Outreach & Prevention Services

The University Counseling Center’s (UCC) Outreach Services focus on increasing student mental health awareness and emotional well-being through prevention, awareness, education and stigma reduction.   By getting outside of the Counseling Center and meeting with students in formats or settings that are part the college experience, we connect with students who traditionally would not be likely to seek counseling services. These might include students who don’t know about the Counseling Center, are uncomfortable with the idea of using services due to mental health stigma, need support but not counseling or just need information about helping a distressed friend. If you are interested in having the Counseling Center partner with your department or student organization on an upcoming event or program or if you would like the Counseling Center to provide a classroom or departmental presentation or training, please contact Outreach Coordinator Breanna Lozano at Breanna.lozano@tamucc.edu. Since our outreach calendar is finalized prior to the start of each semester, we may not be able to accommodate all requests.   

Visit our I-Engage page to see the UCC’s current calendar of events.

Suicide Prevention  

Suicide prevention is an important initiative on college campuses across the country. It is important to know what to do if you, a friend, a family member, a co-worker, or a classmate is having a crisis or thoughts of suicide. The short video below covers the warning signs that someone is in distress, and what you can do to help.  

We offer two FREE trainings geared at helping TAMU-CC students, faculty, and staff recognize depression and prevent suicide are available.  

The QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training is a 60-90 minute training during which participants learn to recognize the warning signs of suicide and how to intervene and help someone who is depressed or suicidal by using the three steps of QPR (question, persuade, refer). 

Contact theresa.sharpe@tamucc.edu to schedule a QPR Training for your department or for information about upcoming scheduled QPR trainings open to all faculty and staff.