Ongoing Support and Resources

Employees may self-refer to the Employee Assistance Program for counseling by calling 1-866-725-0602 anytime

For additional information on the Employee Assistance Program, please click here.
For Counseling and Support Information, please click here.

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Faculty and Staff Support

• Learning about Resiliency
• Support Resources for Faculty, Staff, Students, Families, and Friends
• Coping with Grief and Loss
• Coping with Trauma
• For Faculty: How to Help Yourself and Your Students
• Identifying and Referring Distressed Students
• Suggestions for Faculty and Staff
• A Guide for Faculty
• Tips for Survivors of a Traumatic Event

Information Resources for Parents and Teachers

• Tips for Child Care Providers
• How to Talk to Your Children About Violence
• Helping Children Cope with Fear and Anxiety
• Helping Children Cope with Violence
• After a Disaster:  How to Help Child Victims
• Recognizing Stress in Children
• Caring For Kids After Trauma, Disaster and Death
• How Children and Adolescents React to Trauma
• Helping Children Handle Trauma-related Feelings

University Community Based Resources

• YMCA at VT: Building Community
• Mental Health Association of the New River Valley
• New River Valley Community Services Board

Information Resources for Alumni

• Alumni may contact their local Red Cross Chapter directly, identifying themselves as a VT alumnus or chapter representative, to request services. There is also a toll free number to find out more about the services provided by the Red Cross or to obtain contact information for counseling services available in their community (866-725-0602).


Additional resources available to VT Alumni in Virginia

• In addition to the Red Cross, Virginia alumni may contact the Virginia Association of Community Service Boards at 804-330-3141 to request individual or groups services at any location in Virginia. Their website is http://www.vacsb.org.

Relationships, Health, Family, Self-Care Inventories and Work-Life Care

• ValueOptions

For more information

• Human Resources and Benefits – 540/231-9331 – www.hr.vt.edu
• Employee Relations – 540/231-7772 or 231-5770
• Work/Life Resources – 540/231-3213 – www.worklife.vt.edu
• ADA Services – 540/231-4638
• Cook Counseling Center – 540/231-6557 – www.ucc.vt.edu
• Dean of Students office – 540/231-3787 – www.dos.vt.edu
• Parent/family info-line – 540/231-3787
• Police tip line – 540/231-6411

Archived Resources

• Recovery Strategies - Powerpoint Presentations
• Managing Your Distress
• Dealing with the Aftermath of a Tragedy in the Classroom
• Identifying and Referring the Distressed Employee
• PaperClip Communications - Responding to the Virginia Tech Tragedy
• After the Shooting: What Parents Can Do
• After the Shooting: What Educators Can Do for Children and Adolescents of Virginia