As spring term concludes, Oregon State University is offering a series of special individual free drop-in mental health and support sessions to students and employees. The free sessions are provided by a partnership with Lines for Life suicide and crisis hotline and the Oregon Health Authority.
“We know that some of our students and employees have navigated hard times this year while pursuing academic and work-related goals at OSU,” said Dan Larson, vice provost for Student Affairs. “We want to take this opportunity to reaffirm OSU’s commitment to mental well-being and our goal of cultivating a culture of belonging, collaboration and innovation.”
Virtual individual, drop-in support sessions will be held from noon to 2 p.m., June 9, via Zoom. In-person individual, drop-in sessions will be held in MU 211 from 8-10 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m., June 10 and 11.
The sessions are open to all OSU students and employees, and are broad in nature so participants can focus on any topic they need to address.
Additionally, most mental health resources for students and employees will be ongoing throughout the summer. For employees, Lyra Health is a service that provides free confidential mental health and emotional support services and counseling resources.
For students, the following resources are available:
- Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) offers a variety of mental health services on the Corvallis campus, including: short-term counseling, training to support others and Anytime Anywhere, a mental health platform that provides Corvallis, OSU-Cascades and Ecampus students with a variety of supports including real-time chat and phone support and educational content.
- Student Health Services on the Corvallis campus has been able to expand its support of mental health care through a collaborative program where nurses, primary care providers and psychiatry professionals provide whole person care.
- OSU Assist was created to provide anyone facing mental health challenges or experiencing other forms of distress on the Corvallis campus, with immediate, compassionate crisis support through a multidisciplinary team that provides mobile crisis response and other services.
- E-Campus provides a variety of well-being resources for students attending OSU online.
Visit each resource website for summer hours and other considerations.
