Coping with Stress and Mental Health Challenges
Most college students who dropped out during the past year cited mental health as their main challenge. Instructors are often a primary point of contact for students. Please be observant about students’ stress levels or personal crises, and compassionately refer students to resources.
- Learn more about how to support students in emotional distress
- Student Health and Wellness Center (414-229-7492)
- Medical Services
- Counseling Services, including:
- Individual and group counseling
- “Let’s Talk” – brief, informal, virtual, confidential consultations with counselors
- Expanded Counseling Services, such as after hours and teletherapy
- Health Promotion and Advocacy (including You@UWM – a digital resource for students in proactive emotional self-care and connection with campus resources) provides many proactive health promotion programs and services
- Contact Lori Bokowy (labokowy@uwm.edu) about class and department presentations on stress management, self-care, and campus resources.
Hate/Bias Incidents
UWM is committed to creating and supporting a campus climate that is respectful and supportive of all who study, live, or work on campus, or participate in campus activities. UWM students and employees who have been subjected to, or who have witnessed, an incident of bias or hate are encouraged to submit a hate/bias incident report. UWM can provide support or resources to those involved in the incident.
Find more information about hate- or bias-motivated incidents, as well as UWM’s Discriminatory Conduct Policy and other resources, on UWM’s hate/bias webpage.
Sexual Harassment/Sexual Violence
- Title IX: Familiarize yourself with critical UWM and UWS Title IX related policies, Title IX resources and reporting options, and UWM employee reporting obligations (PDF) online, or contact the Title IX Office (titleix@uwm.edu, 414-229-7012).
- The SHAW Victim Advocacy Coordinator (victimadvocacy@uwm.edu or 414-229-4582) is a confidential resource for survivors of sexual harassment or violence, will provide support and resources, and does NOT report to Title IX.
SupportU
Supports of all kinds for students, including support by case managers. Workshop information and schedule is available on the SupportU site.