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Resources
Please use this section of our website to find self-help information and valuable contact information for all on-campus resources and services. If you cannot find what you are looking for, or you would like more help, give us a call!
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Links and Resources
Drew On-Campus Services
Below are the extensions for many on-campus services that may be of use to you. Please note that all off-campus callers must first dial '973-408-' before any extension.
Counseling and Psychological Services - x3398
Drug/Alcohol Counseling (Audra Tonero) - x3318
Public Safety (non-emergency) - x3379
Public Safety (emergency) - x4444
Health Services - x3414
Facilities - x3510
ResLife Office - x3394
Student Activities - x3454
The UC Desk - x3456
Career Center - x3710
CNS Helpdesk - x3205
To apply for an academic tutor - x3355
The Writing Center - x3617
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Anxiety
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Body Image
A poll conducted by a popular women's magazine found that 75% of women thought they were "too fat" (Glamour,1984). A large scale survey conducted by Garner (1997) found body dissatisfaction to be "increasing at a faster rate than ever before" among both men and women (p. 34).
Interesting fact: In 1920, women attained the right to vote. This was also the first year of the Miss America Pageant. (Source: WAC STATS: Facts about women).
AdiosBarbie.com is a one-stop body shop, where women and men of all cultures and sizes can learn about their bodies; feel proud and comfortable in their natural shapes, sizes, and colors; speak out against impossible beauty standards; and share their experiences. It serves as a place for social commentary on body issues, redefining what the body really means and encouraging people to think of themselves first when re-imagining their perceptions of beauty and power.
mamaVISION is a blog written by Heather Blessington. Blessington was a successful international model who decided not to become a skeleton in the line of duty. Her blog covers the fashion industry's trend toward the weight-grotesque, and includes an unsettling list of memorials for young models who died of anorexia and weight-related disorders.
A list of myths and facts about weight loss. Also included are positive steps for maintaining a healthy diet.
About-Face's mission is to equip women and girls with tools to understand and resist the harmful stereotypes of women the media disseminates. These messages -- part of what About-Face calls the "toxic media environment" -- are contributing to a host of girls' and women's ills, including low self-esteem, depression, persistent anxiety over weight and appearance, extremely unhealthy diets and exercise regimens, and eating disorders. All of these problems interfere with a woman's ability to function to the best of her abilities. The ultimate goal, the About-Face vision, is to imbue girls and women with the power to free themselves from body-related oppression, so they will be capable of fulfilling their potential.
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Dating Abuse
Dating abuse is controlling, violent, and aggressive behavior in a romantic relationship. It occurs in both heterosexual and gay/lesbian relationships and can include verbal, emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, or a combination of these.
If the following statements seem familiar to your relationship, your relationship is unhealthy and may be abusive:
When you and your partner are together, your partner calls you names or puts you down in front of other people.
Your partner acts extremely jealous when you talk to other boys/girls, even when it is completely innocent.
Your partner is always checking up on you, calling or texting you, and demanding to know where you have been and whom you have been with.
You seem to worry about upsetting your partner or making your partner angry.
You are giving things up that are important to you, such as spending time with friends or other activities, and are becoming more isolated.
Your partner may threaten to hurt him or herself if you ever leave them. They say, "I'm nothing without you," "I couldn't live without you."
Your partner has dramatic mood swings from being jealous, controlling, or angry to being sweet, charming, and loving.
Your partner may get "too angry." Your partner hits walls, yells loudly, calls you names, or actually threatens others with violence.
You have to check in with your partner at certain times.
Your partner slaps, shoves, hits or kicks you.
Please call The Good Line, the Counseling Center, or The Dating Abuse Prevention Program 24-Hour Hotline (number below) if this sounds like your relationship.
The Dating Abuse Prevention Program 24-Hour Hotline - 973.267.4763
The Dating Abuse Prevention Program (DAPP) provides confidential help for teens and young adults and their family and friends.
A counselor is available 24-hours a day to listen to your concerns and answer your questions. You don't have to give your name if you choose to remain anonymous.
Sometimes a phone call is just the beginning. You may wish to meet with a counselor. The helpline counselor can help you to make an appointment. Services are free.
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Depression
Everyone occasionally feels blue or sad, but these feelings are usually fleeting and pass within a couple of days. When a person has a depressive disorder, it interferes with daily life, normal functioning, and causes pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him or her. There is no single known cause of depression. Research suggests that it most likely results from many different factors including possible genetic, biochemical, environmental, and psychological causes. Depression is a common but serious illness, and most who experience it need treatment to get better.
This website is from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and has a lot of information about what depression is and how it can affect a person as well as those that care about that person. The NIMH website has its own links that provide even further information that claim to be as up-to-date as possible.
Many people experience depression differently. The symptoms can differ drastically from adults to children and from men to women. The NIMH website contains more in-depth information about the specific differences.
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Eating Disorders
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Grief
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Sexual Assault and Rape
Sexual assault is vaginal, oral, or anal sex without the victim's consent or with a victim who is unable to give consent. Penetration can be anything. It may involve actual or threatened physical force, use of weapons, coercion, intimidation, or pressure. Sexual assault also includes intentional touching of the victim without consent, voyeurism, or undesired exposure to pornography. The perpetrator may be a stranger, friend, family member, or often an intimate partner.
1 in 4 college women have been victims of rape or attempted rape during their college years.
The most common date rape drug used is alcohol.
Sometimes it is not safe to resist a rape. The rape is still not your fault.
90% of victims of sexual assault on college campuses know their offender.
60% of rapes at college occurred in the victim's residence.
Morris County Sexual Assault 24-Hour Hotline - 973.829.0587
Recovery is a process. You may have just been assaulted or the assault may have occurred years ago. Feelings associated with sexual assault will not go away by themselves. You will be able to talk to a trained professional who will gather information and provide a plan for your healing.
Morris County Sexual Assault Center - 973.971.4715 (to schedule an appointment)
The Morris County Sexual Assault Center provides services to the survivors of sexual assault. These services are free of charge. They have a staff of trained professionals who will treat you with dignity and compassion.
The Center offers individual counseling and group sessions to assist you in working through your experience. All of your sessions will remain strictly confidential. Group sessions will last 12 weeks and will provide a pathway for you to begin the healing process. Simple, yet powerful techniques will be shared to help you regain your sense of power and self-worth.
Remember: you are not a victim, you are a survivor.
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Sexual Identity/Orientation
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Substance Abuse
SMART stands for Self-Management and Recovery Training. SMART is basically a set of tools and skills to handle addiction. The free meeting (online and face-to-face) and discussions are opportunities to learn and practice these skills.
Four point program: motivation to abstain, coping with urges, problem solving, and lifestyle balance.
Website includes free videos and powerpoint slides of the tools and skills of SMART.
CollegeDrinkingPrevention.gov is your one-stop resource for comprehensive research-based information on issues related to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students
National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
This charge has two critical components. The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is ensuring the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve prevention, treatment and policy as it relates to drug abuse and addiction.
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Suicide
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