Students experiencing difficulty present in various ways, and they tell us that they sometimes struggle finding ways to find balance and build wellness into their own routines. You can support them by doing a quick check-in at the beginning of class to gauge how students are feeling or by sharing some of your own ways of relaxing and practicing wellness. Here is some general information for creating a supportive and inclusive classroom environment.

We encourage ongoing and supportive communication with undergraduate and graduate students—normalizing the distress and environmental stressors that are present and guiding them to these campus resources:

• Department/Dean’s Office Advisors are available for consultation and appointments. Advise undergraduate students to email at caesadvising@ucdavis.edu or to visit the advising website for more information. Information on counseling services for graduate students is here.
   
• Office of Student Support and Judicial Affairs (OSSJA) Case Managers support students in crisis, evaluate risk, connect them with relevant resources, arrange for proper care and follow up. Use the OSSJA’s online portal to submit a report to OSSJA Case Management. 
   
• Also attached is a “Response Protocol” created by Dr. Cory Vu (Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Health, Wellness, and Divisional Resources, Student Affairs) to assist in determining the best way to support students who may be distressed or distressing.
   
• Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) and Faculty/Staff Consultation Line is available 24/7 for staff consultation by calling (530) 752-0871 (Press 0 if during business hours). Students can also call this line to set up an appointment. Reminder: Some students could benefit from help directly connecting to SHCS.  Consider making the call together (same number above) or utilizing Health 34 for help transporting or accompanying students directly to the center as needed (see Health 34 information below also). Students can also make an appointment online through Health-e-Messaging.
   
• We are currently having a transition in our embedded mental health counselor position. At the current time, refer students to Student Health and Counseling Services through the protocol described above.

The following are additional resources as needed:

• Center for Advocacy, Resources & Education (CARE) provides 24/7 confidential victim advocacy, crisis intervention, education, and referral to resources for individuals who have experience sexual harassment and/or sexual violence. Students can access support the same day they disclose such concerning information. Responsible Employees should also forward student reports of harassment, discrimination and sexual violence to HDAPP. Information about Responsible Employee reporting is here.
   
• Aggie Mental Health is a one-stop-shop website for student mental health resources. In addition, direct, rapid referrals for basic needs support (e.g., food and housing resources), can be made through an online portal.
   
• Health 34 is a “team of healthcare educators and providers who will deliver free, non-emergency support and service navigation for mental health and basic medical care to every segment of the UC Davis campus.” They are a helpful resource for those who may not be interested in counseling services but could use a friendly listening ear. Any person on campus is eligible for these services from the campus Fire Department. Access is available 24/7/365 at (530)754-3434.
   
• Lyra Health helps students with UC SHIP access in-person or online mental health providers, coaches, and medical practitioners with no referral needed. UWILL provides free telehealth options for UC Davis students who do not have access to UC SHIP/LYRA. Welltrack-Connect also has a referral database that students can use to find providers locally or via telemental health. Students can sign up for an account here.
   
• SHCS ‘Counseling Corner’ Podcasts offers podcasts on a range of topics, such as grief and loss, mindfulness, eating behaviors, and radical acceptance.
   
• The UC Davis Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has compiled a series of excellent resources on education and guidance for addressing antisemitism and Islamophobia and for taking anti-racism actions, here.
   
• A free Crisis Text Line is available 24/7 and provides support within 10-15 minutes for those in crisis. Send a text from anywhere in the US to text with a trained crisis counselor.
   
• The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (previously the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) provides 24/7 support by phone and chat at (800) 273-8255 or 988.