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Student Success Connections

Meet with a dedicated staff member who will serve as your guide to campus community.

Digital Health and Well-Being

Digital tools are part of daily life at NC State. Digital health means using tech in ways that support focus, relationships, sleep, mood and well-being. Find tips on AI, social media, digital citizenship, gaming and online gambling or betting.

Wolfpack Pick Up

Wolfpack Pick Up provides transportation on Main Campus via golf carts for individuals experiencing mobility challenges. Learn more and schedule rides at https://go.ncsu.edu/pickup

Grief in Common

Find support and connection from others who understand the loss you may be experiencing.

The Shore Grief Center

If you have experience the death of a child, parent, sibling, spouse, grandparent, or friend, The Shore Grief Center is here to help you make sense of the grieving process. At The Shore Grief Center, we provide peer-based grief support groups for ages six and up and assist with the highly-personal journey through grief. Our facilitators meet with suicide survivors, bereaved parents, and host a general support grief group in Wake Forest, North Raleigh, and Youngsville.

Phone: 828-384-8889

WakeMed Grief Support Groups

WakeMed Grief Support Groups are a free, supportive place for anyone that has lost a loved one. Come to share your story, learn more about grief, and hold your loss in a compassionate group space.

Phone: 919-350-3177

Wake Network of Care

Search Wake County's comprehensive directory to find services related to housing, food, mental health, medical healthcare, transportation, children and family services, financial assistance, substance use, reentry services and more.

211

211 connects you to expert, caring help. Every call is completely confidential.

Phone: 211

Legal Aid of North Carolina

We provide support to North Carolinians who are unable to afford an attorney.

Phone: 1-866-219-5262

A Place at the Table

A Place at the Table accomplishes our mission in two ways.

  1. We eat together. We are Raleigh’s first pay-what-you-can cafe. Patrons from all walks of life come together to share a meal at our table.
  2. We volunteer together. Over 80 people volunteer for their meal every day. They gain skills and connection each shift.
Phone: 919-307-8914

Therapeutic Alternatives Mobile Crisis

Mobile Crisis response provides an immediate evaluation, triage and access to acute MH/DD/SA services, treatment and supports. These services include immediate telephonic response to assess the crisis and determine the risk, mental status, medical stability and appropriate response.

Phone: 1-877-626-1772

Raleigh ACORNS

The City of Raleigh’s ACORNS (Addressing Crises through Outreach, Referrals, Networking and Service) program was established as a proactive team that works with residents in crisis and directs them to available resources. The ACORNS team combines social workers and law enforcement officers who are tasked to help by using the most appropriate and least invasive interventions possible.

Phone: 919-996-3345

HopeLine

HopeLine is a nationally accredited crisis intervention and suicide prevention agency whose mission is to support people's mental health through active listening and caring confidential conversations.

SMS: 877-235-4525 Phone: 919-231-4525

Student Ombuds Services

The Student Ombuds is here for you to discuss your concerns related to any aspect of your NC State experience. An independent, neutral, confidential and informal office at NC State, Student Ombuds Services is here to be a personal guide for conflict management, prevention and resolution while advocating for fair processes and empowering students to successfully navigate NC State.

Phone: 919.513.0235

Accessibility and Accommodations

NC State is committed to ensuring access to its physical and digital spaces, programs and services. We can guide you to resources and support across campus.

National Domestic Violence Hotline

The Hotline provides support to help survivors of domestic violence so they can live their lives free of abuse, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The Hotline maintains free, confidential and compassionate highly-trained expert advocates ready to share crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 200 languages.

SMS: Text "START" to 88788 Phone: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

Survivor Support Services

The NC State Women’s Center has trained advocates who support survivors of interpersonal violence (domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, etc.) in understanding their options and navigating healing and recovery. The NC State Women’s Center serves ALL NC State students and we welcome students of all gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. Services include accompaniment to court, student conduct hearings, law enforcement agencies, and medical services; crisis intervention and emotional support; academic and housing accommodations; resource navigation and referrals; financial support; reporting options; and safety planning. Services are by appointment only. Students can access services by calling the 24/7 Sexual Assault Helpline at 919.515.4444, or by emailing [email protected] to request an appointment. Phone: 919.515.4444

Group Counseling

Counseling in a small group setting can help you feel less alone. It connects you with other students who are going through similar struggles, creating an environment of social support and encouragement.

Behavior Assessment Team

The Behavior Assessment Team (BAT) is committed to improving the NC State community through a proactive, multidisciplinary and coordinated approach to the prevention, identification, assessment, intervention and management of the safety and well-being of our campus community. All employees and students are encouraged to report/share concerns.

Phone: 919-513-4224

Behavioral Health Resource Center

North Carolina State Health Plan members can access the Behavioral Health Resource Center to find providers who can assist with anxiety, depression and other issues.

