For You
If you are strongly contemplating suicide and may take action:
- Call Wayne State Police, if on campus
(313) 577-2222 - Call 911, if off-campus
- Have a friend or family member take you to the nearest hospital with an emergency room
- If on-campus, nearest ERs are:
Detroit Receiving Hospital Emergency Department
4201 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 745-3546
Henry Ford Hospital Emergency Department
2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 916-1545
- If on-campus, nearest ERs are:
For the following counties:
- Wayne County
- Go to/call the Team Wellness Crisis Stabilization Unit
- (313) 969-5387
- Oakland County
- Call Common Ground Walk-In Assessment & Crisis Intervention Clinic
- (248) 451-2600
- Call New Oakland Family Centers 24 Hour Crisis Stabilization Clinic
- (877) 800-1650
- Macomb County
- Call Macomb County Community Mental Health 24 Hour Crisis Line
- (586) 307-9100
If you are having thoughts about suicide:
Contact CAPS immediately to request an "urgent consultation" to a counselor by calling (313) 577-3398 or stop by Room 552 of the Student Center Building.
If after hours, call the CAPS Afterhours Program by calling (313) 577-CAPS (2277).
Not in immediate crisis, but need help?
Call (313) 577-3398 to schedule an appointment to meet with a counselor.
You can also:
- GO TO THE WAYNE STATE SUICIDE PREVENTION WEBSITE https://suicideprevention.wayne.edu/
- Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-TALK (8255). They are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and all calls are confidential.
- Contact a friend, family member, or another adult you can trust to share your thoughts and feelings with.
- Go to www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org to find other reliable resources on suicide.
- Try the CRISIS TEXT LINE Crisis Text Line
- Use ULifeline.
Additional Resources:
The JED Foundation
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
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IN A CRISIS? CALL (800) 273-8255
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
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(888) 333-2377