Colby College
The Colby College chapter is currently dormant and seeking a new team to take up the chapter. If you’re a Colby College student and would like to become the Colby College chapter president, please contact us via our Contact page.
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Resources
IfYoureReadingThis.org is one of many great resources available to Colby College students. Below we’ve provided a brief description of a few of these resources, as well as how to access them. While this list is not exhaustive, we hope it is helpful.
COLBY COUNSELING SERVICES
Colby Counseling Services offers a range of psychological counseling, consultation, and outreach services.
Location: Garrison-Foster Building, Room 205
Phone: (207)-859-4490
Crisis Assistance: (207)-859-4490 & press “0”
Email: counseling@colby.edu
MAINEGENERAL MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Right down the road from Colby College, Colby College works with MaineGeneral where they provide compassionate, skilled services to you or a loved one suffering from mental health or substance use disorder issues.
Location: 35 Medical Center Parkway 3 South, Augusta, ME, 4330
Phone: (877)-777-9393
TALKSPACE
Colby partners with Talkspace to bring you convenient, personal, and professional online messaging therapy. With Talkspace, you can regularly send text, audio, and video messages to a dedicated licensed therapist anytime, anywhere.
Talkspace is confidential and secure.
Location: Online, click here to register with your Colby email.
SEXUAL VIOLENCE & TITLE IX SUPPORT
Colby College offers educational programs and support services that challenge the beliefs, biases, and behaviors that perpetuate sexual violence.
Location: Pugh 238 (Interactive Campus Map)
For confidential support: Title IX Advocate, Emily Schusterbauer, (207)-859-4093 or by calling security (207-859-5911) and asking to be put in contact.
OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL LIFE
The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (ORSL) supports students, faculty, and staff as we connect to something greater than ourselves. Here you will find compassionate support.
Location: Lorimer 034 (Interactive Campus Map)
Phone: Kate Smanik, Dean of Religious & Spiritual Life, (207)-859-4272
Email: kate.smanik@colby.edu
MAINE CRISIS HOTLINE
The Maine Crisis Hotline helps to stabilize individuals and families while assisting in crisis resolution and action planning. If you are concerned about yourself or about somebody else, call the 24-hour crisis hotline and speak with a trained crisis clinician who can connect you to the closest crisis center.
Phone: 1-888-568-1112 (Voice) or 711 (Maine Relay) - call, text, or chat
Est. 2021By Caroline Scarola & Emily Gallagher, Class of 2022
Learn more about the Colby chapter founding and the IfYoureReadingThis story.
See how the work of the Colby team contributes to achieving our mission.
If you’re reading this, you are enough.