Black Mental Health Matters
Contact
585-475-2261
EMERGENCY
After-Hours Mental Health Line:
1-855-436-1245
Public Safety:
Call: 585-475-3333
Text: 585-205-8333
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline:
988
Crisis Text Line:
Text HOME to 741741

Black Mental Health Matters is an event for Black/Black identifying students focused on the importance of mental health in ALANA communities, the impact of racism on individual mental health, as well as an opportunity to provide information and resources available at RIT’s Counseling and Psychological Services. MCAS and HEOP have partnered with Counseling and Psychological Services and Health Promotion to bring a series of meaningful opportunities to honor, support, and explore the mental health of our Black/Black identifying students at RIT.
Mental Health Support at RIT
Counseling and Psychological Services is aware that for many communities, there are barriers that exist related to accessing mental health services. We are committed to continuously working toward accessible, equitable, and inclusive services for our students.
Did you know that we have a counselor embedded at the Multicultural Center for Academic Success to support our ALANA students? You can meet with a counselor in a space that is convenient and familiar to you. If you or a friend is struggling, we hope you reach out.
Counseling and Psychological Services offers short-term, goal-focused individual therapy, group therapy, crisis support, and psychiatric services in an open, safe, and confidential environment.
- To schedule an appointment, contact the office at 585-475-2261 or send a secure message on the RIT Wellness Portal and select “Counseling Services – for General Questions.”
- If you are in need of support after business hours, you can call the 24-hour mental health line at 1-855-436-1245, or contact Public Safety by calling 585-475-3333 or texting 585-205-8333.
Workshops and Outreach Groups
In addition to mental health services, Counseling and Psychological Services offers workshops and outreach groups throughout the semester to provide additional support to RIT students. Workshops and outreach groups are not a psychotherapy service, and instead are supportive and educational opportunities for connection.
This semester, the following outreach groups are being offered for ALANA/BIPOC peer-to-peer support:
- HisStory: Cultural Exploration and Personal Empowerment Workshop
- Real Talk
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
- Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
- Text HOME to 741741
- Lifeline/Mobile Crisis: call 211
- Emergency: 911
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