Thoughts of self-harm

The Student Counseling Center (SCC) strives to facilitate the total development of students by reducing psychological problems and distress by enhancing mental health, well-being, quality of life, and supporting your aspirations. Our primary focus is on providing brief, confidential counseling aimed at helping students to succeed academically and interpersonally. When students require mental health services that are beyond the role or scope of the SCC, we will make appropriate referrals to campus and community resources.

Student Health Services is open Monday - Friday 8am through 8pm during the academic year and Monday - Friday 8am through 4pm during the summer and breaks. In order to serve our Slippery Rock University students better and to stay current with healthcare trends, all staff participate in a weekly staff meeting on Thursday from 2 pm - 4 pm. There are no appointments available at that time.

For after-hours health care, students should contact:
• Allegheny Health Network Grove City Hospital's Emergency Department, Grove City
• Butler Health System Faster Care, Slippery Rock
• Butler Memorial Hospital, Butler
For emergencies on-campus, please call campus police at 724-738-3333. For emergencies off-campus, please call 911.

Registered Nurse Evaluation is available Monday - Friday 8am through 8pm during the academic year. Please call to schedule an appointment.

Physician & Nurse Practitioner Appointments are available Monday - Friday. Please call to schedule an appointment.

Student Health and related pages are not meant to replace the advice of a health care professional. You should not utilize information on these pages to replace consultations with qualified professionals regarding your own specific health situation.

The Slippery Rock University Police Department provides law enforcement, security services, and police escort services on the Slippery Rock University campus. Uniformed officers regularly patrol the SRU campus and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Student Support at SRU is part of Student Affairs and acts as a central location where faculty, staff, students, parents or community members can refer a student experiencing or causing distress that interferes with learning, development and success. Student Support uses a model focused on the holistic development of the student to assist when they encounter challenges, barriers, and crises that impact their ability to be successful and safe by setting goals and connecting to the appropriate resources.

In Student Support we focus on enhancing student learning and development through one-on-one case management, Boost peer programming, behavioral intervention, and critical incident response. Students, faculty, and staff members can submit a Care referral for a variety of concerns serving as barriers to a student’s ablity to excel in the classroom and in their social environments.

If you'd like for our Care Network to connect with you or your student, please complete an online referral form here: https://sru-advocate.symplicity.com/care_report/

We provide intervention, assessment, screening, and referral services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Crisis services can be accessed by phone, text, or walk-in, and provided at any location in the county. Crisis staff can mobile in to the community, school, or home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

There is a continuum of care with CCR crisis services. We offer follow up support after an immediate crisis; referring to other community providers, and/or maintaining communication every step of the way!

Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime. Crisis Text Line is here for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) offers 24/7 call, text and chat access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing suicidal, substance use, and/or mental health crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress. People can also dial 988 if they are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support. This number is not be contacted if action does not want to be taken. This is essentially a specialized emergency number, so they will send support out to help.