The SCC Counselors extend waves of gratitude to all staff and faculty members who continue to prioritize and support the mental health and well-being of our students.

Your care, compassion, and attentiveness make a meaningful difference. Thank you for being an essential part of our students’ support system.

If you’d like to feel more prepared to respond to a student experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge, keep an eye out for an upcoming announcement about the fall quarter Mental Health First Aid training.

In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month, we encourage you to share these crisis resources with students. You could put them in your syllabus, in your Canvas course, or share directly with students who disclose that they are experiencing a mental health challenge:

• Call 911 or visit your local Emergency Room in life threatening emergencies.
• Behavioral Health Urgent Care:
  • Everett: 1330 Rockefeller Ave, Ste 140 | (425) 261-4210 | Mon – Fri: 9:30 AM – 5 PM
  • Kirkland: 11410 NE 122nd Way | (425) 650-4005 | Open 24 hours
• If you are in crisis, please call a 24/7 Crisis Line at:
  • 1-866-427-4747 (King County) | 1-800-584-3578 (Snohomish County)
  • Text HOME to 741741
  • Text, Call, or Chat 988; Veterans press 1; Native Strong Hotline press 4
  • Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ Hotline): 1-866-488-7386
  • New Beginnings (Domestic Violence Hotline): 206-737-0242
  • King County Sexual Assault Resource Center: 888-998-6423 (English); 425-282-0324 (Spanish)
• Non-crisis peer support:
  • Washington Warm Line: 877-500-9276

The SCC Counseling Center provides free, short-term mental health, career, and student success counseling to students. Crisis counseling is available to students who feel unable to keep themselves safe if you walk in to the Counseling Center (FOSS 5251) during college business hours. The Counseling Center can also help you connect with mental health care off-campus. To schedule an appointment, walk in or call (206) 546-4594.

Free Mental Health First Aid Training Offered at Shoreline Community College!

Shoreline Community College Counseling Center is offering free Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training for our campus community. MHFA is a research-supported international education program developed to teach adults how to recognize and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges. MHFA is a skills-based course that gives people the tools to assist someone who might be struggling with mental health or substance use challenges and connect them with appropriate support and resources. To date, 2.5 million people across the United States have been trained in MHFA.

Just as CPR helps those without clinical training assist an individual having a heart attack, MHFA prepares participants to interact with a person experiencing a mental health crisis. Mental Health First Aiders learn a 5-step Action Plan that guides them through reaching out and offering appropriate support.

With support from the Counseling Center, this training (valued at $170.00/participant) is FREE to Shoreline Community College employees and students.

Training Details:

We are currently offering a blended training which includes:

• 2-hour, self-paced online training prior to the in-person training and

• 6.5 hour in-person training

This quarter’s in-person training is scheduled for:

Thursday, Dec. 7th, 9:00am-3:30pm

The self-paced online training must be completed prior to attending the in-person training.  You must complete the online and in-person training to become a certified Mental Health First Aider. MHFA certification lasts for 3 years.

Please email Gwyn Hoffman-Robinson at gehoffman@shoreline.edu to register and/or find out more information. Please note registration is limited and a waiting list will be started when capacity is reached. Once registered, details as far as room location, etc. will be shared.