USU COVID-19 RESOURCES

 

Basic Needs:

• Report: Covid-19 Response for Students who are Homeless or on Foster Care from the Hope Center at Temple University

• Webinar: Meeting Student’s Basic Needs and Keeping Them Enrolled During the Covid 19

 

Communications:

• Free Chatbot to Keep Students Informed on Covid 19

• Mental Health:

  • Help A Friend in Need, a publication by the Jed Foundation, details potential warning signs on Facebook and Instagram that a friend is in emotional distress and what to do about it. The JED Foundation protects emotional health and prevents suicide for teens and young adults.  This resource is also available in Spanish – Ayudo A Un Amigo Que Lo Necesita

  • Crisis Text Line – to get immediate access to a trained crisis counselor via text or Facebook Messenger.

  • Culturally Trained Crisis Text Counselors – A service from The Steve Fund, which is dedicated to the mental health and emotional well-being of students of color.

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Drop-in Peer-to-Peer Discussions:

• We have weekly calls for Presidents and Chancellors to share lessons learned and work through difficult decisions that have to be made rapid-fire.

• Every Friday at 1:00 ET, we have USU wide drop in calls on common themes for all to come and discuss challenges and share what they are learning.  We will be redesigning these over the coming week to target specific needs.