Pirates Care

As a student, you may experience a wide range of challenges that can interfere with learning. These can include life stressors such as strained relationships, increased anxiety, depression, problems concentrating, substance use, lack of motivation, the death of a friend or family member, or other mental health issues. If you are experiencing any of the above, PSC has mental health counseling services that are available to you.

All students are eligible to receive free, confidential individual counseling services provided in-person or via tele-health. To schedule counseling through PSC, contact the Pirates CARE Student Resource Center at 850-484-1759 or email WellnessServices@pensacolastate.edu.

For additional 24/7 crisis help, students can utilize the Crisis Text Line by texting “GULF” to 741741 or call 988 to connect with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

The Pirates CARE Student Resource Center provides basic needs support to all PSC students. Support includes connecting students to on and off-campus resources to assist with needs such as:

• Academic Support
• Financial Coaching
• Food Pantries
• Clothing Closets
• Life Coaching & Mentoring
• Peer Connection
• Emergency Aid
• Student Parent Support
• Assistance applying for aid such as Section 8 housing, SNAP, and WIC
• Connections to local resources for needs such as housing, transportation, childcare, etc.

The Pirates CARE Team knows some PSC students experience food insecurity and often struggle to support themselves while working, attending classes, and managing a family. The Pirate Pantry provides food and personal hygiene items to currently enrolled PSC students in need of assistance. Through a partnership with Manna and donations from the PSC community, students can visit the pantry two times per month to obtain food for their households. Every PSC campus has a food pantry to allow students to focus on their academic goals and completing their degrees without worrying about where their next meal will come from.

Each semester students are asked to complete a Pirate Food Pantry Application. If this will be your first time using the pantry this semester, please complete the application at the following link: https://www.pensacolastate.edu/apply-food-pantry/

Please see the flyer below for information regarding locations and operating hours of our Pirate Food Pantries.

For more information about the Pirate Food Pantry, including how to make donations to the pantry, contact the Pirates CARE Team at PiratesCare@pensacolastate.edu

Campus Career Closets provide free new or gently used professional clothing items to PSC students for job interviews, work, internships, co-ops, or everyday wear. Campus Career Closets are currently located on the Pensacola, Milton, Warrington, and Century Campuses in the same locations as the campus food pantries.

For more information about the clothing closets, contact the Pirates CARE Team at PiratesCARE@pensacolastate.edu.

If you are concerned about a student at Pensacola State College, you are encouraged to report any behavior that you perceive as concerning, worrisome, or threatening to the Pirates CARE Team. If you believe a student may need additional support or resources, you should also refer the student to the Pirates CARE Team who are able to provide both on and off campus resources to students. To refer a student of concern, please use the form available here.

A dedicated team of faculty and staff from across PSC meet bi-weekly to discuss students of concern, conduct threat assessments, and respond to crisis situations and critical events.

The Pensacola State College Code of Student Conduct outlines specific policies that students are expected to uphold while in attendance. Conduct violations can take place on or off campus. To report an alleged violation of the Pensacola State College Code of Student Conduct, please use the online reporting form available here.

Academic Misconduct violations include cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of academic integrity issues that occur in any Pensacola State College course. General classroom misbehavior is considered a student conduct violation (see above). To report an alleged academic integrity violation, please use the reporting form available here.

If you are concerned about an employee at Pensacola State College, you are encouraged to report any behavior that you perceive as concerning, worrisome, or threatening to the Pirates CARE Team who are able to provide resources and support to employees and conduct threat assessments when necessary. To refer an employee of concern, please use the reporting form available here.

The following links provide some good information about preventing suicide, warning signs and how to access help, but no web search can be a substitute for getting help from a caring trained professional. This is true whether you are considering suicide or are concerned about someone else.

If you or someone you know is struggling with stress, depression, suicidal thoughts, PTSD or similar, remember that it IS okay to get help.

For emergencies call PSC Campus Police at (850) 484-2500 and then call 9-1-1.

Pirates CARE Student Resource Center

Pensacola Campus Building 5 Rooms 509-511

850-484-1759

PiratesCARE@pensacolastate.edu

WellnessServices@pensacolastate.edu (mental health counseling appointments)