MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

Emergency Contacts:

• Villanova Public Safety/VEMS

  • (610) 519-4444

  • https://www1.villanova.edu/university/public-safety.html

• National Suicide Prevention Hotline

  • (800) 273-8255

  • https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Villanova Mental Health Services:

• Holloway University Counseling Center

  • The counseling center offers mental health support and services for a wide array of topics that students face, including virtual pamphlets on adjusting to college, anxiety and depressive disorders, for instance.

  • Health Services Building, Second Floor (206)

  • (610) 519-4050

  • https://www1.villanova.edu/university/student-life/health-services/counseling-center.html

• Office of Health Promotion

  • Offers a wide array of health resources and covers information on the six dimensions of health and well-being: Social, Physical, Intellectual, Cultural, Emotional, and Spiritual.

  • Health Services Building, First Floor

  • (610) 519-7407

  • healthbytes@villanova.edu

  • https://www1.villanova.edu/university/student-life/health-services/health-promotion.html

• Center for Access, Success and Achievement (CASA)

  • A multifaceted center for underrepresented, first generation, and Pell Eligible students offering resources such as tutoring, academic counseling, and life coaching by partnering with Villanova departments and resources.

    • Falvey Library, Second Floor (211)

    • (610) 519-4075

    • casa@villanova.edu

    • https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/provost/casa.html

General Mental Health Resources:

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

  • Offers a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year information service hotline for individuals facing mental and/or substance use disorders.

  • (800) 662-4357

  • https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

• Crisis Text Line

  • Text HOME to 741741

• The NAMI Helpline

  • (800) 950-NAMI

• Mental Health America

  • Text MHA to 741741

Campus Activities:

• Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women’s Leadership

  • Become a Lorenzini Leadership Ambassador and work on your Leadership Learning Experience with fellow Villanovans through a gender equity based service project.

  • https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/provost/institutes/womensleadership.html

• Phi Sigma Pi (PSP)

  • A gender inclusive honors fraternity which embodies both a scholarship and social fraternity in one. They do many of the same things that traditional Panhellenic chapters do, like Bid Day, creating fraternity “families” and hosting formals.

  • https://vupsp.com/

• Alpha Phi Omega (APO)

  • A gender inclusive service fraternity which is focused on making connections with Villanovans and the greater community through service-based opportunities.

  • https://villanovaapo.tumblr.com/about

• NOVAdance

  • A club which fundraises and raises awareness to support families and children battling childhood cancer. Join a team of Villanovans to raise money for B+ Heroes on campus.

  • https://linktr.ee/NOVAdance

• LEVEL

  • Student group focused on disability awareness and inclusion through community building activities, fundraisers, and guest speaker events.

  • https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/studentlife/be_empowered/disability_services/level.html

• Intramural Sports

  • Make a team or find others to join in an organized league including Women’s and Co-Rec in a variety of sports at varying levels of competition.

  • https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/recreation/intramurals.html

• Student Music Ensembles

  • From singing to dancing to instrumental groups, there are a wide variety of student-run arts ensembles that are inclusive.

  • https://www1.villanova.edu/content/university/student-life/arts/ensembles.html