Examples of Appropriate BART Referrals

Aggressive, threatening, or intimidating behaviors:

• Direct threats of harm.
• Carrying a weapon.
• Damaging property.
• An unreasonable interest and/or frequent discussions of violence.
• Art, stories, or essays focused on the above themes.

Suicidal statements, gestures, or attempts that do not require emergency attention:

• Direct statements, "I think a lot about killing myself," or "I took half a bottle of sleeping pills last weekend."
• Implied statements, "The world would be better off without me."
• Through creative expression, for example, suicidal themes or content in a painting or short story.
• Expressions of helplessness or hopelessness.

Any significant signs of distress, abrupt changes in behavior, significant decline in functioning, or erratic behavior, including:

• Self-injury, such as cutting, burning, or hitting self.
• Withdrawal, fearfulness, or paranoia.
• Psychosis, losing touch with reality, hearing voices, bizarre beliefs.
• Marked change in personal hygiene.
• Notable change in academic performance. 
• Indecisiveness, confusion, or lack of focus.
• Depression, isolation, loneliness, or lack of social support.
• Disruptive, interruptive, or intrusive behavior.
• Socially inappropriate, unusual, or bizarre behavior.

To make a BART referral, email your concern to deanofstudents@csub.edu.