Wellness Center

• Jed Foundation Mental Health Resource Center for Young Adult Emotional Health and Wellbeing: Provides essential information about common emotional health issues and shows teens and young adults how they can support one another, overcome challenges and make a successful transition to adulthood.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness: NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Taking Care of Your Emotional Health
• 4 Things to Try When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed
• Grounding Techniques: Seated 3-Minute Body Scan

Reporting Instances of Racism on Campus
If you believe you have experienced racism or any instance of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation on campus, we encourage you to report it. Students and faculty may reach out to Deputy Title IX Coordinator Verron Fisher, vfishe@saic.edu. 

List of Anti-Racism Resources 
Available through the Multicultural Affairs department

Coping with Stress Related to Racism
Coping with Violence, Trauma & Tragedy, JED Campus Foundation
Radical Self-Care in the Face of Mounting Racial Stress
Support Resources for People of Color & Native Folks, Simmons University

Social Media and Virtual Online Public Spaces
Sista Afya Community Mental Wellness
Therapy for Black Girls
Ethel’s Club
Asian Mental Health Project
15 Mental Health Podcasts for People of Color

Surviving and Resisting Hate: A Toolkit for People of Color
The Association of Black Psychologists - Family-Care, Community-Care and Self-Care Tool Kit: Healing in the Face of Cultural Trauma
APA Society for the Psychological Study Of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race Healing Through Social Justice Resources
National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA) Advocacy in Actions

Statement of Solidarity and Support
The Wellness Center joins the SAIC community, our city, and our nation in grieving the lives lost due to violence aimed at Black people and Black communities. In keeping with SAIC’s commitment to creating and nurturing an environment in which different perspectives and backgrounds can be heard, valued, and utilized, Wellness Center staff firmly condemn structural racism and believe that Black Lives Matter.

In our current moment, race-based structural inequalities are glaringly apparent in the disproportionate incarceration rates, dearth of educational and employment opportunities, and racialized violence experienced by Black communities. We remember George Floyd, whose public death on May 25, 2020 set into action a call for change. We remember Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Laquan McDonald, Trayvon Martin, Ma’khia Bryant, and too many others.

As we advocate for change, many of us are noticing amplified feelings of anxiety, sadness, anger, and fear that are often associated with experiencing grief and trauma. We recognize the need for preservation of self, mentally and physically, so that we might continue to work together toward a more just society. We are here for you. Your emotions are valid, and they matter. You are not alone.

• AHP Live Care: Free Telehealth (including psychotherapy and psychiatry) for SAIC students with the SAIC Student Health Insurance Plan. Available to students with other insurance plans, but there may be a cost based on those individual plans. AHP Live Care User Guide.
• AHP Student Assistance Program: 24/7 number: A FREE Student Support Service that can help with Crisis Assessment/Intervention and Referrals. Call: (855) 850-4301 or text “hello” to 61295 to for immediate and crisis support.
• MyLifeMatters.com is the website for AHP SAP. The password for the website is AHP1. International students can collect call the SAP for “telephonic” sessions at 262.574.2509. International list of MyLifeMatters.com Crisis Hotlines.
• AHP Academic Emergency Services (AES): This group provides a wide range of services and benefits to prepare for your international experience, including referrals to local providers and access to prescriptions.  They can also help facilitate international travel for medical emergencies, and international referrals for physical health and mental health treatment.

Now Matters Now: Skills and Support for Coping with Suicidal Thoughts