UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

RESOURCES

The Counseling Center hosts webinars aimed at strengthening mental health skills that support student's wellbeing. Mondays through Thursdays during Spring and Fall semesters, they host drop in virtual sessions on topics spanning coping skills, academic success, relationships and communication, and resilience and adaptability. Prior sessions can be found here. 

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The Behavioral Health Center provides confidential services for registered UMD students including medication evaluation and management, crisis intervention, and psychotherapy. They also assist during mental health emergencies, and with substance use intervention and treatment. 

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The Help Center is University of Maryland’s student-run peer counseling and crisis intervention hotline that provides free and confidential help to the UMD community.

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Chaplains work to serve the spiritual needs of the University of Maryland community. The Chaplains, supported by and representing their faith communities, serve their faith traditions while demonstrating a unity that contributes to the rich diversity and quality of life at the University and in the community.

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The BETA (Behavior Evaluation and Threat Assessment) Team evaluates reports about University of Maryland community members who are concerning, disruptive, or threatening. They address public safety (policing), mental health (psychiatry and social work), counseling (psychology), student conduct, and student affairs, faculty affairs and human resources to assess concerning behavior and to develop strategies to support the well-being and academic success of all students.

WEBSITE

The Counseling Center hosts webinars aimed at strengthening mental health skills that support student's wellbeing. Mondays through Thursdays during Spring and Fall semesters, they host drop in virtual sessions on topics spanning coping skills, academic success, relationships and communication, and resilience and adaptability. Prior sessions can be found here. 

WEBSITE

The Behavioral Health Center provides confidential services for registered UMD students including medication evaluation and management, crisis intervention, and psychotherapy. They also assist during mental health emergencies, and with substance use intervention and treatment. 

WEBSITE

The Help Center is University of Maryland’s student-run peer counseling and crisis intervention hotline that provides free and confidential help to the UMD community.

WEBSITE

Chaplains work to serve the spiritual needs of the University of Maryland community. The Chaplains, supported by and representing their faith communities, serve their faith traditions while demonstrating a unity that contributes to the rich diversity and quality of life at the University and in the community.

WEBSITE

The BETA (Behavior Evaluation and Threat Assessment) Team evaluates reports about University of Maryland community members who are concerning, disruptive, or threatening. They address public safety (policing), mental health (psychiatry and social work), counseling (psychology), student conduct, and student affairs, faculty affairs and human resources to assess concerning behavior and to develop strategies to support the well-being and academic success of all students.

WEBSITE


KNOW THE SIGNS

Nobody should suffer in silence, alone, or without aid.


In being able to recognize, address, and prevent mental crises in men, you are equipping yourself to intervene for yourself and others in a time of need.

KNOW

THE

SIGNS

Nobody should suffer in silence, alone, or without aid.

In being able to recognize, address, and prevent mental crises in men, you are equipping yourself to intervene for yourself and others in a time of need.

RECOGNIZING

Individuals experiencing mental crises will often experience a combination of many of the below symptoms. Being aware of what typically presents itself as a sign of mental crisis is the only way one can effectively address a flare up once it begins.



KNOW THE SIGNS

Nobody should suffer in silence, alone, or without aid.


In being able to recognize, address, and prevent mental crises in men, you are equipping yourself to intervene for yourself and others in a time of need.

LOW MOTIVATION, PROCRASTINATION

UNPREDICTABLE MOOD

INCREASED RELIANCE ON ALCOHOL

FREQUENTLY  BEING "SICK",  AVOIDANCE

EXTREME HIGHS/LOWS

F*CKED UP SLEEP SCHEDULE

ADDRESSING

Mental health is personal. There is no 'magic potion' that is guaranteed to help everybody, be applicable in every situation, or even work at all. The tactics listed below are tested strategies that we encourage you to deploy in the process of addressing mental crises in men, even if just as a starting point.

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