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Mental Health Research & Resources

Welcome! This guide features a variety of resources, both freely available on the web, as well as what is accessible through the library's collections. Please use the tabs at the top to navigate the different mental health-related topics in this guide.

Each page of this guide includes links to things such as newspaper, magazine, and web articles; multimedia sources like videos and podcasts; as well as featured scholarly journal articles and other research-based sources such as found in our books/ebooks.

Local Resources

Resources in the Northeast Georgia Area:

Georgia Collaborative ASO - Provider Search
If you or someone you know:
• Threatens to or talks about hurting or killing themselves
• Feels hopeless
• Feels rage or uncontrolled anger
• Feels trapped, liked there is no way out
• Engages in reckless behaviors
• Increases alcohol or drug us
• Withdraws from friends and family
• Feels anxious, agitated, or unable to sleep
• Encounters dramatic mood changes
• See no reason for living
Call 1-800-715-4225
No One Alone
NOA is dedicated to providing shelter, safety and support services to victims of domestic violence and their children.
Help is available 24 hours a day 706-864-1986

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
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If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 to speak with a trained crisis counselor who can help.
"You can call, text, or chat 988 to be connected to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL). It will be confidential, free, and available 24/7/365." Or you can chat at 988Lifeline.org.
Remember, people do not have to be suicidal to call – reasons to call include: substance abuse, economic worries, relationships, sexual identity, illness, getting over abuse, depression mental and physical illness, and loneliness. Please reach out.

Help at LTC

Campus Police Department
IF THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY CALL 911
Police Department Office: 770-533-6959
Chief of Police Office: 770-533-6912
Cell: 678-997-9750

FOR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM THE POLICE OFFICER ON DUTY OR SAFETY ESCORT
Hall Campus: 678-410-4139
Barrow Campus: 678-617-0849
Dawson Campus: 678-859-2891
Forsyth Campus: 678-283-1483
Jackson Campus: 678-859-2329
ESPYR – Counseling Services
ESPYR is Lanier Technical College’s Student Assistance Program. The services are free for students to utilize and cover:

24/7/365 access to licensed mental health professionals for emotional support and crisis intervention

To take advantage of ESPYR, visit https://care.espyr.com/ and use the password “Lanier” to get started or call 866-734-5890
Support Assistance - Interpersonal or Behavioral
Support Assistance - Interpersonal or Behavioral
I am concerned for student, faculty, or staff member safety or well-being…
The Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) is dedicated to the assessment, management, and reduction of interpersonal and behavioral threats to the safety and well being of the Lanier Technical College community.
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For non-emergency situations only.

The team will coordinate a team response to the issue and keep you informed. This may include interim suspension and removal from class and/or campus until the threat can be assessed. Please also inform your division chair, dean or supervisor of any ongoing issues.