Suicide Prevention Awareness at Wabash College
Emergency and On-Campus Prevention Resources
Wabash College is committed to increasing awareness of suicide prevention resources. For emergency situations, please call 911 before calling the Counseling Center. Our Counseling Center strives to help students work through mental health challenges. Students may schedule appointments with the College’s Counseling staff directly by calling 765-361-5592, or e-mailing counseling@wabash.edu.
Additional Suicide Prevention Resources
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988
National Crisis Text Hotline: 741741
Valle Vista Health Systems (Greenwood): 1-800-447-1348. Suicide/emergency assessment; free, in-person assessments; available inpatient and outpatient mental health and care and area referrals.
- Talking about wanting to die or to kill oneself;
- Looking for a way to kill oneself;
- Talking about feeling hopeless or having no purpose;
- Talking about feeling trapped or being in unbearable pain;
- Talking about being a burden to others;
- Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs;
- Acting anxious, agitated, or reckless;
- Sleeping too little or too much;
- Withdrawing or feeling isolated;
- Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge;
- Displaying extreme mood swings;
- Giving away belongings; and
- Recent initiation of medications to reduce intensity of depressive symptoms
Mental Health Programs And Outreach Activities
The awareness of the Counseling Center and its activities begins on the prospective student’s tour of campus. When they arrive on campus as a student for the first time, they are offered an opportunitty to meet the Counselors at the One Stop Shop session during Ringing In Saturday to hear more about what the Counseling Center has to offer. The Counseling Center also meets with new International Students each year, prior to the start of the school year. In early Fall, the Counselors team up with Democracy Fellows for the Mental Health Dialogues where upperclassmen peers have a conversation around mental health in an effort to normalize mental health challenges and encourage those struggling to seek help as they would do with a physical illness. The Wabash College Counseling Center is unique in that we offer free services to our students and do not limit the number of sessions for students.
The Counseling Center also engages with upperclassmen leadership. Twice a year at the beginning of each semester, the Counseling Center meets with Fraternity Leaders and Resident Assistants (RAs) during the H.E.L.P. sessions. During these sessions, they talk about when and how to get students to seek help with mental health concerns.
Other Campus Support Services
QPR https://qprinstitute.com is a sucide prevention program offered in both the fall and spring semesters to students, staff, and falculty to provide training on becoming a gatekeeper by understanding signs, symptoms, and behaviors and ways to intervene with a person experiencing suicidal thoughts.
The Student Health Center is located on the second floor of the Allen Athletics and Recreation Center. The Student Health Center page provides contact information, office hours, after-hours tips, and other health and wellness resources including access to physicians and the College nurse.
The Dean of Students office is located in Center Hall 115. Wabash College provides an intensely student-centered culture built on close relationships and personalized attention.