Ulifeline
What is it?
Ulifeline
is a valuable online behavioral support network that gives you
information about yourself and also provides information if you have
questions or concerns about a friend. It is an anonymous one-stop
online resource for a variety of mental health information.
What information does it provide?
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Self-e-Valuator. Developed by Duke University Medical Center, the Self-e-Valuator is a screening program designed to help students uncover whether they, or a friend, are at risk for depression, suicide and several other disorders, including alcohol and drug dependence, eating disorders, generalized anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Mental Health Reference Library. The mental health reference library provides quality, user-friendly information that has been reviewed and approved by medical experts at Harvard Medical School.
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Go Ask Alice! Produced by health educators at Columbis University, this in-depth question and answer site contains an archive of hundreds of responses to anonymously-posed inquiries from college students around the world.
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Concerned About a Friend. This section, provided by the National Mental Health Association, describes the warning signs for depression and suicide, includes information regarding how to help a friend and lists resources for additional assistance.
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Drug Reference Database. The drug reference database provides information about prescription medications, potential drug interactions, as well as common side effects.
Who may use it?
College students are the primary audience
for Ulifeline. The site, however, is available to anyone in the
Hiram College community, including faculty, staff, coaches and
administrators. Ulifeline is a confidential and secure web
site. Individual visitors and users of the site remain anonymous.
Ulifeline Information
Ulifeline was created by the Jed Foundation, a non-profit organization, committed to reducing the youth suicide rate and improving the mental health support provided to students by universities nation-wide. It was founded in 2000 by Phillip and Donna Satow, who lost their youngest son Jed, 20, a university sophomore to suicide in 1998.
Click here to access the Ulifeline web site
Hiram College Counseling Services
The Hiram College Counseling Center is located in the Julia Church Health Center. Counseling services are confidential. On-campus services are free of charge to all full-time traditional students. Appointments may be scheduled by calling 569-5952.