March 12-19

Safe Spring Break

Mizzou has resources for you to have better understanding on how to navigate healthy decision making. Gain knowledge and skills to make supportive, healthy, informed choices at events or through our resources available on and off campus, all year round.

What's Open When?

Events

Build Your Own Safety Key Chain
4-6 p.m. | March 12 | The Shack
Hosted by Campus Activities Programming Board, Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center, Student Health & Well-Being

 

Dive In Movie
1:30 p.m. | March 13 | Tiger Grotto, MizzouRec
Hosted by Campus Activities Programming Board, MizzouRec, Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center, Student Health & Well-Being

 

Pie a Peer
Noon-2 p.m. | March 14 | Speaker’s Circle
Hosted by Well-Being Peers

 

Cart-Versations
10:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. | March 17 | Find a Student Health and Well-Being golf cart
Hosted by Student Health & Well-Being

 

Sunset Yoga
6-7 p.m. | March 17 | MizzouRec
Hosted by Missouri Students Association

 

Tiger Spring Break Playbook: Tips, Ideas, and Safety
1-3 p.m. | March 18 | MU Student Center
Hosted by Academic Access and Leadership Development, Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center, Student Health & Well-Being and Women’s Center

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Support and Safety Resources

Learn More on Canvas

Taking care of yourself

  • Mizzou Safe App: Official campus safety app where you can report non-emergency incidents to MUPD, make emergency calls or texts to 911, receive MU Alerts, virtually walk home with a friend and more.
  • STRIPES: Safe ride program by the Missouri Students Association (MSA) in partnership with Uber for Business.
  • Student Health and Well-Being Canvas Course: Self-paced modules on a wide variety of topics to support student well-being and assist students in making decisions about their lives that are healthy for them.
  • TAO (Therapy Assistance Online): Free online tools for well-being, resilience and behavioral health. This tool kit contains effective evidence-based resources customized for your needs.
Student sitting on campus.

Taking care of others

  • Ask Listen Refer: Online course teaching our campus community how to identify someone who may be at risk for suicide, offer support, and get help for people at risk.
  • Hazing Prevention Trainings: Evidence-based trainings that address how to recognize, prevent and report hazing
  • Mizzou Bystander Intervention Initiative: On campus program that addresses multiple, interconnected issues including alcohol and other drug use, issues of bias and discrimination, interpersonal violence, and mental well-being.
  • MoSafeRx Training: Online course designed to help one recognize signs of prescription drug misuse and respond to a potential opioid overdose.
Students at campus event.

Taking care of your home

  • Before you head out, whether it’s a few days or the entire break, double check the following:
    • Unplug all appliances except refrigerators
    • Close and lock your windows and doors
    • Pause or move delivery dates for mail and packages
    • If you’re leaving your car, make sure to lock and remove valuables and belongings
  • Visit the Off Campus Housing Marketplace for additional resources and education on how to keep your home safe.
  • Do you live on campus? Excellence, Hawthorn, Brooks, Mark Twain and Rollins desks will be open and accept mail 10 a.m.-8 p.m. throughout the break. Your mail will be distributed daily to your mailbox in your hall. Packages can be retrieved from the open desk in your neighborhood.

24/7 Support

For crisis support, call 573-882-6601 to speak to a mental health professional if you find that your usual ways of coping are not working or that you are unable to cope alone.

For medical advice, call 573-882-7481 to talk with a nurse about how to care for an illness or injury at home or to receive guidance about whether and how soon you should see a health care provider.

Always call 911 in a life-threatening emergency.