Resources for Marginalized Dalton State College Students: Get Help
About this guide
About Thanks, Bart
This guide seeks to be nonpartisan and focuses on student safety, wellbeing, and social justice.
Thanks to Heidi Johnson at the UNLV Libraries and her permission to borrow her work.
Additional Sources of Assistance
If you are not in immediate danger, additional resources for getting help are listed below.
- Public Safety and Campus PoliceHealth Professions Building, Room 300. 706-272-4461
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline1-800-273-8255 / Press 1 for Veterans line
- Crisis Text LineText “GO” to 741741 Free, 24/7, Confidential
- Dalton State Counseling CenterDalton State Counseling Center would like to reaffirm that we strive to be welcoming, affirming, and safe for ALL of our students.
- Student Health ServicesHealth Professions Building, Suite 266. 706-272-2532
- Hispanic/Latino Outreach706-272-4573
- Suicide Prevention AppA free tool with the warning signs, guides to questions you should ask, and plans on how to respond and support someone in need. Link to a 24/7 hotline and text platform for additional support. Includes a searchable map to find emergency and mental health services near you.
- *Georgia Legal Services Program Dalton Office1508 Chattanooga Road, Dalton, GA 800-822-5391
- Georgia Equalilty530 DeKalb Avenue NE, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 404-523-3070
- ImmigrationEqualityLGBTQ immigrant rights
GET HELP
Get Help!
If you or someone else are in immediate danger or would like to report a crime, please contact Dalton State Public Safety.
Emergency Police Services
911 (Dalton Police Department) or
706-272-4461 (Dalton State Public Safety)
Non-Emergency Police Services
706-278-9085 (Dalton Police Department) or
706-272-4461(Dalton State Public Safety)
1-877-516-3426 (Dalton State Public Safety hotline) toll-free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Voice your concerns, and remain anonymous if you prefer. This service allows you to anonymously send additional information, if available, and also receive feedback or questions to your report via a report number and PIN.
If you are not in immediate danger, additional resources for getting help are listed on this page.
All of the programs, activities, and organizations of Dalton State College are open for the participation of all employees and all individuals enrolled as students. Admissions policies, activities, services, and facilities of Dalton State College do not exclude any person on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, or disability. Dalton State College is an Affirmative Action Program Institution.
REPORT HATE & DISCRIMINATION
Report
Resources and forms for reporting any form of harassment, discrimination, or abuse that you experience or witness.
- DSC Public Safety & Hate Crimes"What is a hate crime?"
- Dalton State College: Form to Report Sexual Discrimination, Harrassment or Misconduct (Title IX)Use this online form in a non-emergency situation. This reporting is not confidential.
Or
You may report student-student incidents or faculty/staff complaints in person to:
Assistant Director for Student Conduct
706-272-2999 - Dalton State Title IX ComplianceThis link explains Title IX as it relates to sexual discrimination, harassment and misconduct and has contact information for Bobby Whitehead
Assistant Director for Student Conduct and Title IX Coordinator. - Dalton State CARE TeamAddresses situations where students, faculty, staff, or others are displaying dangerous, disruptive, threatening, or concerning behaviors that potentially impede their own or others’ ability to function successfully or safely within the college environment.
- Report Hate - Southern Poverty Law Center"Please report incidents of hateful intimidation and harassment to your local law enforcement first. Use this form to help the SPLC monitor incidents around the country."