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CARE TEAM

The WVU CARE Team’s primary goal is to help students, staff, and faculty better assist students who are at-risk. Balancing the need for privacy and autonomy of the individual and the needs of community safety, the team provides timely assistance and interventions to best serve the students and WVU community.

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The WVU CARE Team’s primary goal is to help students, staff, and faculty better assist students who are at-risk. Balancing the need for privacy and autonomy of the individual and the needs of community safety, the team provides timely assistance and interventions to best serve the students and WVU community.

The CARE (Collaboration, Assessment, Response, Engagement) Team is a multidisciplinary group that addresses and helps at-risk students obtain the needed supports and assistance to be successful at WVU. The CARE Team, through a collaborative and proactive approach is committed to identifying, preventing, assessing, intervening, and reducing threats to the safety and well-being of students and the greater WVU community.

A small group of committed professionals comprise our multidisciplinary team, including representatives from Academic Affairs, Campus and Community Life, Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities, Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, University Police Department, and Housing and Residence Life.

  • Carrie Showalter, Assistant Dean of Students, CARE Team Chair, Campus and Community Life
  • Morgan Sharpless, Director, CARE Team, Campus and Community Life
  • Ashlyn Courtney, Case Manager, CARE Team, Campus and Community Life
  • Skylar Braithwaite, Assistant Director, Campus and Community Life
  • Jill Gibson, Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities
  • T. Anne Hawkins, Director of Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services
  • Patricia Cendana, Executive Director, Housing and Residence Life
  • Sherry St. Clair, Chief, University Police Department
  • Stacey Kearns, Program Coordinator, Office of the Provost
  • Freddie McDonald, Director of Center for Learning, Advising and Student Success
  • Madisyn Lee, Case Manager, Title IX
  • Katie Gallagher, Parent Relations Director, President's Office

Foster a culture of reporting and caring so that students of concern are identified and provided the appropriate supports and referrals.

  • Improve coordination and communication regarding behavioral issues across campus
  • Centralize reporting and referral systems to better identify, assess, manage, track and support WVU students whose behavior causes serious concern
  • Utilize a proactive approach and employ early intervention techniques with at-risk students to prevent escalation of concerns and bridge gaps in services
  • Provide training, resources, and support to WVU community members to better identify and address behaviors of concern

REFER A STUDENT TODAY

Make a Referral

If this is an emergent situation or an immediate threat to self or others, please contact the following 24/7 resources. Completing a CARE referral in lieu of emergency services will delay a response.

University Police Department at 304-293-2677 (on campus) or 911 (off campus).

For crisis or psychological emergencies, call the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services at 304-293-4431

For questions or inquiries, please contact us at CARETeam@mail.wvu.edu or call 304-293-5611.