Suicide Prevention

Quick Links

If you are in crisis and need immediate help:

National

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: Dial 988 – Available for call, text, or chat.

State of Ohio

Local

Four County Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board ADAMHS (Serving Defiance, Fulton, Henry, and Williams Counties)

  • Crisis Hotline: 1-800-468-4357
  • If this is a medical emergency and/or you cannot reach any of the above, please call 911

As a member of Northwest State Community College, you serve an important, unique and vital purpose to our campus community, in addition to your family, friends and community at-large. Your health and well-being are important to us, including your mental health.

There are circumstances, events, or experiences that can impact our mental health and well-being. The important thing to remember is that these feelings are temporary and you can and will overcome them. You matter and you do not have to face this alone – in fact, you shouldn’t.

There is help. There is hope. Please reach out!

If you are struggling with depression and/or contemplating suicide, or you know someone who is, help is available 24/7. Please do not delay. Help is only a phone call or text away.

Campus Resources

Learners

  • Counseling services available to enrolled learners through partnership with Center for Child and Family Advocacy (CCFA). Please reach out to schedule an appointment. (link to counseling center page)
  • Connect to the 24/7 phone/text line at 419-591-6487

Face-to-face and virtual appointments are available at no cost to NSCC learners. For further information, please contact the Office of the Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs: 419-267-1349.

Employees

The Employee Assistance Program is a benefit that provides eligible employees with up to three visits (per presenting issue, per plan year) to licensed counseling services, at no cost to the employee, for a variety of mental health-related concerns, in an effort to promote mental and emotional wellness. For further information, please contact the human resources department at 419-267-1440.

Signs To Be Aware Of

  • Acting withdrawn
  • Lack of interest in usual activities once interested in
  • Isolation/lack of engagement with family and friends
  • Discomfort with and avoidance of social activities
  • Sleeping too much or not enough
  • Lack of energy
  • Difficulty with
    • Getting out of bed
    • Concentrating or staying focused
    • Completing tasks
  • Talking about
    • Death
    • Harming oneself
    • World/family would be better off without them
    • Feeling like a burden
    • General sense of hopelessness
    • Feeling worthless or aimless
    • Loss of purpose
  • Low priority on personal appearance – especially if this arises suddenly or drastically, following a personal loss or disappointment – such as
    • Appearing unkempt or disheveled
    • Discontinuing applying make-up, if typically would do so
    • Displaying poor hygiene
    • Difficulty or disinterested in showering (citing too much effort)
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Additional warning signs and risk factors can be found by visiting the following websites:

If you or someone you know is experiencing any of the above, help and hope are available. Please reach out for assistance using one of the resources listed below. If the crisis is immediate, please refer to the emergency resources available at the top of this page.

Additional Resources

Get Connected

Active Minds Local Chapter is a student-led organization dedicated to raising awareness about mental health issues and conquering the stigma that has long-surrounded this area of health and well-being. Furthermore, this organization seeks to open up the conversation surrounding mental health, generate understanding and empathy, and provide information on resources for getting help when in need.

Each fall, NSCC hosts a Stomp out the Stigma event. Watch myNSCC and student email for more information.