September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to recognize a highly stigmatized public health issue. This September, NDB has focused on making resources accessible to all students.

This fall, the counseling center created a Schoology page with counseling materials and resources. The first items in the course are crisis resources for times of emergency. Located here are crisis hotlines and opportunities to get help in the event of an emergency that are readily available. Also included are links to simply and efficiently make appointments with the student’s assigned counselor. Presentations given by counselors and newsletters for counseling center updates can also be found on the Schoology page. At the bottom, the counselors have included information and resources for mental health and academic resources, teaching students how to form healthy and attainable goals.

“It’s another resource that we wanted to make sure our students had access to,” said Guidance Counselor Christina Christenson. “We were noticing that obviously the counseling center is open to everybody, but sometimes … it can be hard to get specific information. We thought this would be another platform that we could use to share more information.”

This month, NDB students are reminded that now and always there are people there to support those struggling with their mental health. Help is always available on the NDB campus.