The CARE Team assists at-risk students who are displaying distressing behaviors that are escalating, concerning and require additional support.
If you believe a student may pose an immediate threat to the health and safety of themselves or others, call 911 and/or Campus Security.
Concerning Behaviors
Examples of concerning behaviors may include, but are not limited to:
Academic Concerns
- Incongruent content in writings or presentations
- Academic assignments dominated by themes of extreme hopelessness, isolation, despair, acting out, suicidal ideations/violent behaviors, “cry for help”
- Excessive absences
- Serious decline in quality of work
Physical Concerns
- Marked changes in physical appearance, including deterioration in grooming, hygiene, or weight loss/gain
- Excessive fatigue/sleep disturbance
- Intoxication, hang over, smelling of alcohol or marijuana
- Disoriented or “out of it”
- Unprovoked anger/hostility
- Making threats to harm self or others
- Communicating threats via email, texting, phone calls
Psychological Concerns
- Self-disclosure of personal distress, family problems, financial difficulties, contemplating suicide, grief
- Excessive tearfulness, panic reactions, irritability, unusual apathy
- Verbal abuse (e.g., taunting, badgering, intimidation)
- Expressions of concern about the student by their peers
- You find yourself doing more personal rather than academic counseling during office hour
Submit a Referral to the CARE Team
To make a referral from any of our campuses, submit a CARE Team Referral form in mySierra to share your concerns about a student's behavior. Follow these instructions to submit a referral to the CARE Team in mySierra.