Responding to Emergencies and Students in Crisis

At times, you may encounter a student in a crisis and may want to know the best way to handle the situation.  Especially if something happens outside of business hours, it is good to have these numbers handy to make sure you have the resources you need.  For emergencies, please support the student in getting help via the contact numbers below.

• 911; For any emergency or safety situation

• 734-763-1131; For non-emergency safety issues, call the UM Division of Public Safety (DPS recommends you have this number programmed into your cell phone)

• 734-764-8312 (24 hour line); For a student needing urgent mental health assistance, UM Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). Drop-in services are available for urgent need M-F, 8am - 6pm (Fall and Winter Terms) and 8am - 5pm (Spring and Summer Terms). The CAPS Counselor On Duty is also available to consult by phone M-F.

• 734-996-4747; after hours Psychiatric emergency number at the UM Hospital

• 734-936-3333 (24 hour line); UM Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center provides a wide array of supportive services for survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, stalking, sexual harassment, and gender-based harassment

Although student emergency situations are rare, it is good to be prepared.  If you do encounter a student in an emergency situation and refer them to help with the numbers above, please also report what happened via the UMSI Student Care Referral and follow up with any other questions/concerns to umsi.academicsuccess@umich.edu and/or the UM Dean of Students Office at deanofstudents@umich.edu so that we can continue to follow-up with the student as needed. 

If you are a witness to or experience conduct that discriminates, stereotypes, excludes, harasses or harms you or any person in our community based on an identity (race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, work status, or religion) we encourage you to speak with someone and to file a report of your concerns with the university. The UMSI Office of Organizational Culture and Community staff are available to discuss these incidents with UMSI community members. Their team can listen without judgment, discuss options, and recommend next steps and resources based on specific concerns. You can send an email to umsi.occ.contact@umich.edu for support. Community members can also report a campus climate concern at ExpectRespect.umich.edu. 

If a student reports issues of sexual harassment or misconduct, please offer them support and ensure they have knowledge of campus resources. Both the CAPS and SAPAC offices are confidential offices, where students can work with counselors confidentially. Both offices can provide support to students in a variety of ways, including helping students navigate options for academic or employment concerns. Faculty and staff who work with students or who lead areas such as HR, are required to report issues of sexual misconduct/harassment. You can learn more about sexual misconduct reporting and resources at https://sexualmisconduct.umich.edu.

UMSI Student Care Referral (Non-emergency referral)

Please submit the UMSI Student Care Referral if you are aware of a UMSI student who needs additional support for a non-urgent concern, including but not limited to academic difficulty, well-being concerns, tutoring support, and/or connection to university resources. The UMSI Academic Programs and Student Life (APSL) Team will work directly with the student to provide appropriate support resources. If you have any questions, please email the APSL Academic Success Team at umsi.academicsuccess@umich.edu. The form and email address are monitored during normal business hours, and the team will respond to you within 1-2 business days. Also, during business hours, you can refer or directly bring a student in distress (non-emergency) to either of the below locations and someone will see them as quickly as possible:

• North Campus: UMSI Student Affairs and Career Center (2260 Leinweber) 

• Central Campus: UMSI Central ( 777 N. University Ave. above Panera)

Laura Elgas and Katy Peters can be additional contacts for students in all UMSI programs as well as students outside of our college. They can be cc'd at any point (lauramb@umich.edu and katross@umich.edu). To reach Laura after hours in follow-up to an emergency, please call 248-787-6401 (Laura Elgas' cell).