C.A.R.E. Team
North Central's CARE Team is a resource for anyone to report concerning student behavior.
MISSION:
The mission of the CARE Team is to proactively identity, assess and respond to referrals of students exhibiting concerning behaviors. Through collaboration with members of the campus community, the team strives to promote individual student well-being and success while prioritizing community safety. The goal is to support students who might be in distress and/or whose behavior is concerning to others, before a situation rises to a crisis level.
If your concern involves immediate safety risk to yourself or others, call 911 immediately, then Refer a student for CARE*.
When to Make a Referral
Does something seem off? Trust your instinct. There's no wrong referral. If you're unsure, make a referral.
The following behaviors, especially when more than one is present, may be signs that a student is in distress. Examples include but are not limited to:
- Significant change in appearance, mood and/or social functioning
- A sense that someone is struggling or something is wrong
- Actions that potentially endanger the safety of any member of our campus or broader community
- Student states intent to harm self (expresses ideas of suicide or plan)
- Student states intent to harm others
- Student demonstrates erratic behaviors that significantly disrupts the learning/work environment
- Difficulty controlling anger and/or impulsive
- Discussion, writing or drawings of violence, fascination with weapons
To Refer a student for CARE:
Click the Refer a student for CARE* button to fill out the report, or call 231-348-6605 (Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.). If you do not know the identity of the student, please provide as many details as possible.
Referrals are reviewed during normal business hours. If your concern involves an immediate safety risk to one's self or others, call 911 immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Anyone! We are only as effective as the referrals we receive. Anyone (students, employees, parents, community members, etc.) who notices concerning behaviors and/or thinks there is a potential threat to the community or an individual should refer that student.
If your concern involves an immediate safety risk to self or others, please stop and call 911 immediately. If the concern is not an emergency, use the CARE Team referral form*.
The CARE Team will review the referral and gather additional information as needed. Using the Threat Assessment Model created by the National Behavioral Intervention Team Association, they will determine what level of threat, if any, is present. The team will then select interventions and supports corresponding to the nature of the concern and the assessed threat level. If a threat exists, we will likely choose to meet with the student(s)/employee(s). Other interventions could include documenting and monitoring, referrals to campus and community resources, Student Conduct and/or police involvement, etc.
CARE Team Members
Joelle Drader, C ARE Team Chair
Counselor
jdrader@ncmich.edu
231-348-6700
Lauren Halter
Accessibility Services Coordinator and Academic Advisor
lhalter@ncmich.edu
231-348-6619
Steven Keck
Emergency Planning and Security Officer
skeck@ncmich.edu
231-348-6655
Shana Kingma
Academic Advisor
skingma@ncmich.edu
231-348-6695
Brent LaFaive
Dean of Nursing, Health Sciences & Public Safety Programs
blafaive@ncmich.edu
231-348-6658
Corey Lansing
Dean of Student Success
clansing@ncmich.edu
231-439-6349
Leon Nash
Director of Campus Housing
lnash@ncmich.edu
231-439-6443
Ashley Antonishen
Athletic Director
aantonishen@ncmich.edu
231-348-6830