Mental Wellness Resources at GBC
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
988 is available 24/7. Call, text, or chat for free confidential mental health support or
988 está disponible 24/7 call-text-chat. Gratis y confidencial.
Find more information about the initiative.
Crisis Text Line
Text "sass" to 839863 or phone 775-784-8090 for Sexual Assault/Rape
Available 24/7
The Trevor Project
Providing confidential support for LGBTQ youth in crisis, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
TrevorLifeline
1-866-488-7386
Crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service available 24/7/365.
TrevorText
Text START to 678-678
Confidential text messaging with a Trevor counselor, available 24/7/365.
Standard messaging rates may apply.
Explore mental wellness resources offered by Great Basin College!
What is Mental Wellness?
The World Health Organization provides a mental wellness definition: "A state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community."
BetterMynd Teletherapy
BetterMynd provides enrolled GBC students, 18 and older, with up to 5 FREE telehealth counseling sessions with a licensed, insured counselor, and 1 wellbeing workshop each semester, to help support them through any challenges they may be facing. BetterMynd is funded in part by a generous donation from the Elko Federal Credit Union.
BetterMynd provides enrolled GBC students, 18 and older, with up to 5 FREE telehealth counseling sessions with a licensed, insured counselor, and 1 wellbeing workshop each semester, to help support them through any challenges they may be facing.
How GBC Students Access BetterMynd
- Fill out GBC Eligibility and Consent form
- Create a BetterMynd login.
- Complete a short questionnaire.
- Choose a counselor and set up a session or workshop!
Wellbeing Workshops are one hour group workshops live on Zoom, led by mental health experts in the BetterMynd counselor network.
For more information contact
Arysta N. Sweat
Director of Accessibility Services/Title IX Coordinator
E-mail: arysta.sweat@gbcnv.edu
Phone: (775) 327-2336
