Need financial assistance due to mental health issues
Student funds are available to currently enrolled students in the Spring 2022 semester who are experiencing a hardship or crisis that has impacted their mental and emotional well-being and could impact their ability to remain enrolled in school. Circumstances that impact a students’ mental health can prevent students from achieving academic success and continuing their education. The College offers short-term funds to students experiencing a situation that is negatively impacting their mental and emotional well-being. These funds provide temporary financial support for situations or circumstances which are beyond the student’s control, such as a death in the family, accident, loss of property, loss of income, or the need for mental health services. More information at: https://today.brockport.edu/live/news/6184-student-mental-health-emergency-funds-are-back.
Primary Resource
Student Mental Health Fund (Grant)
Circumstances that impact a students’ mental health can prevent students from achieving academic success and continuing their education. The College offers short-term funds to students experiencing a situation that is negatively impacting their mental and emotional well-being.
These funds provide temporary financial support for situations or circumstances which are beyond the student’s control, such as a death in the family, accident, loss of property, loss of income, or the need for mental health services.
Description: Student funds are available to currently enrolled students who are experiencing a hardship or crisis that has impacted their mental and emotional well-being and could impact their ability to remain enrolled in school.
Qualifications and Criteria Overview:
• Funding is limited to a one-time financial support for the current funding period and not to exceed $1,000.
• Exceptions to these guidelines may be made at the discretion of the committee. Applications will be treated as private and information will be shared beyond the committee and administering college offices, only if necessary.
• The student mental health emergency funds are designed to off-set short-term financial needs for mental health services and are not intended to replace financial aid, scholarships, or any form of social services funding. All situations are unique and will be evaluated confidentially.
• Applicant must provide receipts for mental health services, documentation from a mental health provider verifying that the student is a current patient, and also a proposed spending plan for the funds.
• Exceptions to these guidelines may be made at the discretion of the committee.
• Applications are reviewed on a biweekly basis. Each application will be reviewed by a committee with members of the Division of Advancement and the Division of Student Affairs.
Documentation:
Applicant must provide documentation that verifies the student is currently receiving services from a mental health provider, including but not limited to: a) a receipt of payment for an office visit including date of service and students name, or b) a note from a mental health provider stating that the student is under their care and date of most recent appointment.
Please note: Do not include information about the student’s mental health condition/diagnosis or specific treatment modalities. Please redact this information from your documentation before you attach it to the application.
Funding Criteria: The general conditions that may impact a student’s mental health and qualify a student to apply for the mental health financial assistance include, but are not limited to the following:
• Death in the family
• Victim of a crime or accident
• Need for treatment related mental health care
• Accessible, equitable and inclusive services to support mental health and wellness
• Recent traumatic experience or event
• Transportation for off-campus community mental health provider appointments (Uber, medical transport services, gas)
• Loss of income
• Gender affirming care and supplies
• LGBT affirming wellness
This is not a complete list of eligible expenses that will be considered. Please note that all requests may not be fulfilled.
How to Apply
Please complete and submit the application. Applications must contain the requested information in order for their application to be reviewed by the committee. Please note that all requests may not be fulfilled.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. It may take two to three weeks from the time the application is submitted until approved financial resources are disbursed.
These funds provide temporary financial support for situations or circumstances which are beyond the student’s control, such as a death in the family, accident, loss of property, loss of income, or the need for mental health services.
Description: Student funds are available to currently enrolled students who are experiencing a hardship or crisis that has impacted their mental and emotional well-being and could impact their ability to remain enrolled in school.
Qualifications and Criteria Overview:
• Funding is limited to a one-time financial support for the current funding period and not to exceed $1,000.
• Exceptions to these guidelines may be made at the discretion of the committee. Applications will be treated as private and information will be shared beyond the committee and administering college offices, only if necessary.
• The student mental health emergency funds are designed to off-set short-term financial needs for mental health services and are not intended to replace financial aid, scholarships, or any form of social services funding. All situations are unique and will be evaluated confidentially.
• Applicant must provide receipts for mental health services, documentation from a mental health provider verifying that the student is a current patient, and also a proposed spending plan for the funds.
• Exceptions to these guidelines may be made at the discretion of the committee.
• Applications are reviewed on a biweekly basis. Each application will be reviewed by a committee with members of the Division of Advancement and the Division of Student Affairs.
Documentation:
Applicant must provide documentation that verifies the student is currently receiving services from a mental health provider, including but not limited to: a) a receipt of payment for an office visit including date of service and students name, or b) a note from a mental health provider stating that the student is under their care and date of most recent appointment.