Faculty and Staff Assistance Program

The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FASAP) offers no-cost counseling services for eligible employees and their household members to address stress, relationship, personal and family issues (three free sessions per issue). Counseling services available by phone, in-person or virtually.

Phone: 866-467-0467

CARES

CARES is a program that works closely with campus resources to provide early intervention for students who may be struggling personally or whose behavior has led others to be concerned for their well-being. Case managers can meet with the individual(s) to provide access to resources and follow up with them to monitor their progress.

Students, faculty, parents, and others are strongly encouraged to report behaviors that they feel are concerning or worrisome (no matter how small or insignificant they may seem).

Lux Resources

Lux Resources is a non-profit based in North Carolina created by NC State students to provide free legal support to survivors of sexual violence. Lux's website compiles resources that support survivors, so survivors can focus on healing rather than navigating the legal system alone.

Personal Training

Wellness and Recreation's nationally-certified personal trainers take a science-based approach to developing safe and effective programs tailored to your individual needs, goals and interests.

Wellness Coaching

Wellness and Recreation's nationally-certified wellness coaches offer several options to NC State students to improve their well-being in individual and group settings. Each coaching opportunity is designed to meet you where you are in your well-being journey and facilitate your personal growth and development along the way.

Wellness Education Sessions

Level up your wellness knowledge with an interactive and informational session designed for classrooms, departmental meetings and student organizations. Led by Wellness and Recreation, topics include: creating a culture of wellness, resiliency, movement, mindfulness, stress management, time management, self-care and sleep.

Emergency Housing

NC State University Housing provides temporary and emergency housing on a case-by-case basis. Current on-campus residents access alternative emergency housing at no cost, while costs for off-campus students vary by the duration of their stay.

Emotional Support Animals on Campus

NC State University Housing permits service and assistance animals in all residential facilities. To qualify, students must receive approval from the Disability Resources Office and complete the University Housing service/assistance animal request form.

Case Management and Off-Campus Referrals

This service connects students with specialized and/or longer-term mental health services not currently provided by the Counseling Center. Case managers meet with students to discuss and make appropriate referrals, goals, insurance, transportation, and other relevant elements.

Let’s Talk: Drop-in Counseling

Let’s Talk is a drop-in program that connects NC State students with support from experienced counselors from the Counseling Center without an appointment. Drop-in counseling offers an informal, confidential consultation at several sites on campus.

Fitness Assessment Services

Know where you are today to get where you want to be tomorrow. Fitness assessments are designed to help you learn more about your body to develop a personalized plan for meeting your health and fitness goals.

Wellness and Accessibility Technology Lending

University Libraries offers a collection of devices aimed at promoting wellness and enabling physical and emotional self-care, including color blind glasses, Verilux full spectrum lamps, guided meditation lights, white noise machines, talking calculators, high contrast keyboards and pen readers.

Changing Major Support

Academic Advising Programs and Services (AAPS) provides drop-in advising for students who are exploring or changing undergraduate majors at NC State, outside of their current college. Cross-curricular advisors help students evaluate potential majors, navigate the on-campus change of major process (CODA), and plan appropriate coursework as students transition between majors.

Pack Essentials

Pack Essentials provides resources for students at risk of or experiencing food, housing or financial insecurity, with a centralized collection of on- and off-campus resources, including the Student Emergency Fund, Meal Plan and Housing Scholarships, Meal Share program and the Feed the Pack food pantry. The Pack Essentials team responds to applicants in a timely manner to conduct a comprehensive assessment of each student's needs and helps connect them to the appropriate resources.

Pack Peers Health Education Group

The Pack Peers bring together students to deliver presentations on health and wellness topics including alcohol and other drugs, sexual health and consent, stress management, healthy sleep, self-care, healthy habits, and general campus wellness.

Vets4Warriors

V4W is the nations leading 24/7 confidential peer support network staffed by veterans for veterans, service members, family members and caregivers. Phone: 855-838-8255

911

In case of a medical emergency or imminent danger, dial 911 and specify that you require assistance for a mental health crisis.

SMS: 911 Phone: 911

988 Lifeline

The 988 Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

SMS: 988 Phone: 988

InterAct

Dedicated to ending the cycle of domestic and sexual violence in Wake County, InterAct saves lives, rebuilds lives, and secures safer futures for victims and survivors and their families. Phone: 919-828-7740, 866-291-0855

love is respect

A project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, love is respect provides tools for youth ages 14-24 to disrupt dating abuse and find safer options.

Phone: 866-331-9474

SMS: Text “LOVEIS” to 22522

National Parent and Youth Helpline

A premier family strengthening organization leading the way in prevention by positively impacting the well-being of families and communities worldwide.

Phone: 855-4A-PARENT (855-427-2736)

Psychology Today

Psychology Today's Therapy Directory lists clinical professionals, psychiatrists and treatment centers who provide mental health services in the US and internationally. By accurately displaying local providers, clients can be shown the alternatives open to them in their time of need.