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Mental Health Resources

Mental health and wellness is an active and lifelong process, involving positive decision making and finding balance between priorities. It is tied to awareness and to making choices that lead to being happier, healthier and more fulfilled. Feel free to utilize the various resources for your mental health needs. 


Mental Health Screenings

Mental health screenings are to be used for insight building and self-awareness. Screenings do not provide a diagnosis of any medical condition. The information provided by the screenings do not substitute for a full evaluation by a health professional, and should only be used as guide to understanding potential health issues.  Please see a medical or mental health professional for additional information, support and referral for treatment or support groups.

How are you feeling?  Mental health is a key part of your overall health.  Brief screenings are the quickest way to determine if you or someone you care about should connect with a mental health professional. 

Mental Health Screening

 

NWA Mental Health Resources

View the below mental health resources in Northwest Arkansas.  

Presentations for Faculty and Students

The Counseling Center provides presentations on various mental health topics for the NWACC community. Below is a list of presentations the Counseling & Wellness Center has readily available for faculty to request. Additionally, we often create new presentations tailored to faculty's needs. To request, please email counseling@nwacc.edu. Please provide 2 weeks notice for presentations on list below and 4 weeks notice for tailored presentations.

  • Length: 5-10 minutes 
  • This brief presentation, often given at the beginning or end of class, introduces students to the Counseling & Wellness Center. This presentation helps to destigmatize and clarify C&W services for NWACC students.

  • Length: 45 minutes 
  • Introduces students to mental health and wellness, common mental health disorders and challenges in college, and practical methods to care for one’s mental health in a college setting.  

  • Length: 45 minutes 
  • Defines test anxiety and provides practical coping tools for test anxiety, including mindfulness exercises and promoting positive self-talk. Promotes study practices that are mentally and physically healthy. 

  • Length: 45 minutes 
  • Introduces students to mental health within the context of culinary school. Topics include the following: possible mental health challenges within culinary school, positive and negative coping methods for stress, responding to critique, and building a support system.  

  • Length: 45 minutes 
  • Discusses stress management, wellness, and self-care as a college student. Provides creative practical tips for implementing self-care into a college schedule.  

  • Length: 45 minutes 
  • Defines depressive disorders and debunks common myths about people who experience them. Provides practical tips for caring for loved ones with depression. Also, guides students through how to determine someone’s immediate risk of suicide and utilize crisis resources.  

  • Length: 15-30 minutes 
  • Walks faculty and staff through how to spot warning signs in students and refer students to Counseling Center resources. 

  • Length: 30-45 minutes 
  • Provides stress management techniques and principles, along with test anxiety and studying tips for students as they approach midterms or finals week. 

  • Length: 45 minutes 
  • Walks students throughout how to navigate difficult family relationships over the holidays. Topics include setting boundaries, managing expectations, loneliness, family roles, and self-care. 

 

Mental Health Crisis Response Guide

If you notice a student in crisis, you can do something to help! Use our Student Distress Card to evaluate whether the student is at low or high risk, and use the Crisis Decision tree to refer them to crisis resources! If you or a peer is experiencing a mental health emergency, call the Campus Police or 911 immediately. 

Student Distress Card

  Crisis Decision Tree  

 

Report an Incident

Report an Incident - A public incident report provides the reporting of a formal conduct complaint or reporting a concern about a student.

Note:  This reporting system will not trigger an immediate response.  For an immediate response, contact us directly.

 

NWACC's Counseling Services

If you may benefit from mental health counseling services, please contact NWACC's counselors. Services are FREE for NWACC students and employees.