I need mental and emotional support right now.
Duke Resources
Confidential
Blue Devils Care
24/7 mental telehealth support to all Duke students at no cost.
Blue Devils Care's TalkNow service provides 24/7 immediate access to a mental health professional. For other calls, the goal is to provide a response within 1 hour, 24 hours a day.
Confidential
Counseling and Psychological Services
919-660-1000 or visit in person
Monday-Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Wednesday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Confidential care for students. Individual and group counseling and referral. Available to help at no cost to Duke students.
To begin services at CAPS, call or visit in person between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Monday–Tuesday or 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. on Wednesday-Friday. You will then complete some paperwork and meet with a member of the CAPS staff for 15-20 minutes to discuss your specific goals. A collaborative plan will be developed based on your needs. This may include referrals to a psychiatrist, a community mental health provider, group counseling, or one of our counselors.
Confidential
Office of Gender Violence Prevention and Intervention, Duke Women’s Center
919-684-3897
Therapeutic services to survivors of gender violence, which includes sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, cyber sexual harassment and sexual harassment. Contact GVPI at WCHelp@duke.edu
To speak with a counselor, complete a short questionnaire, and they will reply to you within 24 hours.
Confidential
For students at the Duke Marine Lab
Local counselors are available to Marine Lab enrolled students through the Duke CAPS program.
Contact Referral Coordinator: Lia Gilmore, LCSW
Call 919-660-1012 or email liadainn.gilmore@duke.edu
National Resources
Note: Duke does not have any control over the operations of these external resources. This list is being provided for informational purposes, not as a Duke endorsement of these resources.
Crisis Textline
Text START to 741-741
You can text the Crisis Text Line for any crisis. A live, trained crisis counselor receives the text and responds. It usually takes less than five minutes to connect you with a crisis counselor. The crisis counselor is a trained volunteer, not a professional. They can provide support, but not medical advice.
Crisis Textline for Students of Color
Text STEVE to 741-741
You can text the Crisis Text Line for any crisis. A live, trained crisis counselor receives the text and responds. It usually takes less than five minutes to connect you with a crisis counselor. The crisis counselor is a trained volunteer, not a professional. They can provide support, but not medical advice.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call 988
This national network of local crisis centers provides free and confidential emotional support 24/7 to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. You’ll hear an automated message featuring additional options while your call is routed to your local Lifeline network crisis center. A trained crisis worker at your local center will answer the phone, listen to you, understand how your problem is affecting you, provide support, and get you the help you need.
LGBTQ Trevor Lifeline
Call 866-488-7386
Trained counselors are available 24/7 to help those who are in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgment-free place to talk.
Trans Lifeline
Call 877-565-8860
This peer support phone service run by trans people for trans and questioning peers. Call if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in crisis or if you’re not sure you’re trans. When you call, you will speak to a trans/nonbinary peer operator. The lifeline offers full anonymity and confidentiality, with no nonconsensual active rescue (e.g., calling 911, emergency services, or law enforcement).
Addictions Hotline
Call 844-289-0879
This drug hotline is available 24/7. All calls are completely confidential and private, and can be made without fear of getting into trouble with the law. The operators can provide information about substance use, help identify addiction treatment programs in your area, and help you understand your health insurance coverage for rehab.
Veteran’s Crisis Line
Call 988, select 1
The Veteran's Crisis Line offers free, confidential support, 24/7. Call if you are a veteran in crisis or concerned about one.
What does "Confidential" mean?
In this guide, some offices or personnel are labeled "Confidential." That means students can discuss concerns with those offices or personnel and the information will not be reported to the Office of Student Conduct or the Office for Institutional Equity. Confidential resources will not share information about a report without the individual’s express written permission unless there is a continuing threat of harm to the complainant or to others or there is a legal obligation to reveal such information (e.g., suspected abuse or neglect of a minor).
There are a number of confidential resources that Duke students can talk to. With the exception of these confidential resources, all employees who become aware of prohibited conduct are expected to notify the Office of Student Conduct with the names of the parties involved and the details of the report. Students who serve in an ongoing peer-advising role (such as Resident Assistants) are also expected to report such conduct to the Office of Student Conduct.
All resource descriptions are compiled from the resources' websites. Certain non-Duke resources listed in this guide describe their services as "confidential." Each of those resources may have a different definition of "confidential," so be sure to check with that resource about what it means.