Well-Being Resources at SLU
Mental health counseling, spiritual support, and well-being resources are available for all members of the SLU community.
Now and throughout the year, the well-being resources on this page can help you cope with stress, manage ongoing mental health concerns, respond to loss, make sense of traumatic events, and/or find strategies to navigate everyday challenges. Whatever your circumstances, please do not hesitate to access the valuable support mental health professionals can provide.
If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or visit 988lifeline.org to chat online.
Learn about how SLU supports the well-being of students.
Supporting Students
University Counseling Center (UCC)
SLU’s University Counseling Center team recently expanded, adding new staff counselors. If you would like to schedule an appointment with one of the trained and licensed staff members, please call 314-977-TALK (8255) and press option #0 (zero).
For mental health concerns or crises outside of UCC business hours, press option #9 to be connected to a behavioral health nurse 24/7.
Dean of Students Office
The Dean of Students Office team is always ready to help students navigate resources and offer guidance in managing health and well-being. The team also partners with faculty and staff who may have concerns or questions about supporting our students. Email deanofstudents@slu.edu or call 314-977-9378 to connect.
Eckelkamp Center for Campus Ministry
The Eckelkamp Center for Campus Ministry’s doors are open for those who are looking for extra support during a challenging time. Stop by Wuller Hall, call 314-977-2425 or email campusministry@slu.edu.
SLU welcomes Woody to the team as a full-time facility dog. Woody will assist with decreasing stress, improving moods, and promoting overall well-being through interactions with students, faculty and staff on campus.
SLU established a student well-being task force comprised of stakeholders from across the University and from a variety of backgrounds and areas of expertise. Following months of soliciting input from the campus, the task force recently released its final recommendations to move the University toward a culture of well-being.
Final Task Force Recommendations
SLU has partnered with the Jed Foundation to become an official JED Campus. The non-profit’s nationwide initiative helps schools evaluate and strengthen their mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention programs and systems.
Ask Listen Refer is a statewide online suicide prevention training program created for campuses throughout Missouri, including SLU. The program takes about 20 minutes to complete and is intended to be educational rather than therapeutic.
SLU Suicide Prevention Training Program
The Division of Student Development has created a resource guide for faculty and staff to offer best practices and high-level guidance on engaging with a student in need.
