Help a Norse: Northern Kentucky University, Greater Cincinnati Region

Help a Norse is your one-stop, simplified approach to referring an NKU student for supportive outreach.

A student’s physical safety:

First, contact the University Police at:
(859) 572-7777 or 911

First, contact the On-Call NKU Counselor at (859) 572-7777. The National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline can also be reached by dialing 988.

Next, please submit a brief report to help us support the student after emergency services are activated:

Estimated NKU response time:
Immediate

Once in Navigate, click on the “Issue an Alert” link within the Actions box.

Estimated NKU response time:
Within 1-2 business days of report being submitted

For more information about the alert process, please visit this link.

Contact UCAP at (859) 572-7527 or ucap@nku.edu.

Title IX / Sexual misconduct
Increased signs of distress/social isolation
Increase in conflict with others through escalated speech, actions, or mannerisms
Reports social, family, or household challenges

Increased signs of distress/social isolation
Increase in conflict with others through escalated speech, actions, or mannerisms
Reports social, family, or household challenges

Estimated NKU response time:
Within 1-2 business days of report being submitted