Help is available for end-of-semester stressed-out student

The end of the semester brings students heightened tension and stress with
final exams, project deadlines, graduation and the impending return home
for the summer.

Faculty and staff members are reminded to be alert for students who are
suffering unduly, showing signs of panic, depression, anxiety, excessive
fatigue, avoidance or confusion, says Patricia E. Askew, interim vice
chancellor for student affairs. They may need help in seeking assistance.

Student Affairs units that can help:

Emotional problems, test anxiety and study
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  *  Counseling Center, 206 Fred H. Turner Student Services Building,
     333-3704, 7:50 a.m. to noon and 12:45 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
     through Friday.
  *  McKinley Mental Health, 313 McKinley Health Center, 333-2705,
     8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Study skills and learning assistance
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  * Counseling Center, 333-3728 or 333-3704, 8 a.m. to noon, Monday
    through Friday.

Alcohol and drug-related problems
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  * Counseling Center, 333-3704, 7:50 a.m. to noon and 12:45 p.m. to 5 p.m.,
    Monday through Friday. .
  * Health Education Department, McKinley Health Center, 333-2714, 8 a.m.
    to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.

After-hours psychological emergencies and other critical problems (such as
serious illness, death in family, severe anxiety, suicidal crisis)
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  * The Counseling Center and the McKinley Mental Health Department
    collaborate with the Champaign County Mental Health Center to provide
    students with psychological emergency services. Services are available
    24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and focus on problems that need to be
    addressed immediately. If a psychological emergency occurs after business
    hours or if the student won't see a counselor, can't be found, or won't
    answer his or her phone, call to the Psychological Emergency Service at
    244-P911 will initiate a consultation with a mental health professional.
  * Emergency Dean, Office of the Dean of Students, 300 Student Services
    Building, 333-0050, which gives a recorded message from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m.,
    Monday through Friday and on weekends and holidays, referring callers to
    the dean on duty.

Stress management and self-help
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Books, articles, pamphlets, videotapes and audio tapes and other
information related to health, personal growth, career development and
academic skills are available.
  * Self-Help Information Center, upper level of Undergraduate Library, 1 to
    5 p.m. and 7 to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 244-7765. Trained peer
    counselors and computerized courses on improving study skills also are
    available.
  * McKinley Health Resource Center, 222 McKinley Health Center, 8 a.m. to
    5 p.m. weekdays, 333-6000
  * McKinley Health Resource Center, 323 Illini Union, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    weekdays, 244-5994

Additional/general information about these services
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  * Dean of Students Office and emergency deans, 333-0050  In addition,
    college offices and academic deans also can provide assistance for
    academically related and personal problems.