WVU Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry Department offers 24/7 emotional support hotline

The Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry has established a triage/crisis line that offers emotional support to all WVU Medicine employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The line, 1-844-985-4371, is manned 24/7 by a case manager and a behavioral health tech, who can get employees connected to the support they need, including appointments with the department's Brief Emotional Support Team (BEST) within 24 hours. BEST is available to provide WVU Medicine faculty and staff with free, informal telephone or video-based conversations.