From: Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
Dear OSU Community:
As we approach the end of the fall term, we reaffirm OSU’s commitment to mental well-being and our goal of cultivating a culture of belonging, collaboration, and innovation. This requires engaging everyone in conversation, creating a culture of care where we all look out for one another, and providing services to meet the mental health needs of our community and help prevent distress before it occurs.
The university is continually expanding and improving mental health services and initiatives. Below are some options for student and employee support and additional information that we hope you find helpful.
A series of special fall term individual, free drop-in mental health support sessions provided through a partnership with Lines for Life and the Oregon Health Authority. These meetings are available to students and employees.
In-person Individual, Drop-In Support Sessions in MU 222:
- Tuesday, December 2, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Wednesday, December 3, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday, December 4, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Virtual Individual, Drop-In Support Sessions
- Monday, December 8, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Monday, December 8, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting:
Meeting ID: 837 0054 0974
Passcode: 398143
- Counseling & Psychological Services offers a variety of mental health services on the Corvallis campus, including: short-term counseling, skills-based trainings on how to support others, and Anytime Anywhere, a mental health platform that provides Corvallis, OSU-Cascades, and Ecampus students with a variety of supports, including real-time chat and phone support and educational content.
- Student Health Services on the Corvallis campus has been able to expand its support of mental health care through a collaborative program where nurses, primary care providers, and psychiatry professionals provide whole-person care.
- OSU Assist provides anyone on the Corvallis campus who are facing mental health challenges or experiencing other forms of distress with immediate, compassionate crisis support through a multidisciplinary team that provides mobile crisis response and wraparound services.
- OSU-Cascades Student Health and Wellness is committed to connecting students with help and support on and off campus. Services include short-term individual and group counseling for current OSU-Cascades students, as well as resources and services that address environmental, physical, emotional, financial, sexual, and social health.
- E-Campus provides a variety of well-being resources for students attending OSU online.
Most support services are available over winter break. Visit each resource website for winter break hours and other considerations.
Supporting the mental well-being of employees is a university priority. Lyra Health, our mental health benefit for OSU employees and their dependents, provides free confidential therapy, coaching, and mental health and emotional support services. There is an OSU specific Lyra webinar scheduled for employees on December 2, 2025 at 12 noon related to Low Mood and Depression. Lyra is also offering additional scheduled webinars and gatherings for November and December on a variety of topics.
The mental well-being of all members of the university community remains a vital Oregon State University priority. We wish you a successful end of the fall term and a replenishing winter break!
Sincerely,
Dan Larson, Vice President, Division of Student Affairs
Bonny Ray, Executive Director, University Human Resources