CARE Team

• Argumentative, frequent crosstalk, or non-compliance with reasonable faculty requests
• Technology misuse/abuse
• Poor focus or decrease in attention
• Strange or concerning writing that is off topic from prompt
• Disruptive, or unusual participation in class
• Fixation or focus on an individual, place, or system
• Hardened or inflexible thoughts or speech (e.g., unwilling to consider alternate thoughts or evidence)
• Themes of suicide, death, and/or dying in papers/writing projects that are off topic from the prompt

• Emotions displayed to an extreme degree or for prolonged time (e.g., sadness, anxiety, fearfulness)
• Inappropriate emotional outbursts (e.g., unprovoked anger/hostility, sobbing)
• Expressions of hopelessness, isolation, or worthlessness
• Themes of suicide, self-harm, or reference to death and dying
• Change in typical personality without explanation (e.g., more outgoing, or more withdrawn than usual)
• Difficulty connecting with the community, making social connections, etc.
• Challenges coping with a life event (e.g., death in family, relationship breakup)
• Marked irritability, anger, or hostility, frequent conflict with others
• Disclosed mental health issue (e.g., depression, anxiety, mood disorder, eating disorder)
• Strange or concerning behavior (e.g., seeing or hearing things other people don’t)
• Delusional or paranoid speech or actions (e.g., statements/actions that demonstrate a clear detachment from reality)
• Panic or excessive worry over relatively common troubles

• Chronic fatigue or falling asleep at inappropriate times
• Marked change in personal hygiene or appearance
• Noticeable increase or decrease in energy level
• Dramatic weight loss or weight gain
• Impaired speech or confused disjointed thoughts
• Frequently appears “hung-over” or attends class intoxicated
• Noticeable signs of self-harm that seem unusual (e.g., cuts, burns)

• Direct threat communicated to professor/instructor, staff, student, or other individual(s)
• Expression of racist or discriminatory thoughts or other hardened beliefs
• Bullying actions including cyberbullying
• Self-injurious behaviors (e.g., cutting, burning)
• Physical assault (e.g., pushing, shoving, punching)
• Aggressive behavior (e.g., throwing objects, slamming doors)
• Storming off when frustrated or angry
• Conversations that are designed to upset others (e.g., discussions of weapons, violence, death)
• Objectifying and depersonalizing language
• Arguing with intent to embarrass, shame, or shut down others
• Inability to care for oneself
• Sexually harassing or aggressive actions toward others
• Stalking behaviors, with or without intent to harm
• Excessive alcohol or drug use
• Profoundly disturbed or detached view of reality

The CARE Team is comprised of staff members across the college. Representatives from Student Support Services, Student Life, Counseling Services, Health Services, Student Integrity, Residential Life, Student Success, and Campus Safety sit on Bryn Mawr's CARE Team. 

A referral to the CARE Team allows trained administrators to objectively assess any level of risk to self or others that may exist and provide an opportunity to intervene and support those in need. A referral can connect a student to mental health care, housing, academic, and other critical resources to help them succeed. The CARE Team's goal is to play a vital role in supporting a culture of care across campus.