Caring Community Helpsheet
Counseling, Advising, and Information Services Available to the Cornell Community
Personal Counseling Services
Advocacy Center (Domestic Violence, Youth Sexual Abuse, and Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse)
24-hour 7 days/week hotline: 277-5000 P.O. Box 164, Ithaca, NY 14851; 277-3203; fax: 277-4003; 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday
Helps reduce trauma resulting from domestic violence, sexual assault, and youth sexual abuse by providing emotional support, advocacy, shelter, and related services to adults and youths. Support, information, and referral services are also provided to family members affected by the abuse.
Alcoholics Anonymous
273-1541
A support group for people with a drinking problem; call for times and locations. On-campus meeting schedules also available through Cornell United Religious Work, 255-4214.
Alcohol and Drug Council of Tompkins County
201 E. Green St., Suite 500; 274-6288; alcoholdrugcouncil.org; 8:30 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday–Wednesday; 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Thursday, Friday
Outpatient clinic for individual evaluations and referrals; group and individual counseling; education, Drinking Driver Program; Opening Minds program; Adult Children of Alcoholics free meetings. Services are confidential. Pamphlets for Al-Anon meetings are available.
Campus Life
2336 S. Balch Hall; 255-5511; campuslife.cornell.edu
Campus Life student-residence units are staffed by live-in professionals and paraprofessionals who provide crisis intervention and creative problem-solving through counseling, information, and referrals.
Cornell United Religious Work (CURW)
118 Anabel Taylor Hall, 255-4214; fax: 255-7793; curw.cornell.edu; 8 a.m.–11 p.m. Monday–Friday; 9 a.m.–11 p.m. Saturday, Sunday
Religious staff and denominational advisors provide individuals and couples with general, religious, premarital, and crisis counseling and referrals.
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Gannett Health Services, 255-5208; www.gannett.cornell.edu/CAPS/; 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday
Professional therapists offer assessment, referrals, crisis-intervention, psychiatric evaluations, consultation about mental-health issues and alcohol and drug use, and short-term individual, couple, and group counseling for students. Services are confidential. For urgent, but not emergency, after-hours problems, call 255-5155.
Day Care and Child Development Council of Tompkins County
609 W. Clinton St.; 273-0259; daycarecouncil.org; 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 9 a.m.–7:30 p.m. Wednesday
Promotes growth and coordination of quality day-care in Tompkins County. Provides child-care resource and referral services, family and support services, and special teen services, including pregnancy and parenting information.
Emotions Anonymous
387-8257
A support group for people with emotional problems. Please call for times and locations.
Empathy, Assistance, and Referral Service (EARS)
211 Willard Straight Hall; 255-EARS (255-3277); sss.dos.cornell.edu/ears; operates during academic year only: 3–11 p.m. Sunday–Thursday; 3–10 p.m. Friday; 6–10 p.m. Saturday
Trained volunteers provide free and confidential telephone and walk-in peer counseling and referrals during the academic year.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
409 College Avenue; 255-1531; e-mail: cornelleap@cornell.edu; www.ohr.cornell.edu/benefits/eap; 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday-Friday
Provides short-term professional counseling and referral for faculty and staff members with issues related to work, marriage, finance, emotions, alcohol, drugs, and other concerns. Services are confidential. Workplace consultation and training are also available.
Family and Children's Services (F&CS)
204 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca; 273-7494, fax: 273-7484; e-mail: fcs@fcsith.org; www.fcsith.org; 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday; 8:30 a.m.–8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday; 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m Friday
Provides mental-health services, including individual, couple, and family counseling; child and adolescent counseling; and home care for the elderly and ill.
HIV/AIDS Information and Education
Gannett Health Services, Health Promotion Office, 255-4782; www.gannett.cornell.edu/healthpromotion; 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday
Access to educational health programs and resources for students, and faculty and staff members.
International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO)
B50 Caldwell Hall, 255-5243; fax: 255-2778; isso.cornell.edu; 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday; 1–4:30 p.m. Wednesday; 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday (9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Friday during the summer)
Assists international students and scholars who need information or help regarding arrival, housing, immigration, financial matters, and personal or social situations.
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Resource Center
282 Caldwell Hall; 254-4987; e-mail: lgbtrc@cornell.edu; lgbtrc.cornell.edu; 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday–Friday
Provides support, education, and referrals on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues. Maintains electronic mailing lists for news of local interest. Offers confidential placement with peers to discuss “coming out” concerns. Groups meet to share perspectives about sexuality and spirituality.
HAVEN
531 Willard Straight Hall, 255-3869; e-mail: haven@cornell.edu; dos.cornell.edu/haven; 3–4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday
A student-led umbrella organization of diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and straight ally groups that sponsors social and supportive programming and outreach services. Notably, an anonymous instant-message service that offers peer mentoring is provided by faQ Online. A professional advisor is available for informal one-on-one counseling and support.
The Mental Health Association in Tompkins County (MHATC)
518 West State Street, 273-9250; fax: 272-5343; e-mail: info@mhaedu.org; mhaedu.org; 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday
Provides walk-in or telephone information, referral, advocacy, and family support services for community members affected by mental health issues. A community educator is available for classroom and community presentations. Also provides volunteer and internship opportunities to students. All services are free of charge.
Office of Minority Educational Affairs
100 Barnes Hall; 255-3841; fax: 254-2773; sas.cornell.edu/MEA; 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday
Information, advocacy, short-term counseling, and referral services for minority students.
Sexual Health Services
Gannett Health Services, 255-5155; www.gannett.cornell.edu; academic year: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday; summer: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday
Confidential counseling and medical services for contraception, emergency contraception, gynecological problems, pap smears, yearly exams, sexually transmissible disease, pregnancy testing and referrals, sexual harassment and rape, sexual identity, sexual dysfunction, relationship problems, HIV antibody testing, safer-sex practices, and saying “no.”
Victim Advocacy Program
Gannett Health Services, 255-1212; e-mail: victimadvocate@cornell.edu; www.gannett.cornell.edu/va; academic year: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday; summer: call for hours
Not a crisis center but assists Cornell community members who have been a victim of a crime or traumatic incident, regardless of where it occurred. Services are free and confidential. Program members provide personal support, act as a liaison with faculty and staff members, accompany or transport a victim to service agencies, and assist in identifying and using campus, community, and other resources.
Cornell Women's Resource Center
209 Willard Straight Hall; 255-0015; www.arts.cornell.edu/wrc
Provides student outreach, education, consciousness-raising, and referral services related to women and gender-relations issues.