Please note: Do not include information about the student’s mental health condition/diagnosis or specific treatment modalities. Please redact this information from your documentation before you attach it to the application.
Funding Criteria: The general conditions that may impact a student’s mental health and qualify a student to apply for the mental health financial assistance include, but are not limited to the following:
• Death in the family
• Victim of a crime or accident
• Need for treatment related mental health care
• Accessible, equitable and inclusive services to support mental health and wellness
• Recent traumatic experience or event
• Transportation for off-campus community mental health provider appointments (Uber, medical transport services, gas)
• Loss of income
• Gender affirming care and supplies
• LGBT affirming wellness
This is not a complete list of eligible expenses that will be considered. Please note that all requests may not be fulfilled.
How to Apply
Please complete and submit the application. Applications must contain the requested information in order for their application to be reviewed by the committee. Please note that all requests may not be fulfilled.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. It may take two to three weeks from the time the application is submitted until approved financial resources are disbursed.
Related Resource
Brockport Basic Needs Webpage
This BPT Basic Needs information provides students with the important resources for day-to-day needs such as food, financial resources and emergency housing information.
SUNY Brockport is making every effort to destigmatize financial insecurity, student hunger and housing insecurity so students will feel empowered to reach out for help.
Financial resources are listed on the basic needs webpage and also the Financial Aid Office is a resource for students that are struggling with being able to afford to stay in college.
SUNY Brockport is making every effort to destigmatize financial insecurity, student hunger and housing insecurity so students will feel empowered to reach out for help.
Financial resources are listed on the basic needs webpage and also the Financial Aid Office is a resource for students that are struggling with being able to afford to stay in college.
Related Resource
Golden Eagle Opportunity Fund (Division of Advancement)
The Golden Eagle Opportunity Fund provides temporary financial assistance for immediate and current emergency situations. Emergency situations involve circumstances which are beyond the student’s control, such as a death in the family, accident, loss of property, loss of income, or unanticipated educational expenses. Students must have exhausted all other sources of funding. Funding is limited to a one-time/semester grant not to exceed $1,000. Average grants range from $200 to $500 and the funds do not have to be paid back by the recipient.
Related Resource
Hazen Counseling Center
The Counseling Center is part of the Hazen Center for Integrated Care and offers brief, solution-focused individual therapy, outreach programs/workshops, consultation services, and referral services to help coordinate your mental health care.
The Counseling Center is a confidential reporting option for students that choose to report an incident of sexual assault, relationship abuse, domestic violence and stalking and for students reaching out for help to begin the healing process.
Counseling Center hours:
Fall & Spring semesters:
Monday–Friday, 8 am – 4:45 pm
During Breaks:
Monday–Friday, 8 am – 3:45 pm
Same-day urgent counseling sessions are generally available for all students.
When the Counseling Center is Closed and there is an emergency:
If you're on campus: Call University Police at (585) 395-2222
If you're off campus: Call 911 or LifeLine 24 hours/day at (585) 275-5151 or 1-800-310-1160
For other 24/7 assistance, text "GOT5U" to 741-741 for Crisis Text Line or call 988.
The Counseling Center is a confidential reporting option for students that choose to report an incident of sexual assault, relationship abuse, domestic violence and stalking and for students reaching out for help to begin the healing process.
Counseling Center hours:
Fall & Spring semesters:
Monday–Friday, 8 am – 4:45 pm
During Breaks:
Monday–Friday, 8 am – 3:45 pm
Same-day urgent counseling sessions are generally available for all students.
When the Counseling Center is Closed and there is an emergency:
If you're on campus: Call University Police at (585) 395-2222
If you're off campus: Call 911 or LifeLine 24 hours/day at (585) 275-5151 or 1-800-310-1160
For other 24/7 assistance, text "GOT5U" to 741-741 for Crisis Text Line or call 988.
Related Resource
Financial Aid
The Financial Aid Office assists prospective students, current students, and their families in obtaining the necessary financial resources to attend SUNY Brockport. This includes the financial advisement of students and their families, student consumer information, processing and facilitating the financial aid application and providing sound strategies in budgeting, alternative aid sources and debt management both during and after college. The ultimate goal for the Financial Aid Office is to minimize the financial concerns of our students so that they may concentrate on and maximize their opportunities for success.
Related Resource
Food Link of Rochester, NY - Food Banks
Food Link supplies the many food banks throughout the local area and exist to serve as the hub of a local emergency food system. Check out the website below to find the food pantry nearest to you.
