It is easy to be focused on school, work, and all of the exciting opportunities that Stanford has to offer. However, it is necessary to also periodically check in on your mental and physical wellbeing. Stanford University offers several opportunities to either discuss your health or to improve it. This section will provide information about 4 resources and the associated costs.

Vaden Health Center & The Campus Health Service Fee

The Campus Health Service fee is a quarterly fee that is mandatory for all undergraduates enrolled on the Stanford main campus. The fee is charged on the student bill each quarter that tuition is charged and covers most services covered at Vaden Health Center, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), and health and wellness institutions. The health fee for the 2017-18 academic year is $210 per quarter.

Students are also required to maintain health insurance, which can either be met via purchasing Cardinal Care (Stanford health insurance plan) or an alternative insurance plan that has comparable benefits to Cardinal Care.

Below please find tables concerning the price for medical services via Vaden and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) if you do or don’t pay the campus health service fee.

Care Provided at Vaden Health Center Covered by the Health Fee

Vaden Health Center offers numerous medical, mental health, and health promotion service, which are covered under the Campus Health Service Fee. These services include:

Primary Care Medical Services:

• Medical appointments during weekday hours.
• Urgently needed care during weekend and evening hours.
• 24-hour telephone medical advice for urgent conditions.
• Confidential web-based messaging to Vaden clinicians.
• Web-based booking of weekday appointments.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS):

• Psychological evaluation and short-term therapy
  • A lot of community centers including DGen (FLI CAPS) have satellite offices that will allow you to receive help if you feel uncomfortable with going to counseling. Check with community centers about drop in hours.
• Initial psychiatric medication evaluation
• 24-hour crisis services.

Health and Wellness Programs:

• Nutrition counseling and education.
• Sexual health and relationship consultation and education.
• iThrive: Emotional Well- Being
• Peer health education programs and services.
• Health and wellness programs and events.

Counseling and Psychological Services: CAPS

CAPS is the university’s counseling center that focuses on students’ mental health. CAPS provides a wide range of services.

Additionally, CAPS does a lot of work to promote mental health, emotional resilience, and wellness throughout the campus. This works manifests itself in events, visits to student housing and community centers, and consults with faculty and staff.

For more information please visit https://vaden.stanford.edu/make-appointment/counseling-and-psychological-services-caps.

The Bridge Peer Counseling Center, aka “The Bridge”

The Bridge is a student-run peer-counseling center that offers anonymous and confidential 24/7 counseling to members of the Stanford community. The service is free and offered by undergraduate and graduate students that have been trained to listen and support.

Contact them by calling anytime:

• (650)723-3392 (closed on university holidays and breaks)

Drop by in-person

• 9AM to Midnight; Roger’s House, 581 Capistrano Way

For more information please visit https://stanfordbridge.wordpress.com/.

Stanford Sexual Health Peer Resource Center: SHPRC

SHPRC is dedicated to promoting sexual health at Stanford and is run by students for students. SHPRC provides condoms, lube, and toys for all sexes and genders, as well as pregnancy tests. All undergraduate students and coterms receive a $3 credit towards any product in SHRPC each quarter. The $3 might not sound like much, but it goes a long way thanks to how subsidized the products are. Recently SHRPC also added a free lending library that has books about sex, sexuality, and sexual health/wellness.

For more information please visit https://stanfordshprc.wordpress.com/.

Medical and Dental Reimbursement Form

Undergraduates can potentially receive additional funding for medical and dental expenses by filling out the Medical Dental Expense Form. To qualify undergrads must be enrolled and receiving Need-Based scholarship at the time the expenses were incurred. You will also need to have documentation of the costs to receive any funding. The additional funding may come in the form of loans or scholarship funds depending on the Financial Aid Office’s evaluation of your financial circumstances.

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