Student Affairs departments are open for full or partial in-person services this fall. Please check the Student Affairs homepage for hours, service offerings, and contact methods. For the latest campus reopening plans, safety guidelines, and requirements, visit Campus Return.

Skip to main content
UC Riverside

The Well

well-being • empowerment • life • learning

Mental Health Trainings

Learn how to help emotionally distressed students get the support they need through these UCR mental health trainings.

 

 
In-Person Training

 

Suicide Awareness - Know What to Say

Take the 90-minute “Campus Connect” training provided by Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS):

  • Recognize the warning signs of a suicidal crisis.
  • Compassionately ask a student about their suicidal thoughts.
  • Help a student feel understood, validated and acknowledged.
  • Appropriately refer a student to mental health resources.

Students, Faculty and Staff: To request a workshop, please complete the CAPS presentation request form and email to sarah.gohn@ucr.edu.

Faculty and staff: Find a scheduled training in the UCR LMS.

 

 

Recognize a Cry for Help

Take the 90-minute “Recognizing and Responding to Distressed/Disruptive Students” training.

  • Recognize distressed/disruptive behavior as a cry for help.
  • Find the UCR resources that can help both the student and you.
  • Navigate proper protocol.

 

Faculty, staff or students: To sign up for individual or group training, contact sarah.gohn@ucr.edu

 

 

Note: Request a program for peer-led mental health workshops or presentations.