WVNCC Crisis and Suicide Prevention
In an emergency, call the Statewide 24-Hour Helpline at 844-HELP4WV or National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
WVNCC Mental Wellness Resources
Crisis Information
On-Campus Contacts for Referrals
If you or a friend is in need of help finding resources for dealing with crisis or suicide, you can contact:
- For HELP NOW: call 800-273-8255 or text "start" to 741-741 or go to ww.suicidepreventionlifeline.org to chat with someone online
- Police: call 911 or your local police number (below)
- WVNCC Office of Security and Safety at 304.650.9994
- WVNCC Title IX Coordinator, Robert Brak at 304-214-8901
- Any WVNCC College Administrator or Staff member
Suicide Prevention and Coping Resources
- The Unabridged Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection houses information from several colleges and universities on a wide variety of topics including anger management, anxiety, depression and suicide, grief and stress.
- HelpGuide is a non-profit resource for mental health
- Suicide and Depression Awareness for Students Guidebook This guide is dedicated to helping those who are suffering or have suffered from depression, suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts. It is also designed for concerned friends and family members who might be worried that someone they love will experience death by suicide. Finally, it is meant for students, so that they might spot the warning signs of suicide in others – or in themselves – and find the proper resources.
- ULifeline is a great online mental health resource for college students.
- The Trevor Project – Crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. Includes a 24/7 hotline: 1-866-488-7386.
Emergency Contacts:
In an emergency, call the Statewide 24-Hour Helpline at 844-HELP4WV or National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
To Report Serious Crisis
Wheeling Campus
City Police 304-234-3661
County Sheriff: 304-234-3607
State Police: 304-238-1100
Campus Security Liaison: 304-650-9994 or 304-233-8822
New Martinsville Campus
To Report Serious Crisis: City Police (304) 455-9100
County Sheriff: 304-455-2430
State Police: 304-455-0913
Weirton Campus
To Report Serious Crisis: City Police (304) 797-8555
Brooke County Sheriff: 304-527-1430
Hancock County Sheriff: 304-564-4100
Confidentiality
The College treats all shared personal information as confidential. This means information gathered through any interaction with staff, faculty, or administration will only be shared with others on a need-to-know basis. Those who participate in a counseling or meeting covering personal information should respect the confidentiality of any information shared throughout. The College respects the privacy of those reporting concern or crisis, and will endeavor to respect requests for confidentiality to the extent permissible by law.
However, the College is dedicated to helping maintain the wellbeing of students and, as a result, cannot guarantee confidentiality in all cases.
All College staff and faculty affiliated with the College are required to report incidences of personal and interpersonal violence, including concerns of self-harm, to a member of the WVNCC Security and Safety Executive Committee:
Campus Liaison Officer | Officer Faldowski | 304-650-9994 |
Vice President of Student Care & Success | Janet Fike | 304-214-8845 |
Title IX Coordinator | Robert Brak | 304-214-8901 |
Vice President of Administrative Services/CFO | Jeff Sayre | 304-214-8809 |
24-Hour Hotlines
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Satewide 24-Hour Helpline: 844-435-7498 (844-Help4WV)
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
Chat now: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- The Trevor Lifeline (Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ Youth)
866-4-U-TREVOR (1-866-488-7386)
- CDC-INFO (Formerly known as the CDC National STD and AIDS Hotline)
1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
- Veterans’ Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255), press 1
- Treatment Referral Hotline (Substance Abuse)
1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357)
- National Sexual Assault Hotline 24-hour online hotline: http://online.rainn.org
1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673)
- National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
1-866-331-9474
- Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
- txt4life – Suicide prevention resource for residents of Minnesota. Text the word "LIFE" to 61222 to be connected to a trained counselor. (txt4life.org)
- The Trevor Project – Crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. Includes a 24/7 hotline: 1-866-488-7386