College · Family Resources

Health, safety and support,
set up before move-in.

Work through what a student needs on the first day away: prescriptions and coverage that work near campus, the numbers to save, the alerts to sign up for, where to get help, and what parents can and cannot see once a student is 18.

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Students

The worked example is made up: a student starting out of state in January on a family plan with ten steps open, and a commuter college student fully set up. Records save on this device only.

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What you get

College · Family ResourcesFree

What you finish with
A record per student with the college, first day, distance, coverage and network; six health, six safety, three support and two privacy steps; open steps and days to the first day; flags for open steps within 30 days, no coverage, a network that may not reach campus and the privacy conversation.
Who it is for
Students heading to college, their parents and families, and high school counselors and nurses preparing seniors.
Format
Browser checklist with a saved record per student. Prints a one-page record with 988 and campus numbers to keep, every record or a blank checklist; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
Free. No account, no sign-in and nothing to install. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Family Resources space in Caveat College.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Add the student, the college and the first day.
  2. Check the health plan’s doctors near campus, and move prescriptions.
  3. Save the campus numbers and sign up for alerts before arrival.
  4. Find the counseling center and save 988, for themselves or a friend.
  5. Talk about privacy at 18 and decide together what, if anything, to share.

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Privacy at 18

What changes at 18Before 18Parents see grades, records and health information.At 18 in collegeThe student decides. Colleges and doctors share only withpermission or in an emergency.Three permissions families talk aboutFERPA releaselets the college share education recordsHIPAA authorizationlets doctors share health informationHealth care proxynames someone to decide if the student cannotWhat changes at 18Before 18Parents see grades, records and healthinformation.At 18 in collegeThe student decides. Colleges anddoctors share only with permission orin an emergency.Three permissions families talk aboutFERPA releaselets the college share education recordsHIPAA authorizationlets doctors share health informationHealth care proxynames someone to decide if the student cannot
Each permission is the student’s choice. State law governs health care proxies; the college and the health system have their own forms.

Campus safety information

Colleges that take federal student aid publish an Annual Security Report with crime statistics, safety policies and how emergency alerts work, and those with residence halls publish a fire safety report. Reading the summary takes ten minutes and shows how to reach campus police, get a walking escort and report a problem.

Asking for help is the skill

Most colleges offer free counseling, and many have same-day appointments or a crisis line. Knowing where it is before a hard week makes it easier to use. This checklist is for planning; it is not a screening or a diagnosis. If a student or a friend is ever not safe, call or text 988.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education. The Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting: the Annual Security Report and fire safety report (Clery Act).
  2. U.S. Department of Education, Student Privacy Policy Office. FERPA: rights transfer to the student at 18 or on entering college (studentprivacy.ed.gov).
  3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HIPAA for individuals: sharing health information with family members (hhs.gov/hipaa).
  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Meningococcal vaccination recommendations for first-year students living in residence halls (cdc.gov/vaccines).
  5. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (samhsa.gov/find-help/988).

The worked example is made up. Each college sets its own immunization and housing rules; health care proxies follow state law. This checklist is for planning, not a screening or diagnosis. Call or text 988 any time, or call 911 in an emergency. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.