Mental Health and Wellness
The student-athlete mental wellness team for USU Athletics serves to increase student-athlete functioning and holistic well-being through advocacy, communication, education, identification of resources, and comprehensive services facilitation. The overarching goals support the mental health requirements established by
NCAA best practices.
A secondary purpose of this plan includes mental wellness initiatives (e.g., mental wellness psychoeducation and resources) for coaches, staff, and others in the Logan community.
If you have an emergency, please call 911. For 24/7 mental health crisis or support, dial 988.
Common Presenting Concerns
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Grief and loss (e.g., injury, loss of a loved one)
- Relationships with others (e.g., coaches, teammates, partners)
- Self-esteem issues/ confidence
- Identity development
- Eating disorders and body image
- Abuse
- Trauma
- Adjustment difficulties
- Performance psychology (e.g., sport or academics)
Take a mental health screening today to learn more about your mental health.
Confidential Services Available
· Consultations
· Short-term individual therapy
· Case management
· Single-session therapy
· Group therapy
· Crisis consultations
· Urgent care
· REACH Peer Coaching
· Workshops
· Self-help / self-care resources
· Psychoeducational assessments (e.g., LD, ADHD)
Current workshops offered are uploaded in Helper Helper app and Teamworks.
Counseling Locations
Director of Mental Wellness for Athletics
850 East 1200 North, Room 119D
Phone: 435.797.1012
Fax: 435.797.0855
Email: olivia.huffman@usu.edu
Schedule with CAPS below
Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm unless requested otherwise
Sorensen Center for Clinical Excellence
6405 Old Main Hill, 3rd Floor
Phone: 435.797.3401
Email: sorensonpsychology@usu.edu
Website: https://cehs.usu.edu/scce/
Monday – Thursday 8:30 am – 8:30 pm; Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
USU Counseling and Prevention Services
Taggart Student Center, Room 306
Phone: 435.797.1012
Fax: 435.797.0855
Email: capsinfo@usu.edu
Website: CAPS
Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
USU Student Health Center
850 East 1200 North Room 119
Ph: 435.797.1660
Fax: 435.797.3585
Website: Aggie Wellness
Monday – Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Campus Resources
- USU Civil Rights and Title IX Office: 435-797-1266 to report discrimination and harassment including sexual misconduct (non-confidential)
- CARE Office: 435-797-0040 to report on students of concern and connect with non-academic support like food, finances, healthcare, or mental health services (TSC 305; non-confidential)
- USU Police: 911, 435-797-1939 (non-confidential)
- Sexual Assault and Anti-Violence Information Office (SAAVI): 435-797-1510 to receive confidential advocacy & support (TSC 311; confidential)
- Alleged Abusive Coaching Practices Intake Form: This form is to report alleged abusive coaching practices. The Abusive Coaching Practices Policy can be found here and should be reviewed before the form is completed.
- I-System Institute: Therapy & resilience training (https://chass.usu.edu/social-work/i-system-institute/mind-body-bridging)
- ACT Guide: Online self-help program (https://cehs.usu.edu/scce/services/act-guide/)
- Conversational Space Makers: Conflict resolution coaching (https://chass.usu.edu/communication-studies/space-makers/)
- Student Money Management Center: Financial coaching (https://www.usu.edu/financial-support/smmc)
- Aggies Thrive: Employee mental health resources (https://www.usu.edu/hr/aggies-thrive/)
Community Resources
- SAFE UT: 24/7 app staffed by licensed mental health professionals
- Phone and messaging crisis services
- 988: Suicide and crisis lifeline
- Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT): In person and phone crisis support in Cache Valley
- Ability to hospitalize
- Access through 988
- The Trevor Project: LGBTQ+ suicide and support line
- Text START to 678-678
- Call 1-866-488-7386
- Website
- Utah Warm Line: 8 am to 11 pm, 7 days a week
- Peer support for a “listening ear” for healing & recovery
- 833-SPEAKUT
- Logan Regional Hospital ER/BHU: Behavioral health specialists to assess the need for hospitalization in the Behavioral Health Unit (BHU)
