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Below are suggestions for resources that are available at many colleges and the online resources that are available to everyone.
AT YOUR COLLEGE
| VISIT . . . | IF YOU NEED HELP . . . |
| Counseling Center | thinking and talking about your relationships and making the most appropriate decisions. It is normal to seek such assistance. This kind of counseling is strictly confidential (unless you are a threat to yourself or others) and usually is provided at no charge, which is a great benefit. |
| Health Center | seeking prevention and/or treatment. |
| Campus support groups | finding support groups led by professionals for dealing with problems related to excessive alcohol and drug use, abusive sexual relationships, and other issues. Your campus counseling center can help you identify support groups at your college or in your community. |
| Student organizations | getting into a group with other students that share the same interests with you. |
ONLINE
| GO TO . . . | IF YOU NEED HELP . . . |
| Columbia University: goaskalice.com | getting advice about college student health issues. |
| American Institute of Stress: stress.org | dealing with stress. |
| The American Dietetic Association: eatright.org | finding information on healthy eating and nutrition. |
| The American Cancer Society: cancer.org | finding out how tobacco affects your health and learning more about the health effects of tobacco. |
| The Center for Young Women’s Health: youngwomenshealth.org/ |
getting helpful advice on sexual health as well as other issues. |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Services Administration: samhsa.gov | finding up-to-date information about substance abuse and mental health. |
| Drug-Rehab: drug-rehab.org | finding a private, nonprofit referral service for drug and alcohol rehab treatment. |
| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: cdc.gov | accessing reliable information on disease control. |
| The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK, suicidepreventionlifeline.org | answering questions about suicide prevention. |
| National Eating Disorders Association: nationaleatingdisorders.org | understanding eating disorders. |
| U.S. Government’s Nutrition Information: nutrition.gov | accessing nutrition information. |
| The University of Chicago’s Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection: dr-bob.org/ |
solving relationship problems. |
| The University of Texas Counseling Center on Healthy Romantic Relationships during College: cmhc.utexas.edu/ |
accessing information that explores the ups and downs of romantic relationships. |
| The Clery Center for Security on Campus: clerycenter.org/ |
finding information on the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination (SaVE) Act. |
| Diversity Web: diversityweb.org | finding resources related to diversity on campus. |
| Teaching Tolerance: Tolerance.org | accessing resources for dealing with discrimination and prejudice both on and off campus. |
MY COLLEGE’S RESOURCES
What are some of your college's specific resources? Make a list of the unique resources available at your school. Have you taken advantage of any of them?
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