Suicidal thoughts

The University Counseling Center (UCC) offers a variety of clinical mental health services to Binghamton University students. Individual and group therapy is available, or students can receive guidance about off-campus mental health providers from the treatment coordinator. Cognitive skill-building workshops are also offered regularly throughout the semester.

988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States. The Lifeline is comprised of a national network of over 180 local crisis centers, combining custom local care and resources with national standards and best practices. Lifeline Chat is a service of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, connecting individuals with counselors for emotional support and other services via web chat. All chat centers in the Lifeline network are accredited by CONTACT USA. Lifeline Chat is available 24/7 across the U.S. This is a confidential resource.

CPEP, sometimes referred to as the Crisis Center, is a local psychiatric emergency room through United Health Services (UHS), with a 24/7 staffed crisis line. All calls to the crisis line are free and confidential. You may also go to CPEP anytime, day or night, to seek help. They are located next to
the Emergency Department at UHS Binghamton General Hospital. All visits are strictly confidential.

Open 24 hours a day, every day, the Emergency Room Departments at all four UHS hospitals offer high-quality medical services delivered by physicians and nurses trained in emergency and trauma medicine. These emergency medical departments are equipped to handle situations ranging from acute medical and surgical emergencies to other urgent illnesses and injuries. This is a confidential resource.

The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.

The 988 Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. We're committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness.

Text or call 988, or chat live on their website: 988lifeline.org/chat

Access after-hours phone counselors at any time the University Counseling Center (UCC) is not open. Call the UCC at 607-777-2772 and press 2 on the voicemail menu to be connected with a mental health professional.

Harpur's Ferry is Binghamton University's own on-campus, student-run ambulance agency. Harpur’s Ferry volunteers offer free emergency care. Available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, 365 days/year, these student EMTs, AEMTs and paramedics respond to faculty, students, staff and visitors on and off campus.