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Health & Wellness Resources

These health and wellness resources are an extensive, curated collection of tools and resources. The library includes external resources as well as resources that were developed under CCC Health & Wellness or submitted by the colleges. Search by keyword, topic, and/or audience.
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US Vets

Provides support service for veterans and their families, including housing, counseling, and career development.

Source: U.S. Vets

Vet Suicide Prevention Hotlines

Sometimes, life’s challenges can feel overwhelming, like there’s no way things can get better. When things feel unbearable, or if you’re having thoughts of ending your life, support is available. VA offers a number of programs and resources for Veterans … read more

Source: US Department of Veterains Affairs

Veterans Crisis Line

Connect with the Veterans Crisis Line to reach caring, qualified responderswith the Department of Veterans Affairs. Many of them are Veterans themselves.

Source: Veterans Crisis Line

Veterans Self-Check Quiz

The Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline have joined with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to create the Veterans Self-Check Quiz. This is a safe, easy way to learn whether stress and depression might be … read more

Source: Veterans Crisis Line

Violence Prevention

UMM’s Violence Prevention page includes posters, brochures, policies, student information resources, and more to prevent violence on campus.

Source: University of Minnesota Morris

WAVR-21

The WAVR-21 – Workplace Assessment of Violence Risk – is a 21-item coded instrument for the structured assessment of workplace and campus targeted violence risk.

Source: WAVR-21

Well-being for Students with Minoritized Identities

This report concludes with example models and frameworks to help institutional leaders create equitable and inclusive well-being supports tailored to the needs of their institution and the students they serve. This paper uses data from Wake Forest University’s spring 2019 … read more

Source: American Council on Education

Wellness Central

Every year, college students are affected by a multitude of health issues. Wellness Central, a new online health and wellness tool with content tailored to the needs of California Community College students, is now available on Canvas. Containing resources about … read more

Source: California Community Colleges Health Services Association

What Are the Warning Signs of Suicide?

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in teenagers, and deaths by suicide are on the rise in teens and young adults. Sometimes suicide can seem sudden, but in many cases there are signs and symptoms that someone … read more

Source: The JED Foundation

What is a GSA club?

Genders & Sexualities Alliances, or GSAs for short, are student-run organizations that unite LGBTQ+ and allied youth to build community and organize around issues impacting them in their schools and communities. GSAs have evolved beyond their traditional role to serve … read more

Source: GSA Network

What is PTSD Fact Sheet PDF

Adapted from “What is PTSD?” from National Center for PTSD website: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/what-is-ptsd.asp

Source: National Center for PTSD

What’s Next? Reflections on Pandemic-Era Campus Safety

This blog discusses the COVID-19 pandemic from a student affairs perspective. The author, Katie Treadwell, describes going on a study abroad trip during March, 2020, and struggling to navigate the early days of the lockdown. So how can campus leaders … read more

Source: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

When a Friend is in Distress

The University of Texas Austin created this list of signs of emotional distress, ways to help, potential signs of crisis, and strategies for maintaining personal boundaries.

Source: University of Texas at Austin
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