Student Relations

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Mental Health Support

The well-being of our students is important to the college. We strive to do all we can to make our students feel safe and supported during their studies. A crisis is a time of intense emotional difficulty, trouble, or danger. We help those experiencing an emotional/mental health crisis by providing immediate and short-term assistance.

What We Do

We work to make sure a student is safe in the event of a mental health crisis. This can include referrals to low or no cost community-based support services or recommendations to seek immediate assistance in an emergency room or nearby behavioral health facility.

We also partner with community agencies to offer on campus support group sessions. Our students can get assistance with: 

  • anxiety and depression
  • suicidal ideation, cutting and eating disorders
  • mental health decline 
  • substance abuse
  • navigating domestic violence or home related stressors
  • grief support
  • stress and coping skills
  • re-entry to college after experiencing a mental health hospitalization

What should you do if you are experiencing the situations listed above?

  • Use the resources the college has to offer to get the help you need. If you need help accessing these resources, contact the Student Relations Office.
  • Seek support through SC Be Well if you are enrolled in credit classes.
  • Don’t be afraid to tell your family, friends, and instructors you are struggling.
  • Ask your instructors if they can be flexible with assignment deadlines, but remember that may not be possible in every course. Where possible, ask for this before the deadline has passed. 
  • Decide if a reduced course load is right for you. If you’re utilizing Financial Aid funding, find out from their office if a reduction will impact your aid. 

What can members of the campus community do? 
Let others know you care about them and their well-being by:

  • Provide a listening ear.
  • Giving flexibility whenever possible on assignment deadlines.
  • Submit an SC aware report if you want the college to offer support to a student or are concerned about a student’s well-being. If you are concerned about a college employee, please contact Human Resources or refer them to the Employee Assistance plan. 
  • Refer to the imminent danger information on this page to determine additional actions you should take.

Is a Student in Imminent Danger?

Risk of death or injury is high. The student has a plan for suicide or violent attack and access to lethal means.

Crisis Protocol Flyer (PDF)

Suicidal ideation: thoughts or an unusual preoccupation about suicide may present in various ways:

  • Self-harm
  • Detailed planning
  • Expressions of past bullying, trauma, abuse
  • Past attempts of self, close friends, or family
  • Suicide of close friends or family
  • Written expressions in assignments, emails, class discussion board posts
  • Distressing or concerning social media posts
  • Significant change in attendance, participation, assignment completion/performance, overall behavior

Yes – Risk is HIGH!

Student has a plan for suicide or violent attack and access to lethal means

Call 911

– or –

Call SC Police at 734-462-4424
or 4424 from any campus phone
SCPD will connect with the Student Relations Office

Maybe

No specific plan or lethal means, but expressed suicidal ideation or threat of violence
Student in crisis: experiencing intense emotional difficulty, trouble or danger

Call SC Police at 734-462-4424
or 4424 from any campus phone
SCPD will connect with the Student Relations Office

No

Risk of death or harm is not imminent but there is a cause for concern

SC aware

Always – Submit an SC Aware report, and we will provide support to the student

Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Contact or refer student to Student Relations in MC175 or call 734-462-4486

Other Resources

SC BeWell
SC Be Well provides 24/7/365 free access for Schoolcraft students enrolled in credit classes. Offers students quick access to a counselor and countless resources for well being including mediation, mindfulness, stress management and more.  Students can also access a 24/7 crisis line. This is funded through a D3C3 grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation & Ballmer Group and provided by our partner, U Will.

Free, 24/7 Crisis Support in the US
Text HOME to 741741

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Dial 988
suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Certified Peer Support Specialist Warmline
For persons with mental health conditions in Michigan
Call 888-PEER-753 (888-733-7753)
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m., 7 days a week

Veterans Crisis Line
Dial 988, Press 1
veteranscrisisline.net