Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder is a mental illness that severely impacts a person’s ability to regulate their emotions. This loss of emotional control can increase impulsivity, affect how a person feels about themselves, and negatively impact their relationships with others. Effective treatments are available to manage the symptoms of borderline personality disorder.
Primary 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
Hazen Health Center
The Student Health Center is part of the Hazen Center for Integrated Care, which provides a holistic approach to student health and wellness, and supports students' mind, body, and spirit throughout their Brockport experience.
Health Center Hours:
Fall & Spring Semesters: 8 am – 4:45 pm
Summer & Winter Sessions: 8 am – 4 pm
If the Health Center is Closed
You may utilize our after-hours nurse triage line by calling (585)-395-2414 for medical advice ONLY. Follow the prompts to connect to FONEMED. Registered nurses are available to talk with students to help determine a plan of care.
Confidentiality
With the exception of emergency situations in which a student is unable to assume responsibility, all medical information is confidential. The Student Health Center will not share information concerning the health of a student without the student's explicit and informed written authorization. Notification of parents, College faculty, and administrators is considered the student's responsibility.
Health Center Hours:
Fall & Spring Semesters: 8 am – 4:45 pm
Summer & Winter Sessions: 8 am – 4 pm
If the Health Center is Closed
You may utilize our after-hours nurse triage line by calling (585)-395-2414 for medical advice ONLY. Follow the prompts to connect to FONEMED. Registered nurses are available to talk with students to help determine a plan of care.
Confidentiality
With the exception of emergency situations in which a student is unable to assume responsibility, all medical information is confidential. The Student Health Center will not share information concerning the health of a student without the student's explicit and informed written authorization. Notification of parents, College faculty, and administrators is considered the student's responsibility.
Related Resource
211 LifeLine (Monroe County)
211/LIFE LINE provides information and referral for human services and crisis/suicide prevention services serving Monroe, Wayne, Cayuga, Ontario, Livingston, and Seneca County. 211/LIFE LINE is committed to providing compassionate service for those struggling and in crisis, and offers a crisis hotline, information on emergency housing, and food resources. Call the 24/7 hotline at 211 or 1-877-356-9211, or text 898211.
Related Resource
National Institute of Mental Health
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders.
