Category: FAQs for Parents

Will the University notify me if my student has a mental health emergency and is transported to the hospital/ ER?

This depends. If a student has a mental health emergency and is transported to a local hospital, the Counseling Center may not be aware of the situation. If a student is transported from the Counseling Center, and has consented to having their emergency contacts notified, their emergency contacts would be notified by a counseling clinician. If a student is transported to the hospital from anywhere else, on or off-campus, and the Counseling Center is not informed, our office would not be able to notify you of a situation.

The Counseling Center recommends that parents have an alternate contact to reach their student in the event that campus administration is not notified of an emergency situation. This can be in the form of exchanging phone numbers with their roommate(s), saving the phone number for their on-campus Hall Director staff, or discussing an emergency action plan with your student.