Mental Health Resources
- Suicide Prevention - 202-994-5300 (press option 3)
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The Student Health Center (SHC) is committed to preventing suicide and self-harming behaviors in our community. If you are concerned that a GW student may be suicidal or if they exhibit any of the suicide risk factors, please call (202) 994-5300 (option 3) and ask to speak to a counselor who can help guide you on how to address your concern. You can also consider submitting a CARE referral.
- Care Network
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The CARE Network connects the dots regarding care across George Washington University (GW) for students who need support. We focus on information sharing between appropriate university departments and identifying who is the main point of contact for a student of concern. To help these students we use a university-wide, cross-functional network of professionals who meet on a regular basis to review, discuss and provide appropriate resources.
The students are identified through multiple sources and assigned a case manager who works with them one-on-one to connect to the appropriate support systems.
If you are concerned about a student, submit a CARE Network Report as soon as possible.
- Emotional Well-Being Resources
- GW Resiliency & Well-Being Center
- GW Resources for Living Link to MedHub
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GW Resources for Living (you will be redirected to the GW Resources button on the MedHub Home Page)
- Mistreatment Reporting
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- Mistreatment Reporting (for a description of the process after you submit the form, click the OPRL link in the next section)
- Office of Professional & Respectful Learning (OPRL)
- Policy on Resident Counseling Services
- Talkspace
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- Talkspace is available to those who have Unitedhealth Care insurance. Moving forward, you can send text, video, and picture messages to your therapist and schedule four 30-minute live video appointments per month. (Per Month is calculated from the first time you use your live video session) This additional service comes at no cost to you, the SMHS residents and fellows. Textcoach is now available if you are not eligible for Talkspace.
- New Users: Please read the instructions before you register for Talkspace. Then go to Talkspace and input your GW email address (do not use your MFA email address). After you have finished registering and have been matched with your therapist you have the opportunity to schedule an optional 10-minute live video introduction session to get you started.
- Current Users: If you have already signed up for Talkspace, you must email partners-support [at] talkspace [dot] com (partners-support[at]talkspace[dot]com) to get transferred over to the new plan which includes the added functionality of 4 (30 minutes) live video sessions per month.
Talkspace Frequently Asked Questions
- For additional details on how you may benefit from this service, please email/call the GME office or visit Talkspace FAQ.
- Talkspace Instructions
- Talkspace Portal
- Textcoach
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In lieu of in-person counseling through the EAP, benefits-eligible employees and members of their household (13 years and up) may use Textcoach, a text therapy option at no cost for five weeks of text or televideo counseling (per issue). GW employees can message their licensed coach securely anytime, without worrying about scheduling conflicts. The five weeks are to be used within a 120-day window and do not need to be consecutive weeks. To get started, visit supportlinc.com and create a personal account with the group code: gw
