 Counseling
& Testing Crisis Services:
A
designated Crisis Services counselor is available during office hours (8 a.m. – 5
p.m.) to consult with members of the university community regarding crisis
situations. Individuals are able to access these services if they are experiencing
significant personal distress that requires immediate attention. If you are in
need of these services please call our front desk at (405) 325-2911 or 325-2700
and inform them that you need to make an appointment with our on-call
counselor. If there is an
immediate medical emergency, call 911 on or off campus.
In
addition, members of the university may also speak to the on-call counselor if
you are worried about the immediate needs of a friend, family member, colleague
or student. Please feel free to call and consult with the on-call counselor.
Warning
Signs of Suicide (obtained from http://www.suicidology.org/):
Get help now if:
• Someone is threatening to hurt or kill him/herself, or
talking of wanting to hurt or kill him/herself.
• Someone is looking for ways to kill him/herself by seeking
access to firearms, available pills, or other means.
• Someone is talking or writing about death, dying or
suicide, when these actions are out of the ordinary for the person.
Get help as
soon as possible if
you are aware of someone who is displaying:
• Hopelessness
• Rage, uncontrolled anger, seeking revenge
• Acting reckless or engaging in risky activities, seemingly
without thinking
• Feeling trapped – like there’s no way out
• Increased alcohol or drug use
• Withdrawing from friends, family and society
• Anxiety, agitation, unable to sleep or sleeping all the
time
• Dramatic mood changes
• No reason for living; no sense of purpose in life
What to
Do:
1. Be aware. Learn the
warning signs.
2. Get involved. Become
available. Show interest and support.
3. Ask if he/she is
thinking about suicide.
4. Be direct. Talk
openly and freely about suicide.
5. Be willing to listen.
Allow for expression of feelings. Accept the feelings.
6. Be non-judgmental.
Don’t debate whether suicide is right or wrong, or feelings are good or bad.
Don’t lecture on the value of life.
7. Don’t dare him/her to
do it.
8. Don’t give advice by
making decisions for someone else to tell them to behave differently.
9. Don’t ask ‘why’. This
encourages defensiveness.
10. Offer empathy, not
sympathy.
11. Don’t act shocked.
This creates distance.
12. Don’t be sworn to
secrecy. Seek support.
13. Offer hope that alternatives
are available, do not offer glib reassurance; it only proves you don’t
understand.
14. Take action! Remove
means! Get help from individuals or agencies specializing in crisis
intervention and suicide prevention.
Contact
Counseling & Testing if crisis counseling or consultation is needed, if you
have questions or concerns, or if you are interested in obtaining a speaker on
this topic.
Other
Crisis Services:
OU Number Nyne (8 p.m. – 4 a.m.) 405-325-NYNE
(325-6963)
CONTACT Crisis Helpline 405-848-2273
1-800-SUICIDE
(1-800-784-2433) OR 1-800-442-HOPE (1-800-442-4673)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK
(1-800-273-8255) TTY: 1-800-799-4TTY (1-800-799-4889)
Sexual Assault Response Team Dial
911 (on campus) or 325-1911 (off campus or by cell) and ask for OU SART
Emergency
Services or Hospitalization:
Red Rock Behavioral
Health - Norman 405-573-6466
Norman
Regional Behavioral Health 405-307-5555
Additional
on and off campus emergency numbers are maintained on the OUPD site.
Other
Links:
Jill
Campaign– A campaign to raise awareness
and prevent suicide on OU campus
American Association of Suicidology– professional education and resource organization
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – nonprofit organization focused on suicide prevention, resources for
those who have lost a loved one to suicide
ULifeline – contains information and
self-evaluation related to mental health
National Association of Mental Illness–
advocacy organization those with mental illnesses and their families
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