Student Health and Wellness Welcome
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Student Health and Wellness Welcome
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Student Health and Wellness
Welcome to Student Health and Wellness!
How Are
You Feeling?
Click the button below to access helpful mental health resources that you can customize
based on your needs.
Custom Wellness Check-Up
Click the image below to go to TimelyCare or visit the navigation link on the left
to learn more about PC's free service TimelyCare for students.
What We Do
Student Health and Wellness at Porterville College supports students demonstrating
social, emotional, and/or behavioral concerns impacting their ability to fully participate
in daily instruction, social activities, or their overall educational experience.
Student Health and Wellness is a resource for students to meet and discuss important
issues in a confidential setting. We offer services specializing in individual counseling,
in-person or remotely, so you can meet in the comfort of your own home. We’re here
to support you as you deal with the complexities of college. A Wellness Counselor
is available to meet with students via walk-in and/or appointments. Visit the Wellness
Counselor located in Student Services. Please call
559-791-2329
to schedule your appointment today.
Mission Statement
Student Health and Wellness provides free, confidential, and professional mental health
counseling to help Porterville College students manage everyday stressors so those
stressors do not interfere with their academic success. Sessions, training, and interventions
will offer emotional and behavioral support to the Porterville College community.
Objectives
Provide crisis care for students in distress
Offer confidential support for emotional and behavioral concerns
Provide care and resources to the Porterville College community
Provide support for students facing non-academic barriers to their learning
Need to make a Behavioral Intervention Team Referral?
What is
BIT?
The Behavioral Intervention Team, or BIT, at Porterville College serves as the centralized
coordinated body for discussion and action regarding students exhibiting behaviors
that indicate distress, cause of disturbance in the community, and/or present a danger
to oneself or others.
Learn More
Make a Referral
Need access to health care?
Introducing Timely
Care
24/7 Virtual Healthcare for all PC Students
Learn More
Resources
Academic Counseling
Timely Care (Free Tele-Health Care for Students)
County Mental Health
Veterans Administration
Mental Health is Health
Department of Rehabilitation
Emergency Housing
Food Pantry at Porterville College
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI Tulare County
California Youth Crisis Hotline
Domestic Violence Hotline
RAINN Sexual Violence Hotline
Screening Tools
Free mental health screenings and other valuable resources are available at the following
links:
PC's Free Mental Health Screening Tool
ULifeline Self-Evaluation Mental Health Screener
Campus Safety & Security Presentations
Anxiety Disorders: Understanding and helping someone with anxiety
College Safety Tips
How to Protect Yourself & Others
Drug Free Schools and Community Act
Human Trafficking Awareness
Initial Action Duck & Cover
Initial Actions Lock-down Procedures
Extreme Heat
Mental Health Awareness
Know the Signs-Suicide Prevention
Human Trafficking
Sexual Assault Awareness
Sexual Assault & the LGBTQIA Community
10 Tips to Manage Stress
Women's History Month
Initial Actions: Shelter-In-Place
Porterville College Celebrates Black History Month
Understanding Consent
Stalking
PC Stay Safe: Initial Actions - Crisis Response Plan
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Winter Weather Safety & Safe Driving Tips
Four Areas to Focus Prevention Efforts - Back to School
Campus Well: Helpful Articles & Tips
Examples of some of PC Campus Well's Articles:
Why reporting sexual assault is a complex and personal decision
10 ways to cut back on caffeine without turning into a zombie
How to respond to microaggressions (and when to walk away)
Ask the health educator: “How do I deal with the pressure to be sexually active?”
The power of body positivity, and why weight stigma matters
Helpful
Links.
Important Dates
Counseling and Advising
Academic Pathways
2025-2026 Catalog
©
Skip to content
Student Health and Wellness
Welcome to Student Health and Wellness!
How Are
You Feeling?
Click the button below to access helpful mental health resources that you can customize
based on your needs.
Custom Wellness Check-Up
Click the image below to go to TimelyCare or visit the navigation link on the left
to learn more about PC's free service TimelyCare for students.
What We Do
Student Health and Wellness at Porterville College supports students demonstrating
social, emotional, and/or behavioral concerns impacting their ability to fully participate
in daily instruction, social activities, or their overall educational experience.
Student Health and Wellness is a resource for students to meet and discuss important
issues in a confidential setting. We offer services specializing in individual counseling,
in-person or remotely, so you can meet in the comfort of your own home. We’re here
to support you as you deal with the complexities of college. A Wellness Counselor
is available to meet with students via walk-in and/or appointments. Visit the Wellness
Counselor located in Student Services. Please call
559-791-2329
to schedule your appointment today.
Mission Statement
Student Health and Wellness provides free, confidential, and professional mental health
counseling to help Porterville College students manage everyday stressors so those
stressors do not interfere with their academic success. Sessions, training, and interventions
will offer emotional and behavioral support to the Porterville College community.
Objectives
Provide crisis care for students in distress
Offer confidential support for emotional and behavioral concerns
Provide care and resources to the Porterville College community
Provide support for students facing non-academic barriers to their learning
Need to make a Behavioral Intervention Team Referral?
What is
BIT?
The Behavioral Intervention Team, or BIT, at Porterville College serves as the centralized
coordinated body for discussion and action regarding students exhibiting behaviors
that indicate distress, cause of disturbance in the community, and/or present a danger
to oneself or others.
Learn More
Make a Referral
Need access to health care?
Introducing Timely
Care
24/7 Virtual Healthcare for all PC Students
Learn More
Resources
Academic Counseling
Timely Care (Free Tele-Health Care for Students)
County Mental Health
Veterans Administration
Mental Health is Health
Department of Rehabilitation
Emergency Housing
Food Pantry at Porterville College
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI Tulare County
California Youth Crisis Hotline
Domestic Violence Hotline
RAINN Sexual Violence Hotline
Screening Tools
Free mental health screenings and other valuable resources are available at the following
links:
PC's Free Mental Health Screening Tool
ULifeline Self-Evaluation Mental Health Screener
Campus Safety & Security Presentations
Anxiety Disorders: Understanding and helping someone with anxiety
College Safety Tips
How to Protect Yourself & Others
Drug Free Schools and Community Act
Human Trafficking Awareness
Initial Action Duck & Cover
Initial Actions Lock-down Procedures
Extreme Heat
Mental Health Awareness
Know the Signs-Suicide Prevention
Human Trafficking
Sexual Assault Awareness
Sexual Assault & the LGBTQIA Community
10 Tips to Manage Stress
Women's History Month
Initial Actions: Shelter-In-Place
Porterville College Celebrates Black History Month
Understanding Consent
Stalking
PC Stay Safe: Initial Actions - Crisis Response Plan
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Winter Weather Safety & Safe Driving Tips
Four Areas to Focus Prevention Efforts - Back to School
Campus Well: Helpful Articles & Tips
Examples of some of PC Campus Well's Articles:
Why reporting sexual assault is a complex and personal decision
10 ways to cut back on caffeine without turning into a zombie
How to respond to microaggressions (and when to walk away)
Ask the health educator: “How do I deal with the pressure to be sexually active?”
The power of body positivity, and why weight stigma matters
Helpful
Links.
Important Dates
Counseling and Advising
Academic Pathways
2025-2026 Catalog
©