Community Resources
The Resiliency & Justice Center offers services to address immediate visitor and community needs for trauma-related care. The center is a resource hub to address individualized needs and is working closely with crisis support services that are available to UNLV students and staff. Call 702-455-AIDE (2433) or visit their website.
The Stable Arena is a resource for individuals who have experienced traumatic experiences like the Dec 6 shooting; they work with the Victims of Crime program to provide services at no cost to those impacted by the December 6 shooting.
The Nevada Psychological Association has a list of Disaster Response resources including local and national therapists willing to provide pro bono services to anyone in need.
UNLV PRACTICE and The Center for Individual, Couple and Family Therapy are community mental health training clinics housed on the Maryland Parkway campus. Both clinics offer low cost mental health services including discounted rates for members of the UNLV community - students, staff, and faculty. Mental health therapy services are provided by masters and doctoral students, post-degree interns, or postdoctoral fellows all working under close supervision by licensed mental health providers representing the disciplines of couple and family therapy, counseling, psychology, or social work.
UNLV Resources
UNLV is offering a number of mental health and counseling services to help the campus community process the traumatic Dec. 6 campus shooting.
It is typical for people to experience a variety of emotions following such a traumatic event. These feelings can include shock, sorrow, numbness, fear, anger, disillusionment, grief, and others.
We encourage anyone coping with the impacts of trauma to reach out to these services:
- Students can fill out the Student Support Form to get connected to UNLV’s many student support resources.
- Student Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS): Contact 702-895-3627 to access support services.
- The Student Health Center and Faculty and Staff Treatment (FAST) Center . Contact 702-895-3370 (students) or 702-895-0630 (faculty/staff) for more information.
- You@UNLV is a free app available to students, faculty, and staff that centralizes UNLV's wellness resources in one place. You@UNLV also features resources for Grief & Loss and Responding to an Incident of Gun Violence.
- PEBP members have access to online therapy services through the Member Assistance Program (MAP). Enter anonymously using the access code FP3EAP or call 1-877-660-3806, TTY 711.
- Members of the PEBP PPO plan have access to Doctor on Demand, which offers a variety of online mental health services.
- UNLV’s Ombuds Office is always open to the campus community for interpersonal and group issues and facilitation. If you are currently struggling with interpersonal (supervisor/employee, peer/peer, or other) issues or group/organizational concerns, you can make an appointment with the Ombuds Office. Or if you would like to discuss any other work issues related to recent events, you can reach out to us by filling out this form, visiting the contact page, or scheduling an appointment using Google calendar.
- NSHE has partnered with LifeWorks to offer free online training on suicide awareness and prevention for all faculty and staff at NSHE institutions. The course is a 60-minute, self-paced, online training program that teaches participants how to assist or respond to someone struggling with suicide ideation and concerns. Employees must register for a free account to access the training. Visit the LivingWorks website. For more information about the course, visit the NSHE website.
- The UNLV Support Team offers services to help you to identify a potentially difficult situation and provide you with specific ideas and resources if you encounter a student in distress. This includes a reporting system to share appropriate information so students can receive or stay connected to the academic support and student wellness services they need.
- Trauma Yoga: free to campus community members in the SRWC.
- Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
- Wednesdays from 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
- Fridays from 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
- Saturdays from 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Additional Resources
- Skills for Psychological Recovery: a Quick Guide: A 2-page fact sheet that guides impacted individuals with steps for making an action plan so they can move towards psychological recovery.
- Skills for Psychological Recovery: Field Operations Guide: A more detailed manual that clinicians and educators use to help impacted individuals move towards recovery.
- General Information for Coping with Grief, Anxiety, and Trauma
Faculty Resources
- UNLV experts are collecting resources to help faculty navigate their responses to the trauma of Dec. 6, 2023. We have put together information on trauma-informed teaching to help you as you finish the semester.