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There are many resources and supports available to you both on campus and within the Pittsburgh area. National help hotlines provide you with another layer of aid, with many of them having 24/7 accessibility. Please see the many resources and supports available, listed in both the tabs below.

There are many resources and opportunities available on campus that can help students grow psychologically and become more resilient. These are just a few of the services that can help:

  • Health Services
    The Student Health Center is dedicated to aiding students when they don't feel well and supporting them as they work toward and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
  • University Advising Center
    The University Advising Center is dedicated to assisting students in achieving their goals by providing clear academic guidance, connecting them to campus resources, and being a support up through graduation. 
  • Accessibility Services
    Accessibility Services helps coordinate accommodations and support for students who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric or physical condition that affects their access to academics or effects their academic performance.
  • Student Activities
    Clubs and organizations at Point Park University are initiated and run by students. They provide you with co-curricular opportunities for social interaction, recreation, leadership training, and enhancement of academic interests. You'll learn to organize and to work with others, pursue special interests, and be able to make friends.
  • Student Center
    The Student Center is committed to providing the finest programs, services, and equipment in order to enrich the University's recreational sports activities for students, staff and alumni.
  • Professional Career-Readiness Center
    The Professional Career-Readiness Center is an education and resource center that helps students develop the professional skills they'll need to achieve their goals, advance their professions, and serve their communities.
  • Office of Title IX & Dispute Resolution
    Point Park University's Office of Title IX & Dispute Resolution is the focal point of policy development and compliance in accordance with local, state and federal laws covered within the University's nondiscrimination statement. Under the Office of Title IX & Dispute Resolution, the policy on discrimination and harassment, the policy prohibiting sexual harassment, relationship violece and stalking, and the policy on consensual relationships are currently covered.
  • Office of Inclusivity & Belonging
    This office aims to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment at Point Park University. The OIB supports Point Park faculty, staff, and students through independent and interdepartmental initiatives, student learning assessment, and an equitable approach to pedagogy, co-curricular events, and teaching excellence. 
  • University Police & Campus Safety
    The Point Park University Police Department is at work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide a safe, secure living and learning environment for the University community, fufilling the department's mission and value statements. Police officers are on duty 365 days a year and provide immediate response to emergencies on campus.

 

  • SafeColleges Training
    Current students have free access to a library of courses offered by SafeColleges. Students who are interested are encouraged to log into the SafeColleges site to gain access to the courses available. To log in, enter your Username (Point Park Email Address) and Password (Point Park ID Number). You will be able to view the course library and choose a course. Most of the courses are brief and can be completed in under 15 minutes.
    These courses are offered to provide our student community with beneficial suggestions and strategies for managing their mental health and well-being. These courses are not related to academic programs at Point Park and offer no credits.
    Courses:
    • Mental Health Awareness
    • Wellness Trainings through Vector LMS
      Current students have free access to a library of courses offered by Vector LMS. Those who are interested are encouraged to log into the Vector LMS site to gain access to the courses available. To log in, enter your Username (Point Park Email Address) and Password. You will be able to view the course library and choose a course. 
      These courses are offered to provide our student community with beneficial suggestions and strategies for managing their mental health and well-being. These courses are not related to academic programs at Point Park and offer no credits. The University Counseling Center highly recommends the 'Building Relationships in Real Life: Navigating Friends, Coworkers, and Relationships' Parts 1 & 2 (located under the 'Social and Behavioral' tab), as well as the 'RespectEDU Ongoing: Healthy Relationships' Parts 1 & 2 (under the 'Campus Prevention Network' tab).

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  • The UCC partners with Thriving Campus to help college students find therapists in their area. 
  • Psychology Today: this tool can be used to help find therapists and psychiatrists across the United States who accept your health insurance. 
  • growtherapy:  Similar to the Psychology Today search engine, growtherapy may be used to help find therapists in the area who accept your health insurance. Additionally, growtherapy's search engine tool allows users to search for practitioners that can aid in medication management. 

  • UpStreet Pittsburgh: UpStreet Pittsburgh offers free virtual counseling and low cost in person counseling for individuals 12-22 years old.
    Contact Information: 5844 Forward Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217; (412) 738-5615
  • Duquesne Psychology Clinic: Duquesne Psychology Clinic offers low-cost individual therapy,, couples & family therapy, and group therapy. Consults with a psychiatrist and options for various psychological assessments are also available. 
    Contact Information: 908 Rockwell Hall, 600 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15282; 412-396-6562 
  • Pitt Psychology Clinic: Pitt Psychology Clinic offers low-cost counseling, neuropsych testing, and medication management. Contact Information: 3820 Sennott Square, 3rd floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15260; 412-624-8822
  • Open Path Collective: The Open Path Collective search engine is a tool that can be used to help find local therapists that utilize sliding scale fee options for those without insurance.
    **Sliding scale fee schedules are an income-baed pricing model where the cost of a service is adjusted depending on a client's household income and family size. 
  • Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center "Clinic Without Walls": t The PPC Clinic Without Walls is a non-profit organization offering low-cost psychodynamic therapy for adults, adolescents, and children in the Pittsburgh community. Clients are seen at the training sites for their particular clinician and/or UPMC Western Psychiatric Institute Hospital in Oakland. 
    Contact Info: For more information, or to begin the application process, contact Mia Bernard (Administrative Director) at 412-661-4224. 

