Need to Know
Quick Resources for Unexpected Situations
Some stress and anxiety is common and expected as you navigate student life. We’ve included self-help and soothing strategies below that you can use to help calm yourself. If you (or a friend) are in crisis, please contact the professional resources below.
Self-Help Support
- Consider using this app for support right now: Calm App
- Grounding techniques may be able to help. Here are some ways to help ground yourself:
- Count to 10 and back or say the alphabet slowly, focusing on the task.
- Use the 5-4-3-2-1 technique. Notice 5 things you can see, 4 things you can feel, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste.
Professional Support
- The professionals at The Office of Counseling and Consultation Services are trained to provide you with support. You can contact them at 317-940-9777 or visit HRC 120.
- SGA’s partnership with Uber can take you or a friend to St. Vincent’s Stress Center, which provides mental health support, for free. You can contact St. Vincent’s Stress Center at 317-621-4800.
There is hope, we’re here to help. It can be difficult to know the difference between sadness and depression–consider utilizing the Let’s Talk program from Counseling and Consultation Services for advice and support. The Let’s Talk program is a free offering that can help you sort out what you’re feeling and determine next steps.
Emergency Resources
- Call 911 or BUPD if there is an immediate emergency for yourself or someone else.
- Call or text 988, the Suicide Crisis Lifeline.
- Counseling and Consultation Services is available. You can contact them at 317-940-9777 or visit HRC 120.
- St. Vincent’s Stress Center has a 24 hour phone crisis hotline at 317-621-4800.
We’re here to help.
Campus Resources
- Butler’s Title IX Office coordinates pregnancy and parenting resources.
- Pregnancy testing and women’s exams are available in Health Services. You can make an appointment with Health Services by calling 317-940-9385.
- Mental health support is free through The Office of Counseling and Consultation Services. You can make an appointment by calling 317-940-9777.
Community Resources
- Planned Parenthood – enter your zip code to find care near you.
- If you’re on campus, there is a Planned Parenthood very close to campus. Call 317-522-9002 to set up an appointment.
There are campus and local resources that can help. Be mindful that many people exposed to an STI may not show symptoms, so it is important to get tested.
Campus Resources
- If you think you may have an STI you can make an appointment with Health Services by calling 317-940-9385.
Community Resources
- The Damien Center offers free and confidential testing for Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis, and HIV. You can make an appointment by calling 317-632-0123. You can also visit damien.org for more information on testing hours and locations.
You are not alone. We are here to help.
- There are lots of resources available for sexual misconduct, both on and off campus.
- Find support through The Office of Counseling and Consultation Services—services are free and confidential for students.
- The Director of Student Advocacy, Jules Grable (she/her), supports students through a variety of situations. You can call 317-940-2047 (office) or 317-910-5572 (cell).
- In a crisis or after hours you can contact the confidential Julian Center Crisis Line (317-920-9320) or BUPD (317-940-9396).
You are not alone, we are here to support you. Recovery is possible and probable. There is help available through these hotlines, warmlines, and resources.
Campus Resources
- Counseling and Consulation Services can support you through this challenging time with options for counseling, a variety of self-help resources, and a catalog of local mental health providers through Thriving Campus.
National and Community Resources
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 (call or text)
Crisis Textline: 741-741
St. Vincent’s Stress Center 24-hour line: 317-338-4800
Community North 24-hour line: 317-621-5700 or text HelpNow to 20121
Local Crisis Hotline: 317-251-7575
http://www.crisischat.org