Resources
We appreciate that you took the time to complete this screening to learn more about your mental health. An excellent next step is to connect with a professional counselor through LVC's Counseling Services (https://www.lvc.edu/counseling-services/). A professional counselor can help you to get a fuller understanding of your assessment. We suggest bringing a copy of your assessment results as a helpful way to get the conversation started.
Appointments can be made by emailing counselingservices@lvc.edu or by calling 717-867-6232. We strongly suggest taking advantage of our, no appointment needed, Open Office times in Bishop Library, 2nd Floor. Open Office Hour is available every weekday from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Open Office hour is a quick and easy way to connect with a counselor for a brief chat to help get you answers or connect you with the right resources. All contact with Counseling Services is confidential, you can be assured that your information will not be shared with any other campus department or personnel. You are not alone, and we are here to help!
LVC's Counseling Services is open Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the regular academic year. Services are free of charge and are available for full-time undergraduate and graduate students. Sessions are in-person, but virtual sessions are available as well. Our licensed professional counselors (https://www.lvc.edu/counseling-services/staff/) can help you with depression, anxiety, drug & alcohol issues, LGBTQ+, sleep, stress management, trauma, adjustment to college, and other issues. We also have a psychiatrist on staff to support your mental health medication needs.
For students experiencing any life-threatening event, call 911. In addition, you can contact Public Safety at 717-867-6111 or your RA, who can help get further assistance for other crisis events. In the event of a mental health emergency, Counseling Services does provide 24/7 crisis contact. Call LVC’s Public Safety, and the officer will contact the counselor on-call for direction.
For additional information on mental health services in your area, please refer to SAMHSA’s Mental Health Service Locator: https://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov/.
If you’re thinking about suicide or are worried about someone else, call, text, or chat 988 to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (https://988lifeline.org/), or go / take them immediately to the nearest hospital emergency room for an evaluation.
Conversations can be life-changing. You don’t have to be an expert to help – you just have to be there. Not sure how? Check out https://activeminds.org/var and explore Active Minds’ easy, three-step guide to what to say and do.
Select the statement that fits how you have been thinking or behaving.
Answer the brief set of questions about yourself and how you are feeling.
Get comprehensive explanations about your moods and behaviors.
Access informational materials about what you can do to help yourself.
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