These resources may help you get through your struggle. However, if you believe you need immediate help, do not hesitate to contact 911 or a 24 hour crisis hotline.
SCHOOL STRESS
UW-Madison:
Greater University Tutoring Services (GUTS)
National Graduate Student Crisis Line 1-800-472-3457
Effects of sleep deprivation
1-866-88-SNORE (76673) *ext 242
Article:
Dealing with Stress
LONELINESS / HOMESICKNESS
UW-Madison:
University Health Services / Counseling Centers – 608-265-5600
Talk to your House Fellow
Articles:
College Confidential – Loneliness 101
25 Creative and Surprising Things to Do When You Feel Lonely
HOMESICKNESS
UW-Madison
Badgerbus.com, Megabus.com, Coachusa.com Buses that pick up on UW Madison Campus
Contact an older Sibling or a Friend that has gone through their own college transition
Cheaptickets.com, Travelzoo.com, Studentuniverse.com, STAtravel.com, Cheapoair.com (cheap plane tickets if you need to plan a quick weekend to get home)
ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS
UW-Madison
University Health Services / Counseling Centers 1-800-472-3457
Join a club, intramural sport, or study group
Articles:
10 Ways We Hurt our Romantic Relationships
SEXUAL
UW-Madison
Planned Parenthood Madison: (608) 265-5600
Campus Women’s Center: (608) 262-8093
Madison Public Health Department (Anonymous HIV Testing; STD Clinic): (608)246-4516
Dane County Healthy Start - Maternal and Child Health: (608) 242-7400
Planned Parenthood for Testing and Counseling
1-800-230-PLAN
The CDC National Prevention Information Network
1-800-458-5231
The National AIDS Hotline
1-800-342-AIDS
The National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline
1-800-227-8922
PREJUDICE & DISCRIMINATION
UW-Madison
Multicultural Student Coalition (MCSC): (608) 262-5131
GLBT National Help Center
1-888-843-4564
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline
1-888-The-GLNH
Office for Civil Rights
1-800-368-1019
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
UW-Madison
Plan B: LGBT-friendly bar
GLBT National Help Center
1-888-843-4564
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline
1-888-The-GLNH
SUBSTANCE ABUSE / ADDICTION
UW-Madison
UHS Alcohol & Other Drug Counseling Services
Prevention & Intervention Center for Alcohol & other Drug Abuse:
(608) 246-7600
Narcotics Anonymous (WI):
(608) 258-1741
Alcoholics Anonymous:
(608) 222-8989
Dane County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse:
(608) 246-7600
Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling:
1-800-427-2535
The Alcohol & Drug Addiction Resource Center
1-800-390-4056
Alcohol Abuse and Crisis Intervention
1-800-234-0246
Alcohol Hotline Support and Information
1-800-331-2900
E-Chug / E-Toke: Self-assessment of addicting behavior (Free Trial!)
NIAAA – National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
How to Talk to Someone Who Abuses Alcohol or Other Drugs
NIDA: National Institute on Drug Abuse and/or NIDA for Teens
Al-Anon/ Al-ateen
1-800-352-9996
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
CASA Columbia: The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
NCADD: The National Counsel on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
CADCA: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
BODY IMAGE /EATING DISORDER
UW-Madison
Healthy Eating Services:
608-265-5600
Campus Women’s Center Body Image Support Group:
(608) 262-8093
NEDA: National Eating Disorders Association
NEDIC: National Eating Disorders Information Center
EDREFERRAL: Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
F.E.A.S.T: Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders
DEATH & GRIEF
UW-Madison
University Health Services / Counseling Centers:
608-265-5600
Center for Life and Loss Integration
608-258-777
Grief Support Groups:
Grief Share
Good tips for getting through grief:
5 Steps to Help You Through the Grieving Process
MILITARY ISSUES
UW-Madison
University Health Services / Counseling Centers:
608-265-5600
HOPELINE Hotline
1-877-VET-2-VET (1877-838-2838)
