USU HELPS: Helping Everyone Learn to Prevent Suicide

CAPS supports student mental health development and self-reliance through short-term individual therapy, group therapy, workshops, referrals to outside long-term resources, and self-guided resources. Services are confidential and available at no cost to qualified students (9 undergraduate credits or 6 graduate credits).

Telehealth Services

• Individual Therapy (30 or 50 minute sessions, typically short-term)
• Single-session Therapy
• Crisis Support (typically within 48 hours)
• Initial Needs Screening (Initial Consultation)
• Group Therapy
• Community Referral Coordination (Case Management)
• Workshops
• Psychological and Psychoeducational Assessment (e.g., Personality Disorders, ADHD, and Learning Disorders)
• Couples Therapy

If you live outside of Utah, some of the services might not be available due to licensure restrictions. In such cases, CAPS will assist connecting you to resources in your area. test.

SSAVI is a campus-based office providing safe, confidential therapy, advocacy, and information to the USU community about interpersonal violence, including; stalking, hazing, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and dating or domestic violence. SAAVI advocates are trained to help survivors navigate resources and reporting options both on and off campus. Services are free of charge to qualified students, faculty, and staff.

Telehealth Services

• Confidential Advocacy Support (including services on and off campus)
• Initial Consultation
• Community referral coordination
• Reporting to the Office of Equity and/or law enforcement
• Seeking supportive measures through the Office of Equity
• Confidential Therapy (only for trauma related to interpersonal violence)
• In-Person Services
• Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Accompaniment (off campus)

The Behavioral Health Clinic within the SCCE has providers from Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, and Psychiatry who offer a variety of mental health and wellness services. Many clinicians are graduate students in training. Most services are charged based on a sliding scale fee, and insurance is accepted for some services.

Telehealth Services

• Individual Therapy (50 minutes)
• Short-Term Therapy
• Long-Term Therapy (>10)
• Integrated Assessment (e.g., Autism, ADHD, and Learning Disorders)
• Weekly Individual Therapy
• Couples Therapy
• Evening Hours
• Psychiatry (medications)

Wellness Telehealth Services

• Short-term Individual Therapy
• Psychiatry (medications)
• Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Prevention
• Tobacco Cessation Education and Help
• Nutrition Counseling
• General Medical and Urgent Care
• Women’s and Men’s Specific Health Care

The I-System Institute provides a public service to USU students and other communities through education, training, and research using the I-System Model to build psychological flexibility, resilience, productivity, and wellbeing.

• Workshops:
  • Building Resilience Workshops (One hour once a week for 3 weeks - open to all students at no cost)
  • Resilient Mind for Athletes (One hour once a week for 3 weeks - open to USU athletes)
• Online Addiction Recovery Program: Building Recovery Resilience Program (offered at a reduced cost for students who have completed a substance abuse treatment program who want additional support)
• Courses for Academic Credit (open to all majors):
  • USU 1030 Habits of Mind: Resilience (7 Week Session - 1 credit)
  • SW 4925 Resilience & Human Flourishing (14 Weeks - 3 credits)