{"id":52973,"date":"2026-05-05T10:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=52973"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:08:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:08:45","slug":"mental-health-student-support-resources-at-acc-how-to-get-help-when-you-need-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/05\/05\/mental-health-student-support-resources-at-acc-how-to-get-help-when-you-need-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health &amp; Student Support Resources at ACC | How to Get Help When You Need It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>College students carry a heavy load, from classes, work, family, and everything in between. The pressure can be overwhelming. Know that you\u2019re not alone, and support is available at Austin Community College District (ACC).<\/p>\n<p>ACC offers a range of mental health and student support services designed to help you stay balanced and finish strong:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Talk to someone through <a href=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/mental-health-counseling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health Counseling<\/a> (in-person or virtual, confidential support)<\/li>\n<li>Get access to round-the-clock helpline <a href=\"https:\/\/app.timelycare.com\/auth\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TimelyCare<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/utexas.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_b7rCNcXPvlQKhjE?Q_CHL=qr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Amplify Center<\/a> provides information on how to access services<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/care-network-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The C.A.R.E. Network<\/a> connects students to resources that can support them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There also are other support services, including food, academic resources, housing, financial, and technical support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.austincc.edu\/blog\/2026\/04\/14\/mental-health-for-college-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full Mental Health for College Students blog to learn about all of ACC&#8217;s support resources.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College students carry a heavy load, from classes, work, family, and everything in between. The pressure can be overwhelming. Know that you\u2019re not alone, and support is available at Austin Community College District (ACC). ACC &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/05\/05\/mental-health-student-support-resources-at-acc-how-to-get-help-when-you-need-it\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":52974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,13,15,19,1],"tags":[2879,2752,4381,2608,4380],"class_list":["post-52973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-announcements","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","category-students-and-alumni","category-updates","tag-amplify-center","tag-blog","tag-c-a-r-e-network","tag-mental-health","tag-timelycare"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52975,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52973\/revisions\/52975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}