• Home
• About Us
  • Locations & Hours
  • Meet Our Staff
  • Our Services
  • Confidentiality Policy
• Services For Students
  • Individual Counseling
  • Group Therapy
  • Career Development
  • Skills Groups
  • Seminars
  • Diversity
  • Emergency Services
  • Peer Education
• Student Resources
  • Online Student Resources
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Resources on Campus
  • Personal Development Resources
  • Study Skills Resources
• For Faculty and Staff
• Emergency / Crisis
  • Services
  • Referrals
  • Sexual Assault
  • Suicide
    • What do you do if someone you know is feeling suicidal?
    • What do you do if you have lost someone to suicide?
    • What do you do if you're feeling suicidal?
  • Critical Incident Response Services
• Doctoral Internship
  • Doctoral Internship
  • A Personal Note
  • The Setting
  • The Counseling and Career Development Center
  • The training program part 1
  • The training program part 2
  • The training program part 3
  • Weekly Time Allocation
  • Stipend and Benefits
  • Application Procedures
  • Current and Prior Interns
• Special Events
  • CISM Workshop

• Print
• Site Index
• Contact Us

What do you do if you're feeling suicidal?

On Campus

• Talk to a mental health professional (GVSU Counseling Center (616) 331-3266). After hours you may
  talk to your RA or call Public Safety at (616) 331-3255.
   
• Talk to others: friends, family, doctor, clergy (campus ministry), RA, graduate assistants, professor, or
  counselor at (616) 331-3266.
   
• Ask a relative or friend to stay with you. If there is no one available you can go to a healthcare facility
  such as a campus health center, hospital or urgent care center.
   
• Avoid alcohol and other non-prescribed drugs.

Off Campus

• Call a suicide hotline (in Ottawa County, call toll free (866) 512-HELP (4357); in Kent County, call
  (616) 336-3535; and nationwide, call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433).

Emergency/Crisis