Crisis Resources
We care about you, and in an emergency, we want to get you connected to services right away! If this is a life-threatening emergency, please contact 911.
If you are not experiencing a life-threatening emergency, and you agree with any of the following example statements, you should seek emergency support:
- I am concerned about my ability to keep myself safe
- I have a current plan to attempt suicide
- I have taken recent steps to end my life
- I may physically hurt someone else
- I have a strong desire to harm someone else
- Someone else is concerned about my ability to keep myself safe
- I have recently been physically or sexually assaulted
- I have just received traumatic news (examples: someone close to me has died or received a serious diagnosis, my home or community has had a disaster)
- I am hearing voices or seeing things other people do not
- I am concerned about someone else’s safety
If you are not in need of emergency services, please visit our Non-emergency Services webpage.
BGSU Counseling Center Crisis Services
- Call or drop in at the Counseling Center, and ask for the on-call counselor. An on-call counselor is available anytime between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
- Phone: 419-372-2081
- Location: 715 E. Leroy Avenue, 104 College Park Office Building
BGSU Counseling Center Crisis Response Team
- After hours crisis support during the academic year. Co-responder model with UPD. Days and hours vary semester to semester. For more information on current days and hours click here
- Phone: Calls can be made through the BGSU Police Department. The number to access them is (419) 372-2346.
- Location: Anywhere on BGSU's main campus
24/7 Crisis services
- Call the Wood County Crisis Line – 419-502-HOPE (4673)
- Call or text the National Crisis Line at 988
- Crisis Text Line -Text HOME to 741741 for a crisis counselor or text STEVE to 741741 for a culturally competent crisis counselor. You can also text or dial 988 to be connected to a crisis counselor 24/7.
- Campus Safety/Police – 419-372-2346
- Bowling Green City Police – 419-352-2571, 175 West Wooster
- The Cocoon (victims’ advocacy for sexual assault or relationship violence) – 419-373-1730
- Wood County Hospital ER (immediate attention for physical crisis) – 419-354-8910, 950 West Wooster St.
Concerned about someone else? Here are some options.
- Call the Counseling Center at 419-372-2081 and ask for the on-call counselor. We will discuss your concerns and help decide on a course of action.
- Outside regular business hours (8am-5pm Mon-Fri), call one of the 24/7 crisis services listed above for consultation.
- If you believe there is an immediate life-threatening emergency, you have the option of calling for a wellness check. Call 911 or contact campus or city police. A police officer or other emergency responder will seek out the student of concern and check on their safety.
- Faculty and staff assisting students in distress resources.
715 E. Leroy, 104 College Park
College Park Office Building
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403
Phone: 419-372-2081
Fax: 419-372-9535
Office Hours
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(some evening hours available)
Updated: 06/12/2024 01:51PM