It is the mission of the Counseling Center’s Outreach Services to provide educational programming on mental health topics of interest to the campus community with particular focus on the needs of underserved populations. We hope to empower students to develop the awareness, values, and skills they will need to meet future challenges and lead vital, meaningful lives.

Workshops on a variety of mental health topics are offered regularly throughout the semester. The dropdown menu below provides an overview of those workshops typically offered, as well as some of the other types of outreach our Center provides. The Fall 2023 Workshop Schedule is available here: CC Workshop Schedule.

All interview requests by media outlets should reach out to Mary-Hope G. Vass, Executive Director of Communications and University Spokesperson (vassmg@jmu.edu, 540-568-7487).

At this time, due to the high demand for clinical services, the Counseling Center will not be taking any new outreach and/or class project requests.

We will also NOT be taking on any support staff requests. If you are organizing an event in which you worry that students may become distressed due to the topic being presented and/or discussed, please have a slide or your speaker inform your audience of how to access mental health support services (i.e., TimelyCare’s TalkNow support  is available 24/7 for students through the TimelyCare App or timelycare.com/jmu. Additionally, for mental health emergencies (e.g., thoughts or plans to kill yourself, thoughts of seriously harming others, recent sexual assault) occurring after regular CC business hours call the Counseling Center at 540-568-6552 and press "1” to connect to the after-hours crisis line.)

Thank you for your patience and understanding. Please direct any questions or concerns to Karla Kale kalekl@jmu.edu.