Immediate Help
I need to talk to someone now.
CAPS offers free and confidential support for mental health crises. In-person crisis support is available during business hours (Monday and Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m; Wednesday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at CAPS, in the Health and Wellness Center, Lower Level of Sycamore Suites. If you choose to call our office during business hours, please tell the receptionist that you are experiencing a crisis and wish to speak to a psychologist. Student will be seen or spoken to by a CAPS psychologist as soon as possible.
After business hours and on weekends, contact ESU Campus Police for crisis support at (570) 422-3064. Examples of a mental health crisis include: thoughts and plans to hurt yourself or someone else, engaging in life-threatening behaviors, and\or recent assault or trauma.
Off-Campus Resources
- Crisis Text Line – Text HOME to 741741
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - (800) 273-TALK (8255)
- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) – 1-800-656-4673
- National Domestic Violence Hotline – 1-800-799-7233
- Mental Health Warm Line – 866-654-8114
- 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Hotline (Monroe County) - (800) 338-6467
- Women’s Resources of Monroe County – 570-422-4200
Local Hospitals
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Poconos
206 E. Brown Street
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
(570) 421-4000 - St. Luke’s Hospital
100 St. Luke's Lane
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
(272) 212-1000
Contact Us
Contact Information
- Campus Address
- Sycamore Suites, Lower Level, 023
- Phone:
- (570) 422-3277
- Fax:
- (570) 422-3042 (Fax)
- Title of Department Leader
- Director, Counseling & Psychological Services
- Name
- Jennifer Young
- E:
- jyoung@esu.edu
