DRAW | SPTF

Our Depression Reduction Achieving Wellness (DRAW) program is aimed at reducing the amount of depression and suicide risk in students age 18 and older in Tulare County. With activities in the natural setting of college campuses and vocational schools that began in September 2013, DRAW is funded by the Tulare County Suicide Prevention Task Force with Mental Health Services Act (Proposition 63) Prevention and Early Intervention funds.

Student Perspectives

Depression Reduction Achieving Wellness (DRAW) Video from HHSACommunity on Vimeo.

Administration Perspectives

DRAW Campus Administration & Staff from HHSACommunity on Vimeo.

DRAW services include free:

Information resource booth
Student workshops
Faculty/staff workshops
Screening for mental health
Individual assessments
Short-term individual counseling
Referrals and linkage to additional supportive services

Participating educational institutions include:

College of the Sequoias (Visalia and Tulare)
Fresno Pacific University (Visalia)
Milan Institute (Visalia)
San Joaquin Valley College (Visalia)

Kings County offers DRAW services independently of the Tulare County SPTF at the following locations:

College of the Sequoias (Hanford)
West Hills College (Lemoore)
San Joaquin Valley College (Hanford)

Please call/text the DRAW therapist, Seng Leang Tang, LMFT, at (559) 380-6690 or contact her via email (click here) for more information.

Suicide Stats

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