Project Lighthouse

Launched by Benjamin Johnson (NHS ’17) in 2016.  Project Lighthouse meets an important need in the Georgetown community. This organization’s name represents its mission of helping students navigate mental health and wellness resources and ending stigma by promoting conversations about mental health on campus. 

Peer Support

Welcome to Project Lighthouse Peer Support! Project Lighthouse chats are designed to offer a new way to meet the needs of students at Georgetown University. We are here to provide support and help you understand the resources that are available to you on campus. Project Lighthouse Peer Supporters are trained by licensed clinicians at Georgetown.  While Peer Supporters will keep all information private, we are not a substitute for confidential therapy provided by a licensed mental health CAPS staff member.  In fact, if we feel that you need additional support, we will get you connected to resources like CAPS, GUPD, etc.

How to join a chat with a Project Lighthouse Peer Supporter?

Students interested in receiving peer support can click on the iCarol icon below which will allow you to enter the platform.

What Project Lighthouse Peer Supporter can offer

We are undergraduate students at Georgetown and can relate to the struggles of being a student here. Peer Supporters are trained by licensed clinicians to support students.  We can help in a number of areas that you may be dealing with.  We are happy to assist you with loneliness and making friends, adjustment and transition to Georgetown University, learning about campus resources, managing academic and life stress, and more. Our primary goal is to listen and support you, and provide resources where needed.

Benefits of peer support

Peer support can offer students a relaxed place to gather and find support. We are able to listen and relate, as well as give you a judgment-free space to talk out your thoughts. Students have reported appreciating having someone outside of their immediate circle to talk to as well as someone who is able to support them in working through personal challenges.

If you are experiencing a clinical emergency, please call the CAPS emergency line, available 24/7, at 202-687-6985 and press “1”.

Other 24/7 resources include:

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (dial 988)

SAMHSA’s National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255.