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Counseling Services Hosts Competition for Preventative Resource Card Design
March 31, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
Arcadia’s Department of Counseling Services is hosting a design competition to help create a suicide prevention resource card with information about coping mechanisms and the resources available on campus.
Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit up to three different designs per person to Becca Bubb: bubbr@arcadia.edu by Monday, April 6. The winning design will be announced Friday, April 10, and earn a $50 Visa gift card.
The resource card will be 3.5 x 2 inches, wallet-sized, and design entries should include both sides of the card. The graphics and colors are up to the designer, but the card must include this mandatory information, with blank spaces included for individuals to fill-in:
Arcadia Counseling Services Heinz Hall #38 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday): 215-572-2967
Suicide Prevention Lifeline (24/7/365): 800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line (24/7/365): text “hello” to 641-641
Trevor Project for LGBT Youth (24/7/365): 866-488-7386
Coping skills:
● Listen to upbeat music (maybe dance too!)
● Reach out to support(s): _______________
● Move your body: walk, yoga, work out
● Distract yourself: Youtube, Netflix, video games
● CALM app
● ______________________________
● ______________________________
To learn more about the mandatory content and additional instructions, contact Bubb or visit this link.