Safety and Well-Being

Please use the following campus and local resources to get involved or find support. In any life-threatening emergency, dial 911.

  • Miami Cares. A program through the Student Success Center, providing students in need with food, temporary housing, laptops, clothing, etc.
  • Miami Student Counseling Services. 513-529-4634. Provides confidential support for onsite and distance students.
  • All About You. Provides students a chance to learn more about mental health and how to improve their own.
  • 988. 988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (now known as the 988 Suicide Crisis Lifeline), and is now active across the United States. When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.
  • 24/7 H.O.P.E. (Help Over the Phone Everywhere) Line. 855-249-5649. Provides immediate support, crisis intervention, and stabilization from a licensed mental health counselor.
  • Butler County Regional Transit Authority (BCRTA) SafeRide, 513-785-5237 or 885-45-BCRTA (toll free). Provides on-demand late-night transportation for students and employees with their Miami ID.
  • Title IX Reporting. Provides support to students who experience sexual assault, discrimination, harassment, and other Title IX violations. Contact Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Cecilie McGhehey, (513-529-1870) or file a report online. 
  • Women Helping Women (Rape Crisis) 24/7 Line, 513-846-8402. Provides support for survivors of sexual violence. Inclusive of all genders.
  • Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault. Provides a variety of programs to increase awareness of sexual assault prevention, as well as to support survivors.