The Red Folder initiative is a guide to help UWM faculty, staff and other community members to recognize, respond effectively to, and refer distressed students.

This website is intended to help you to connect students with the most appropriate support resources, however you may also contact the Student Health and Wellness Center counseling staff for guidance and consultation.

To learn more about how to support students in crisis, enroll in the UW-System’s Recognize, Respond, Refer: Suicide Prevention Training for Faculty and Staff online training. This asynchronous online training builds awareness, knowledge, and skills about mental health and suicide prevention and requires only about 45 minutes to complete. Self-enroll in the Canvas course here: https://uws-td.instructure.com/enroll/EKHMBB 

Contact the Student Health & Wellness Center

The Process

Recognize the signs or indications that students may be in distress.

How to respond to signs of distress.

Consider the situation and determine the appropriate next steps and appropriate available resources.