Counseling Services
Are you concerned about a student’s physical or mental health? Has a student’s behavior caused you to worry about his or her potential actions?
The Student Care Network allows you to share concerns about a student’s emotional or psychological well-being, physical health, or academic performance with colleagues who can help.
Warning signs
Changes in a student’s style and level of functioning are often indicators of distress. The suddenness and extent of change may reflect the severity of the difficulty.
Faculty & staff should be aware of:
- Assignments not being turned in, or turned in late
- A change in frequency of absences from class
- Disinterest, apathy, and hopelessness
- Disruptiveness in class (e.g. angry outbursts, acting out)
- Excessive emotional content in discussing or writing class materials
- Mention of suicide or homicide in the content of coursework
- Significant decline or deficit in self-care behaviors,(e.g. personal hygiene, extreme weight loss)
- Noticeable changes in personality or behavior
- Significant paranoia regarding government, law enforcement, administration, etc
Fellow students should be aware of:
- Communicating threats against self, others, or the campus
- Fantasizing about harm to self, others, or the campus
- Aggressive behavior or speech
- Frequent mentioning of or discussion about death
- Increase in substance use/abuse
- Disinterest, apathy, and hopelessness
- Social withdrawal
WSU Spokane Counseling Service
- Confidential counseling
- No cost to students
- Personal, family and relationship concerns
- Crisis services, including suicide prevention
Immediate Mental Health Emergencies: In these instances, call 911 immediately.
Signs that the student may be experiencing a mental health emergency and, potentially, in danger of harm to self or others include:
- Direct suicidal or homicidal statements
- Bizarre speech
- Loss of contact with reality
- Extreme anxiety; panic