CAPS offers a series of drop-in workshops to Emory students every semester. CAPS’ virtual drop-in workshops are a one-time 60 or 90 minute, interactive class taught by CAPS’ staff on topics that often concern students (e.g., coping with procrastination, managing stress and anxiety, managing loneliness).

The aim of our workshops is to provide psychoeducation and skills that improve well-being and promote mental health. See below image to for our current virtual drop-in workshop offerings. Students can sign up for workshops by visiting bit.ly/emorycaps and login using their Emory credentials. 

CAPS’ support groups are facilitated by CAPS’ staff and bring together students with similar experiences or concerns. Our support groups are intended to provide a safe space where students can share openly and support each other in overcoming difficult challenges. Students can attend one meeting, just a few meetings, or every meeting to get the support they need. Students do not need to be clients at CAPS or physically located in the state of GA in order to participate in our virtual support groups.

Visit bit.ly/emorycaps to learn more about each group being offered this semester. For more information about our therapy groups, go to http://counseling.emory.edu/services/groups.html

 

Outreach is a high priority here at CAPS, as it helps us address the needs of the Emory community, especially those needs that are related to the struggles that impact student functioning. We strive to meet as many of community requests as possible; however, because of the high demand for outreach services, we will prioritize those that articulate alignment with the goals of CAPS and the most well-considered requests as indicated on the request form. Before completing a request form, check out our drop-in workshop and support group offerings to see if we are already providing programs that fill your needs. In addition, if you are a Residence Life staff member seeking resources fo an in-hall program, please remember to use the Take a Break Toolkit first.

We offer presentations and facilitated dialogues in the following topic areas: 

• CAPS 101: Information about services available at CAPS, including TimelyCare
• Stress management
• Imposter syndrome
• Avoiding burnout
• Intersections between diversity, equity, and inclusion and mental health 
• QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training *

For all general requests, please fill out a request form and email your completed form to Amara Chukwunenye, Psy.D., at achukw4@emory.edu. 

For all QPR requests, email your completed form to Dr. Irene Daboin Dominguez at irene.daboin.dominguez@emory.edu.  

All requests for community engagement and intervention should be made at least 2-3 weeks prior to the event. If you have any questions, please contact Senior Coordinator of Outreach Services,Dr. Irene Daboin Dominguez at irene.daboin.dominguez@emory.edu.  

Let's Talk is Closed For the Summer!

What is “ Let’s Talk?”

Let’s Talk is an informal, free, confidential, consultation service that is being offered to all graduate, professional, and undergraduate students at Emory University.

Let’s Talk allows students to speak with a clinician and receive support for any challenge they may be experiencing. L et’s Talk is not a substitute for formal counseling but can be used to receive short-term support and resources.

Although Let’s Talk consultants are mental health professionals, Let’s Talk consultations are not mental health treatment. For this reason, we do not keep formal documentation other than general demographic information collected at the end of each visit.

When and Where Can I Speak with a Let’s Talk Consultant?

Students can schedule on-line to meet with a Let’s Talk consultant by using one of the links below. Consultations are available during the times specified. Once scheduled, students will receive a link for a HIPAA-compliant video appointment. When scheduling, students have the option to request phone consultation instead.

Students will meet 1:1 for a 15-20 minute HIPAA-compliant video or phone consultation with their CAPS consultant. The consultant will provide support by exploring the student’s concerns, suggesting coping strategies, and offering resources if additional services are needed. Students are allowed to visit Let’s Talk on more than one occasion if there are no safety concerns and if formal counseling is not needed. However, students utilizing the service on a more frequent basis may be referred for mental health treatment or other types of support services.  

Is My Consultation Confidential?

Your Let’s Talk consultation is confidential.  However, there are exceptions when the Let’s Talk consultant/mental health professional is ethically and legally obligated to disclose information in order to prevent imminent danger to oneself or others, or in situations where a child or vulnerable adult is being abused or neglected. Please ask the Let’s Talk consultant about this if you have any questions or concerns. You may also contact CAPS with any questions or concerns by calling (404) 727-7450.

All undergraduate, graduate, and professional students may also access TimelyCare to speak confidentially by HIPAA compliant video platform with a mental health provider. Students may connect with a provider by going to:  https://timelycare.com/emory 

Once there, you will need to set up an account using your Emory email address, then you can choose the TalkNow option for 24/7 access to a mental health provider via telehealth. You may use the Scheduled Counseling option to meet with a provider more regularly.

 

All media and interview requests, including interviews for class projects, are subject to vetting by Campus Life Communications. Please allow 2-3 weeks minimum for initial vetting of your request.

Submit an interview request form here.

CAPS advises or oversees three student groups: the Emory Helpline, Emory’s Active Minds chapter, and the Black Mental Health Ambassadors (BMHA). If you would like to get involved with these groups, you can find out more information here.

CAPS has formal mental health consultants/liaisons to academic departments and student support service offices. Broadly, the role of the consultant/liaison is to serve as a bridge between the designated office/department and CAPS. The consultant/liaison can support faculty/staff in making referrals to CAPS or other appropriate campus resources, and can assist faculty/staff in developing mental health outreach programming for their respective students.

QPR is a national suicide prevention training program which stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer. The 2-hour training teaches 3 simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. QPR is intended to teach individuals how to recognize the warning signs of suicide and provides guidelines on how to ask the difficult question about suicidal thoughts, persuade individuals to get help, and refer individuals to local and national resources for support. If you would like to request a QPR training for your group, contact the CAPS Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Dr. Irene Daboin-Dominguez, at irene.daboin.dominguez@emory.edu.

To learn more about recognizing the warning signs of suicide, please watch this video.

The mission of the Mental Health @ Emory initiative is to create a more supportive and therapeutic campus environment by translating psychotherapy principles into interventions on a community level to foster nuanced self-reflection, critical thinking, more authentic interpersonal encounters, and a greater sense of meaning and purpose. The aim is to create a stronger sense of belonging for students and enhance their lifelong success in both personal and professional domains.  

This mission is accomplished by involving campus partners in conversations aimed to:  

1. Re-narrate and deepen our understanding of mental health (e.g., shifting away from an over-reliance on diagnostic language to describe struggle that leads to an over-reliance on a “recognize & refer” model of response to students who are scared and/or lonely, to incorporating a “recognize and relate” response).
2. Prompt important conversations with students about life struggles that impact their mental health.
3. Identify and counter toxic messages that permeate our community and society.
4. Raise awareness about the wide array of resources and supports available to students to positively impact their mental health.   

Mental Health @ Emory is an initiative started in 2017, involving a partnership between the mental health leadership on the Atlanta and Oxford campuses, Drs. Wanda Collins and Gary Glass, respectively, and this model is adapted from the work of Dr. Glass.  If you would like to participate in our Mental Health @ Emory conversation, please contact Dr. Irene Daboin Dominguez at irene.daboin.dominguez@emory.edu.