If you are in crisis and unable to wait for a scheduled appointment, please immediately call one of the following:

Local Resources:

• Amarillo College Police Emergency (806) 371-5911
• Texas Panhandle Centers Crisis Line (806) 359-6699 or 1-800-692-4039

National Resources:

• 911 National Emergency Hotline
• 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
• National 24/7 suicide hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
• Crisis Text Line: Text Start to 741-741
• Crisis Text Line specifically for students of color: Text "STEVE" to 741-741
• Military Veterans Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (Press 1)
• Suicide Hotline in Spanish: 1-800-273-TALK (Press 2)
• LGBT Youth Suicide Hotline: 1-866-4-U-TREVOR
• Crisis support for hearing or speech impairment: 1-800-799-4899

Currently enrolled academic students have access to free 24/7 On-Demand Medical and Mental Health Support via the TimelyCare App. This service is available to students enrolled in a Level I or Level II certificate program or an associate degree program at Amarillo College. Students in dual credit or continuing education classes will not be eligible. Learn more about how to register and access TimelyCare as an Amarillo College Student.

Warning signs are similar to risk factors, in that their presence increases the likelihood that an individual will engage in suicidal behavior. However, they differ in that warning signs warrant greater attention and more immediate intervention. Warning signs indicate that the individual may be considering suicide. While there is no foolproof method of determining that someone is thinking of hurting him or herself, the following signs might indicate that someone is considering suicide.

The following warning signs indicate that the individual needs intervention:

• Announcing, threatening, or talking about harming themselves or others
• Hopelessness
• Rage, uncontrolled anger, seeking revenge
• Increased alcohol or drug use
• Withdrawing from family and friends
• Anxiety, agitation, being unable to sleep or sleeping all the time
• Dramatic mood changes
• Expressing feelings that life is meaningless or that there is no reason to live
• Insomnia
• Feeling desperate or trapped, like there's no way out
• Seeing no reason for living or having no sense of purpose in life
• Diagnosed with a mental illness, particularly depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia
• Certain behaviors can also serve as warning signs, particularly when they are not characteristic of the person's normal behavior. These include:
  • Acting reckless or engaging in risky activities
  • Engaging in violent or self-destructive behavior
  • Withdrawing from friends, family, and society

The Counseling Center is not an emergency service. Though we will respond as promptly as possible, the Counseling Center is bound to the same hours of operation as all of Amarillo College and cannot guarantee an on-call counselor. If you are in a non-emergent situation but would like more immediate services through the Counseling Center, you may call the Counseling Center at (806) 371-5900 or come by our office on the Washington Street Campus, Ware Student Commons First Floor, Room 110, to discuss walk-in availability. We maintain daily opportunities for walk-in triage appointments serviced on a first-come-first-serve basis.