The Counseling Center is open M/W/F 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and T/Th 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. during the school year, and M-F 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. during summer and school breaks.
The Counseling Center has a staff member designated to handle emergencies and crises at 10:00 AM each morning and 2:00 PM each afternoon. It is helpful to call before coming to the Counseling Center in order to determine counselor availability.
Realizing that emergencies are not predictable, we will respond to emergencies which cannot fit into our posted emergency hours. When calling, be sure to tell the receptionist that you have an emergency and need to be seen at the earliest possible time. NOTE: If you are having a medical emergency, please call 911 for help.
Please call our main number, 231-7671. During the academic year, your call will be taken by our answering service and assistance will be offered.
Please call the 24-hour FirstLink Hotline directly at 235-SEEK (235-7335) .
Other crisis/emergency options include:
Calling the Campus Police at 231-8998
Calling 911
Going to the MeritCare Hospital Emergency Room at 720 4th St.
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or calling them at 234-5121
Calling the FirstLink Suicide Line at 232-HELP (232-4357)
Calling Rape and Abuse Crisis Center at 293-7273
Calling the ND State HELP-LINE at 1-800-472-2911
If you are an NDSU faculty or staff member needing to consult about a student emergency occurring either during or after office hours, please see the Crisis Situations section on our Referral Guide for Faculty and Staff page for guidance.
We discourage people from contacting us via e-mail regarding personal problems. The nature of e-mail is such that we cannot guarantee the confidentiality of your correspondence, nor do we find e-mail communications as useful as in-depth, face-to-face contact. Moreover, we cannot guarantee that we will read e-mail right away or respond in a timely fashion.