Beginning Oct. 10, all college students on all Washington State College campuses could have entry to ProtoCall+, a sturdy suite of mobile-based psychological well being assets.
ProtoCall+ provides college students quick access to psychological well being professionals, self-help instruments, and different types of psychological well being help. It’s out there 24 hours a day, twelve months a yr and is free for all college students.
The brand new providers will complement present pupil psychological well being assets on WSU campuses and assist WSU handle the rising want for psychological well being help amongst college students whereas growing their self-sufficiency and resilience, stated Vice Chancellor for Scholar Affairs Ellen Taylor.
“It is extremely necessary that we offer college students with entry to psychological well being providers throughout our college system, and I’m excited that we’re transferring in that path,” Taylor stated. “These providers are designed to help college students and transfer them upstream to allow them to construct their very own abilities, resiliency, and self-sufficiency in navigating life’s inevitable bumps.”
Supporting psychological well being
ProtoCall+ supplies assets and help for college kids who’re proactively looking for methods to take care of or handle their psychological well being. It consists of 4 apps that can be utilized individually or collectively, relying on a pupil’s wants:
WellTrack: A web-based, self-directed remedy expertise for managing melancholy and anxiousness. College students can discover leisure workout routines, simulations to deal with particular issues, meditation instruments, and extra. A companion app, MoodCheck, lets college students monitor their temper all through the day and hook up with what’s influencing it.
24/7 Campus Support Numbers: Round the clock entry to extremely educated psychological well being professionals who can present emotional help, conduct assessments, and decide what’s wanted for speedy intervention and stabilization – all inside a supervised, safe atmosphere.
*If a pupil poses an instantaneous menace to themselves or others, you must name 911.
togetherall: Helps college students discover their psychological well being in a protected, supportive atmosphere. This nameless peer neighborhood provides college students a protected area to share their emotions, supplies help, and is clinically managed by psychological well being professionals. It additionally provides self-assessments, programs, and instruments for inventive expression.
The Shrink Space: Connects college students with off-campus psychological well being suppliers who can meet their particular wants. College students can seek for suppliers primarily based on specialties, therapist identities, insurance coverage/value, and extra.
All providers are confidential and will be accessed on any cell gadget.
Spreading the phrase
In honor of World Psychological Well being Day, all school and employees within the WSU system are inspired to prioritize sharing these necessary providers with college students. There are that make it straightforward to include details about ProtoCall+ into shows, trainings, packages, social media posts, and different areas.
College and employees in want of psychological well being help are inspired to make use of the Employee Assistance Program to seek out counseling and different providers.
