CARE Team

Is someone you know…

• Experiencing a decline in work or academic performance?
• Demonstrating disruptive or disturbing behavior?
• Showing dramatic changes in appearance, behavior or weight?
• Having problems at home, with classes or work?
• Making disturbing comments in conversation, email, letters, social media postings or papers?
• Sad, anxious or experiencing dramatic mood shifts?
• Abusing alcohol or drugs?
• Isolating themselves socially?
• Acting paranoid or suspicious?
• Frequently angry or easily frustrated?
• Struggling with health problems?

These behaviors, especially when more than one are present, may be signs that a student, faculty member or staff member is in distress. There are many resources available at Western to help and your confidential report to Western’s CARE Team can make a difference.

Providing as much information as possible is essential!

• Student, faculty, or staff member’s name and ID number (if known).
• Brief factual description of the incident or behavior.
• Direct quotes whenever possible.
• Where and when the incident or behavior occurred.
• Names and contact information of witnesses.
• Your name, position, and complete contact information (optional).
• Include all emails or other information you have.
• Always save voice recordings, text messages, and emails on the device that received them.

Phone:  970.943.2049 (Available 8-5 p.m., Monday-Friday)

In case of emergency: Dial 911.

Email: Gary Pierson gpierson@western.edu