Counseling Services

Links

The Vassar College Counseling Service (VCCS) staff is committed to the personal and academic development of Vassar students. We welcome all students and embrace a philosophy of diversity.

The Counseling Service Wellness web Links page is a resource directory on topics of interest to the Vassar College community, and is dedicated to offering wellness information for personal and educational growth.

We have carefully selected the following resources with the belief that each link provides useful information. Readers are encouraged to critically review and verify the information provided on each web site since we cannot guarantee accuracy. It is impossible for us to examine all links on the Internet and so we encourage you to use the information wisely. The Counseling Service does not necessarily endorse the information provided on these sites and this information is not intended to replace the advice of a physical or mental health care professional.

If you have any questions regarding these topics, would like to see other topics posted, or have general comments please feel free to contact the Counseling Service at 845.437.5700 or contact Sylvia R. Balderrama, EdD, Director through the contact form.

Useful Links

Below are links to useful mental health-related web sites.

• The University of Chicago’s Student Counseling and Resources Services offers a wide range of “virtual pamphlets” relating to college mental health issues. Some of the topics include: anxiety, assertiveness, grief, study skills, stress management, and more.
• The National Institute of Mental Health offers information about a variety of mental disorders, including information on treatment for mental disorders.
• Columbia University’s “Go ask Alice” Internet-based question-and-answer health service covers a wide range of health concerns, including psychological ones. The “Go Ask Alice” web site offers searchable, archived answers to many questions.
• The Counseling Center at Texas Women’s University offers online workshops for college students on test anxiety, stress, time management, and other related topics.
• The American Psychological Association web site offers a section especially for students; it includes information about careers in psychology, applying to graduate school in psychology, and much more.

Anger

• Controlling Anger
• Strategies for Controlling Anger

Anxiety

• Anxiety Disorders

Bipolar Disorder

• Detour to Wellness: An informational site for people living with bipolar disorder

Depression

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Disordered Eating/Eating Disorders

• Eating Disorders
• Role of Psychotherapy

Procrastination

• Avoiding Procrastination

Resilience

• What is Resilience?

Sexual Assault

• Vassar College Policy and Resources

Stress

• How Stress Affects Us
• Different Kinds of Stress
• Stress Management Techniques
• Six Myths About Stress
• Coping with Holiday Stress

Substance Abuse

• Alcohol Use Disorder
• Recovery Resources Online

Suicide

• The Jed Foundation
• Ulifeline

Violence Prevention

• ACT (Adults and children Together) Against Violence

Warning Signs

• Men Stopping Violence is a social change organization dedicated to ending men’s violence against women. It was founded in 1982 based on the premise that men can work together, in alliance with the battered women’s movement, to end men’s violence against women.
• The Sexual Victimization of College Women. This National Institute of Justice Research Report from December 2000 presents a systematic analysis of the sexual victimization of college women by examining two national-level surveys that used two different survey methods: the National College Women Sexual Victimization Study and the National Crime Victimization Survey.
• Toolkit to End Violence Against Women. To provide concrete guidance to communities, policy leaders, and individuals engaged in activities to end violence against women, the National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women developed the toolkit To End Violence Against Women. Each toolkit chapter focuses on a particular audience or environment and includes recommendations for strengthening prevention efforts and improving services and advocacy for victims.
• Violence Against Women Online Resources. This site provides law, criminal justice, advocacy, and social service professionals with up-to-date information on interventions to stop violence against women. The Document Library offers over 100 documents with the latest in research and model programs. The site is a cooperative project of the Office on Violence Against Women, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice and the Minnesota Center Against Violence & Abuse within the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota.