There are many options for you or someone you care about to find out if they are dealing with depression. First, the Counseling Center will be conducting Depression Screening Days on from 1 pm to 4 pm on October 26 and 27 in the RPI Playhouse.
This event is in conjunction with a national speaker on suicide and depression, Ross Szabo in DCC 308 at 7 pm on October 26. The screenings are free, confidential, and no appointment is needed.
Under the Additional Counseling Resources link on the Counseling Center website there are also many online options,
http://www.studenthealth.rpi.edu/. For confidential online screenings, you can try Mental Health Screenings for issues such as depression, alcohol abuse, and anxiety/post traumatic stress disorder. There is also the “self evaluator” at http://www.ulifeline.org/ for assessing your own level of suicide risk. It too is confidential and free.
Depression is not the only issue college students deal with. Stress, academic issues, relationships, and anxiety are just a few of the variety of college-related issues. If you would like to make an appointment to talk about any mental health issue, please give us a call. If you have any questions about these events or websites, please feel free to contact us through the Counseling Center website or by calling the number above.
Editor’s Note: Joseph Albert, Ph.D, is the director of the Counseling Center at RPI.
