Counseling Center

Help In A Crisis

If you are concerned about your own or another person’s immediate safety, call the University Police at (404) 413-3333 on campus and 911 if you are off campus.

If you need to speak with a mental health professional and you are a student in crisis…

The Counseling and Testing Center is open for emergencies from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday, Thursday and Friday and 8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. If you are a student in a crisis during our business hours, call the Counseling and Testing Center at (404) 413-1640 or come to the Center at 75 Piedmont Ave., NE, Suite 200 A, and ask for the on-call counselor.  You will be asked to complete some paperwork.  However, if you feel unable to do so because you are in such significant distress, you may complete it later. 

If you need help during the Counseling and Testing Center's off-hours, call 911 or the 24 hour mental health crisis line at 800-715-4225.

Rape Crisis Centers (by county)

Carroll County

 (770) 834-7273

Clayton County

(770) 477-2177

Cobb County

 (770) 427-3390

DeKalb County

 (770) 377-1429

Fulton (Grady)

 (404) 616-4861

Gainesville

 (770) 503-7273

Gwinnett Sexual Assault Ctr

 (770) 476-7407

(Click here for more information about coping with traumatic stress and traumatic events)

Battered Women’s Shelters/Domestic Violence Centers (by county)

All Areas: Partnership Against Domestic
Violence Crisis Line

 (800) 33HAVEN

Clayton County

 (770) 961-7233

Cobb County

 (770) 427-3390

Decatur: International Women’s House

 (770) 413-5557

Dekalb County
(Women’s Resource Ctr to End Domestic Violence):
(emergency shelter—Fairhaven Inn)

 (404) 688-9436

Douglas County (Share House)

 (770) 489-7513

Douglas County (Share House)

 (770) 949-0626

Fayette County: aka “Promise Place”

 (770) 460-1604

Fulton County (Partnership Against Domestic Violence)

 (404) 873-1766

Gwinnett County (Partnership Against Domestic Violence)

 (770) 963-9799

Metro Atlanta: YWCA (metro Atlanta): Cascade Family House Shelter

 (404) 752-6199

Metro Atlanta: Raksha, Inc.: Serves persons from South Asia
(Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka)

 (404) 842-0725

Helpful Websites and Online Resources

Coping with the War and Terrorism: Tips for College Students

More information and first-hand accounts of depression, suicide, and other personal issues

If you are a faculty or staff member and are concerned about a distressed student…

On-call counselors are available to consult with you during regular business hours.  If you are concerned about a student please call (404) 413-1640 and ask to speak with the senior on-call counselor for a consultation.

Also, you may follow the link below for more detailed information and guidelines for helping students about whom you are concerned:

Faculty and Staff Resources

Other Important Numbers

Crime Victim SupportMetro Atlanta Crime Commission;
Victim-Witness Assistance Program

 (404) 865-8127

Dean of Students

 (404) 413-1515

FASA

 (404) 413-3341

Poison Control Center

 (404) 616-9000

Student Ombudsperson

 (404) 413-2510