  • Therapy for Black Girls: Therapy for Black Girls is an online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls.
  • Black Mental Health Alliance: Resource for finding a therapist and other mental health resources.
  • Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective: Black virtual wellness directory. 
  • LatinX Therapy: Resource for finding a therapist and a variety of other mental health resources.
  • Inclusive Therapists: Provides mental health resources for the BIPOC community. 
  • Ayudate: Ayudate is a nonprofit organization that connects Spanish-speaking individuals with affordable, culturally responsive bilingual mental health services, resources, and telehealth support.
  • DRS Addiction Support for Marginalized Groups: Drug Resource Services (DRS) understands that students from historically marginalized groups face unique challenges when seeking help for mental health and addiction. They have created resource guides to help individuals better understand what shaped the current standard of care for their demographic. DRS highlights resources, helpful organizations, and tools for students coming from Black, LGBTQ+, Asian, Latinx, and Native American communities.

  • Central Outreach Wellness Center: Central Outreach Wellness Center is an LGBTQ+ wellness center; they offer free counseling and other services.
    Contact Information: 127 Anderson St., Suite 101, Timber Court Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, 412-348-8800
  • Persad Center: Persad Center is a human service organization whose mission is to improve the well-being of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning) communities and the HIV/AIDS communities. They offer free counseling and other services.
    Contact Information: 5301 Butler St., Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, 412-441-9786
  • DRS Addiction Support for Marginalized Groups: Drug Resource Services (DRS) understands that students from historically marginalized groups face unique challenges when seeking help for mental health and addiction. They have created resource guides to help individuals better understand what shaped the current standard of care for their demographic. DRS highlights resources, helpful organizations, and tools for students coming from Black, LGBTQ+, Asian, Latinx, and Native American communities.

  • Center for Victims: The Center for Victims offers support from a caring, professional staff that is available 24 hours per day, seven days per week to respond to emergency needs of crime victims and witnesses, and answer questions. The hotline serves as the gateway to all of our services. Anyone can call the hotline seeking help for themselves or others, including victims and witnesses and their families or friends, law enforcement, hospitals, social workers or mental health professionals.
    Contact Information: 3433 East Carson St., Suite #300, Pittsburgh, PA 15203,1-866-644-2882 (24/7 access).
  • Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR): PAAR provides free, confidential support, education, and advocacy to end sexual violence in Allegheny County. PAAR offers crisis intervention, individual therapy, a variety of group therapies, and wellness workshops.
  • Contact Information: 81 South 19th Street, Pittsburgh, PA; 1-866-363-7273. Open 24 hours a day; walk-in hours are Wednesdays 9am - 5pm.

 

  • Pittsburgh Area Al-Anon: 

    Al‑Anon is a mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. By sharing common experiences and applying the Al-Anon principles, families and friends of alcoholics can bring positive changes to their individual situations, whether or not the alcoholic admits the existence of a drinking problem or seeks help.

  • Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings & Alcohol Support Groups: 

    Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who come together to solve their drinking problem.  It doesn’t cost anything to attend A.A. meetings. There are no age or education requirements to participate. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about their drinking problem. A.A.’s primary purpose is to help alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

  • NAR-Anon:: 

    NAR-Anon is a 12-step program for family and friends of individuals with addiction. NAR-Anon specifically helps and provides support for those who are struggling with someone who has a drug addiction. This can be someone that is in rehabilitation or someone who is still suffering from addiction.

  • Narcotics Anonymous: Narcotics Anonymous is a support group for those attempting to recover from drug addiction.

  • Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh: WC&S provides free and confidential services for all domestic violence victims regardless of race, gender, sexual identity, or any other factor.
    Services Include:
    -A 24-hour hotline for safety planning, emotional support, and referral for other services.
    -Temporary shelter for abused victims and their children.
    -Legal options counseling and court accompaniment.
    Contact the Women’s Center & Shelter:
    -24/7 Hotline - 412-687-8005
    -Connect with an advocate by texting (412) 744-8445 or by visiting https://wcspittsburgh.org/  and clicking 'CHAT' for Help.
  • BigBurgh: a free Pittsburgh-based web app that connects individuals to low-barrier community resources including food, shelter, medical care, mental health support, crisis hotlines, and other social services. The platform is designed to help individuals quickly access up-to-date resources 24/7, particularly those experiencing housing loss or other immediate needs.
  • Bright Sky App: Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh recently transitioned from the 'RUSafe App' used in past years to aid users in assessing the safety of their relationship, to the newly developed Bright Sky app. The Bright Sky app, which assists users in gauging the safety of their, or another person’s, relationship. Within the Bright Sky app there are also educational components to familiarize users with different types of abuse, available support options around the U.S., online safety, consent, safely leaving an abusive relationship, and much more.   
  • Center for Victims: 1-866-644-2882. Caring, professional staff is available 24 hours per day, seven days per week to respond to emergency needs of crime victims and witnesses, answer questions, and provide support. The hotline serves as the gateway to all of our services. Anyone can call the hotline seeking help for themselves or others, including victims and witnesses and their families or friends, law enforcement, hospitals, social workers or mental health professionals.
  • Womanspace East, Inc.: Womanspace East, Inc. is a nonprofit organization serving homeless families with dependent children in the greater Pittsburgh area. Families seeking shelter are referred to us through the Allegheny Link. For a referral for shelter services, call 1-866-730-2368.
  • Bethlehem Haven: Provides emergency shelter, other housing programs, and monetary/basic assistance to unhoused women. If you are in need of emergency housing please call 412-391-1348 ext. 250.
  • Pleasant Valley Emergency Shelter: accommodates the needs of 25 men and male-identifying individuals who are homeless every night of the year. The shelter opens daily at 4:30 p.m. Location: 1601 Brighton road, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

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