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Wellness Services

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If you feel like you need help, you're not alone.

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ECC Wellness Services encourages you to actively participate in your overall health and well-being by providing support. Some of the most pressing concerns on campus include anxiety, emotional support, relationships, academic difficulty, and depression. 

To address the prevalence of mental illness among college-age students, Wellness Services educates students on mental health and substance use and available resources when invited to the class by a faculty member. 

Wellness professionals are members of ECC's behavioral intervention team (BIT). Examples of severe crises include Suicidal or homicidal thoughts or impulses, Sexual or physical assault, Hearing voices, Misperceiving reality, and Overwhelming loss (such as a death in the family). Learn more about crisis intervention.

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List of Wellness Services Support Staff members.

Types of Support Available

Confidential Telehealth Counseling Sessions

Enrolled students can receive sessions with a Wellness Professional to support mental health and discuss psychosocial issues. We offer scheduled telehealth services from licensed mental health professionals via phone and video sessions using the telehealth platform called Doxy.me.

All scheduled counseling sessions are confidential and HIPAA-compliant. You have multiple options available to schedule an appointment with a Wellness Professional. Schedule an appointment online, call 847-214-7390, or email studentwellness@elgin.edu.

Our wellness professionals can discuss referral options for medication management or long-term therapy (including options for students without insurance) if they seek these services.

Mental Health Screenings

This brief, free way to determine if you or someone you care about should connect with a mental health professional. This program is completely anonymous and confidential, and immediately following the brief questionnaire, you will see your results, recommendations, and critical resources. Complete your free and confidential screening today! Take a free mental health screening.

Student Health 101 & CampusWell

Read our accurate, evidence-based articles on wellness, fitness, health, eating healthy, and more. Visit elgin.thecampuswell.com

Campus Support Groups and Events

To achieve your potential, participate in a small group session that meets over a few weeks. Check the campus calendar for the dates and locations of these support groups.  

Community Resources

Locations of Kane County food banks, health, and human service organizations. Access community wellness resources.

Help After Hours

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

  • Available 24/7 across the U.S.
  • Call or text 988 to connect with a trained crisis counselor
  • Dial 911 if you are in immediate danger

Uwill (After-Hours Support)

  • Available 24/7 for non-emergency needs
  • Call 847-214-7390 and press #1 when prompted

Spanish-Language Support

  • Línea de Prevención del Suicidio y Crisis: 888-628-9454

AID Crisis Text Line

  • Provides mental health support and referrals for financial guidance, health care, legal difficulties, shelter, support groups, and more
  • Available 24/7
  • Call 630-966-9393
  • Text 833-AID-TEXT (833-243-8398)

24-Hour Help

Uwill

  • After-hours support: 24/7 for non-emergency needs
  • Contact: Call 847-214-7390, press #1 when prompted

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - available for everyone, free, and confidential.

  • Crisis Text Line: Text 988 or text HOME to 741741 anytime, anywhere in the United States.
  • Crisis Line of Fox Valley: 630-966-9393
  • SAMHSA (Substance Abuse): 800-622-4357

Contact

Wellness Services

Building B, Room B120
847-214-7390
studentwellness@elgin.edu

Hours
Monday through Thursday: 8 am to 7 pm
Friday: 8 am to 4 pm