{"id":35910,"date":"2024-06-14T05:29:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T12:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/studentaffairs\/?page_id=35910"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:05:50","slug":"crisis-checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/studentaffairs\/crisis-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Crisis Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e83db664\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>If a student is an immediate risk to self or others, call <em>911<\/em><\/strong><br><strong>If you are unsure about the risk, call <em>911<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><em>When a student is in crisis and you become aware of this information during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm), please refer to the following procedure:<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>1. Identify the situation as a crisis if:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The student discloses that they are suicidal or may cause harm to themselves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The student discloses that they are homicidal or may cause harm to someone else<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The student is in extreme pain, or medical crisis, and needs assistance immediately<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The student has experienced a loss of contact with reality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any situation in which you believe it would be in the student&#8217;s best interest to react immediately<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:30px\">2. If it is safe and you are able to do so, provide support and comfort:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remain calm and use open body language<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask anyone, who is not directly helping, to give you space and respect the student&#8217;s privacy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offer the student a drink of water, piece of gum, or a snack if safe and appropriate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Let the student know that you are going to reach out for some extra support for them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:30px\">3. Respond, and reach out to appropriate campus partners:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Remember that safety is first, so if you are concerned for your safety or the safety of others, call 911<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dean of Students\/Student Care Team (dos@ewu.edu)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Offer a wide range of services to provide student assistance and support in times of challenge and crisis. We can provide assistance if a student has been sexually assaulted, is a victim of crime, experiencing extreme illness\/mental health\/medical situation, is in need of emergency funds, or has lost a loved one. (509) &#8211; 359 &#8211; 7924<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student concerns can also be reported online at: <a href=\"http:\/\/ewu.edu\/studentconcern\">www.ewu.edu\/studentconcerns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Counseling and Wellness Services: <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/bewell\/\">https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/bewell\/<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Offers a range of psychological services to EWU students. Services are available at no additional cost to EWU students who have paid the health fee. Counseling services are confidential. Walk-in sessions are available 1:00pm-4:00pm, Monday-Friday (Cheney Campus Only)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(509) &#8211; 359 &#8211; 2366 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>24-Hour Crisis\/Suicide Prevention Services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional Behavioral Health Crisis Line (24\/7)<br>(877) &#8211; 266 &#8211; 1818<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National Suicide Prevention Lifeline<\/strong><br>988<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>or (800) &#8211; 273 &#8211; 8255<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trevor Project (LGBTQ)<\/strong><br>(866) &#8211; 488 &#8211; 7386<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trans Lifeline<\/strong><br>(877) &#8211; 656 &#8211; 8860<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Call for yourself or someone else, free, confidential and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If a student is an immediate risk to self or others, call 911If you are unsure about the risk, call 911 When a student is in crisis and you become aware of this information during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm), please refer to the following procedure: 1. Identify the situation as a crisis if: 2. &#8230; <a title=\"Crisis Checklist\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/studentaffairs\/crisis-checklist\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Crisis Checklist\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33702,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wpo365_audiences":[],"wpo365_private":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35910","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/studentaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35910"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/studentaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/studentaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/studentaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33702"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/studentaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35910"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/studentaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37098,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/studentaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35910\/revisions\/37098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/studentaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}