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MANDATORY REPORTING

In addition to referring a student to resources, any sexual or gender-based harassment or assault requires mandated reporting. For questions regarding mandated reporting, please contact the Title IX Office at (972) 721-5056 or click below.

Campus Safety 24-hour Emergency 972-265-5911
Campus Safety (24-hour non-emergency) 972-721-5305
Dean of Students 972-265-5747
Counseling Center 972-721-4045
Health Clinic 972-721-5322
Office of Student Life 972-721-5323
Disability Services and Title IX 972-721-5056

HOURS: With the exception of Public Safety鈥檚 24-hour dispatch, all offices are open 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Monday-Friday.
On-call staff are available from 5:00 PM to 9:00 AM and can be reached at the 24-hour dispatch number 972-721-5305.

CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: Under FERPA, any information regarding a student鈥檚 鈥淓ducational Record鈥� may be shared with the appropriate University Representative, be that Faculty or Staff. HOWEVER, FERPA differentiates between 鈥淓ducational鈥� and 鈥淭reatment鈥� records. 鈥淭reatment Records鈥� refers to information related to the services provided by a health clinician. 鈥淭reatment Records鈥� are protected under FERPA, the Texas Medical Records Privacy Act (TMRPA), and occasionally by the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards. As such, the Counseling Center and the Health Clinic may not disclose any information to anyone on campus related to Treatment Records, with few exceptions regarding the safety and well-being of the individual or others, without the proper consent and proper demonstration of an ethical clinical need to disclose such information. The Counseling Center and the Health Clinic may participate in the CARE Team and BIT as non-voting members. However, anything shared in the context of 鈥淭reatment Records鈥� is not disclosed to either the CARE Team or the BIT, save for measures of imminent safety.

How Community Responds When Students Have Emergencies or Need Immediate Help. 

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SIGNS OF DISTRESS

USUALLY, A CHANGE IN PRESENTATION, UNLESS THERE ARE GENERAL SIGNS OF ONGOING DYSFUNCTION OR NOTICEABLE DISTRESS.

ACADEMICS

• Sudden decline in quality of work and grades
• Frequently missed classes and assignments
• Disturbing content in writing or presentations
• Classroom disruptions
• Consistently seeking personal rather than professional advice
• Multiple requests for extensions/special considerations (a change from prior functioning)
• Doesn鈥檛 respond to repeated requests for contact/meetings

ACTIONS / INACTION

• Marked changes in physical appearance (e.g., poor grooming/hygiene or sudden weight loss/gain)
• Strange or bizarre behavior indicating loss of contact with reality
• Elevated substance use
• Visibly intoxicated, slurred speech, or smelling of alcohol, marijuana, or a strange substance
• Rapid speech or manic behavior or mood (elevated beyond what might be normed or appropriate)
• Depressed or lethargic mood or functioning
• Reported or observed panic attacks, anxiety attacks, excessive worry beyond what might be expected for a situation
• Observable signs of injury (e.g., facial bruising or cuts)

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS

• Self-disclosure of personal distress (e.g., family problems. financial difficulties, assault, discrimination, legal difficulties)
• Unusual/disproportionate emotional response to events
• Excessive tearfulness, panic reactions
• Verbal abuse (e.g., taunting, badgering, intimidation)
• Expressions of concern about the Student by peers
• Difficulties associated with a recent loss of family or close friend
• Consuming focus on relationships

SAFETY

• Verbal, written, or implied references to suicide, homicide, assault, or self-injurious behaviors
• Unprovoked anger or hostility/physical violence (e.g., shoving, grabbing, assaulting, use of a weapon)
• Academic assignments dominated by themes of extreme hopelessness, helplessness, isolation, rage, despair, violence, self-injury
• Stalking (compulsive pursuit) or harassing
• Communicating threats/disturbing comments via email, social media, verbal correspondence, texting, or phone call鈥�Expressions of feeling trapped, hopeless/helpless, with no options out
• Giving away sentimental belongings

ALGEE 

Mental Health Recognition Action Plan

Learn more about each below the table.

REPORT

Report concerns to the Care Team: care@udallas.edu 

DID YOU KNOW? The CARE Team meets routinely to identify students in crisis, then works quickly and collaboratively to assess a distressed student鈥檚 needs, direct the student to campus and community resources, and consult with 猫咪AV offices that may be affected by the crisis.