Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) seeks to assist students in developing greater self-understanding and help resolve problems that interfere with their optimal personal functioning. It is normal to experience adjustment problems, especially during periods of transition.

If you or your family and friends have been affected by the recent earthquakes and tsunamis and you would like to speak to a counselor, we encourage you to contact us. The following resources may also be helpful:

• Managing your distress about the earthquake from afar
  http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/distress-earthquake.aspx
• Managing traumatic stress: Tips for recovering from disasters and other traumatic events
  http://apa.org/helpcenter/disaster-tips.aspx

USF Campus Lifeline

assumes that each of us has a responsibility for promoting our individual and collective safety. To help us fulfill that responsibility, Counseling and Psychological Services has developed a brief but important PowerPoint presentation about suicide and violence on campus. The 10-minute presentation covers specific mental health issues and identifies campus resources; the presentation is worth watching and learning from, so that we may be informed and effective members of USF Campus Lifeline. Please consider saving the presentation on your desktop so that it is available for future reference.