Services offers emergency services to UWF students. During normal business hours, which extend from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. when the University is open, you may call Counseling and Wellness Services for immediate assistance or may walk in and ask to be seen that morning or afternoon.  After hours, the automated system will instruct you on how to page the psychologist on call. 

Services Available 24 hours Per Day

Concern About Another Person

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What Should I Do If I Am Concerned Someone May Be Planning To Kill Themselves?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If You Are Concerned About Another Student

If you have immediate concern about the mental health of another student offer to walk them over to Counseling and Wellness Services and inform our staff that you consider it an emergency situation.  The student will then be seen as soon as possible.  If the person is not willing to go to Counseling and Wellness Services you can contact the UWF Campus police at 474-2415 to do a welfare check on the student.

If you have immediate concern about a person who is not a student you can receive emergency help by calling 911 or by taking them to the nearest emergency room.  Phone numbers for some of the local hospitals are listed above.

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What Should I Do If I am Concerned That Someone May Be Planning to Kill Themselves?

If you have immediate concern about the mental health of another student, offer to walk them over to Counseling and Wellness Services, Building 19, and inform our staff that you consider it an emergency situation.  The student will then be seen as soon as possible.  You can also call to consult with Counseling and Wellness Services or with other mental health agencies listed on this web site in order to determine what action to take.   If the person is not willing to go to Counseling and Wellness Services or if this is occurring after business hours, you can contact the UWF Campus Police at 474-2415 to do a welfare check on the student.  If they live off-campus then the nearest local law enforcement office can be contacted to do a welfare check.  Your nearest emergency room can also provide a mental health evaluation for anyone who is considered at immediate risk of harming themselves. 

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