Health and Well-being Resources

Resources sent in an email from Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life and others on 10/4/24. 

Self-Care and Health Resource App

Willo

Launched in Fall 2024, Willo is a new, all-in-one app that helps students navigate UC San Diego’s health and well-being resources and recommends services based on interests and needs.

Online Peer Support

Togetherall

Togetherall is a safe, free, online mental health support community where students may anonymously connect with others who understand what they're going through – 24/7.

Triton2Triton

Triton2Triton is a supportive, online connection space where students may connect via chat with trained peers.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

CAPS provides no-cost, student-centered services that are designed to support student academic success, personal development, and holistic well-being. Access culturally responsive prevention programing; consultation services for students and their families; and multilingual, trauma-informed, confidential psychological evaluations, crisis services, individual, couples and group psychological counseling services; as well as psychiatric services for assessment/medication management and referrals to off-campus resources for chronic concerns, specialized programs and long-term mental health care.

CAPS Drop-In Programs

Tritons RISE Together offers drop-in workshops grounded in the science of optimal well-being and peak performance. CAPS’ Community Connection includes group and forum approaches to personal growth, supporting changes that students may wish to make in their lives.

Let’s Talk

“Let’s Talk” is an informal support program offering sessions designed to provide practical strategies, information, and support regarding general wellness-related issues.

Tritons Flourish

Tritons Flourish provides opportunities for students to learn strategies to increase well-being, empower resilience, practice skills and build Triton connections through many events, workshops, classes, and much more.

All registered UC San Diego students may access CAPS services by calling 858-534-3755 or visiting the CAPS website.

Well-Being Services via Student Health and Health Promotion Services

Student Health Services

The team of health professionals at Student Health Services is here to support UC San Diego students’ well-being by providing on-campus, holistic, preventive care, as well as treatment for illness, injuries, and medical conditions. For a full range of services and hours, please visit the Student Health Services website.

Behavioral Health

The Behavioral Health Services Team – comprising a Student Health Services social worker and CAPS psychologists/psychiatrists – works collaboratively to provide focused, targeted care (e.g., insomnia, anxiety, adjustment to medical diagnoses, stress management, etc.) as well as support with referrals to community resources, mental health providers, medical specialists, and basic needs resources. Students may schedule an appointment with the Behavioral Health Team by calling SHS Group 3 at 858-534-5571.

Condom Concierge

The Condom Concierge is a service provided by Health Promotion Services, where you can submit a request for safer sex supplies, such as external or internal condoms, oral dams, and lubricants. 

There is Condom Cart located in the Student Health Services building, which is a grab and go option for FREE pre-made kits of latex condoms, internal condoms, or water-based lubricants. To learn more, visit the The Condom Concierge website.

Disordered Eating Treatment

Student Health and Well-Being employs a multidisciplinary treatment team equipped to treat common co-occurring conditions, including body dysmorphic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Students may inquire about the Eating Disorders Treatment Team by calling Student Health Services at 858-534-3300 or Counseling and Psychological Services at 858-534-3755.

The Zone

The Zone is a lounge for student well-being designed to promote healthy, balanced living. In support of the eight holistic dimensions of well-being, it offers programs such as stress management workshops, cooking demonstrations, and crafting projects. Between programs, The Zone is a space to relax, hang out, study, and de-stress. Visit The Zone in Price Center Plaza to connect with yourself and other students, as well as learn more about wellness resources available throughout campus.

Gender-Affirming Care

We understand that students who identify as part of the transgender, non-binary, or gender non-conforming community may be coping with a unique set of stressors and challenges. Student Health Services is committed to providing respectful, gender-affirming medical care. Please visit the Service for Trans, Intersex, and Gender Diverse Experiences (STRIDE) Program website to learn more.

Health Coaching

UC San Diego offers free, 45-minute coaching sessions with a health educator who can help students make simple lifestyle changes that support overall health, as well as personal and academic success.

Health coaches can address a broad variety of health issues, such as stress reduction, improving diet and exercise, tobacco cessation, addiction, sexual health, and adjusting to life-altering health events. To schedule an appointment with a Health Coach, please visit the Health Promotion Services website.

Resilience Lab

Health Promotion Services presents, Resilience in the Making (RITM), an innovative, empirically-based resilience program that adopts a holistic approach in strengthening resilience.  RITM provides UC San Diego students with the opportunity to strengthen their resilience to optimize their success in all facets of life -- personally, academically, professionally, and socially. 

Students can schedule an appointment with the Stress Management Lab through their MyStudentChart. If you'd like more information, visit the Resilience Lab website.

Naloxone Distribution Project

Student Health Services works closely with the Naloxone Distribution Project since Spring 2023 to provide Naloxone and Fentanyl strips for free. 

If you or someone you care about needs support around drug use or would like to learn more about harm reduction, check out our Health Coaching service. For questions, please contact hps@health.ucsd.edu. You can also check out the Naloxone Distribution Project website.

Substance Use Support

UC San Diego’s Health Promotion Services team offers a variety of recovery, education, and preventative support resources for those navigating substance use/abuse. To learn more about the substance use/abuse supports available to UC San Diego students, please visit the Health Promotion Services website.

Well-Being Peer Education (WPE) Program

The WPE Program’s mission is to provide support to students during their journey at UC San Diego and teach them healthy lifestyle habits that will contribute to student success, life satisfaction, and a sense of well-being.

The program is nationally recognized as a model of best practice for empowering students to develop leadership and helping skills. To learn more, visit the Well-Being Peer Education Program website.

Additional Campus Well-Being Resources

Recreation: Promoting Physical Well-Being

UC San Diego Recreation offers activities and resources to help students embrace fun, manage stress, develop resilience, seek adventure, build community and enrich their lives. Activities include yoga classes, Esports and Sports Clubs, Intramurals, backpacking through the Sierra Nevada, learning to cook healthy meals, weekly Trivia Nights, being a lifeguard, and more. Visit the UC San Diego Recreation website to see a list of current offerings.

Basic Needs

Basic Needs refers to the most essential resources required to thrive as a student, which include access to nutritious food, stable housing, and financial wellness resources. The Hub Basic Needs Center provides resource referrals and services for registered UC San Diego undergraduate and graduate and professional students. The Hub Basic Needs Center is in the Original Student Center and can be reached by phone at 858-246-2632.

Campus Community Centers

Campus Community Centers aim to build affinity among a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff at UC San Diego – contributing to the evolution of our socially just university. 

Tritons Belong

The Tritons Belong initiative engages the UC San Diego community in conversation, dialogue, compassion, and connectedness during challenging times. Visit the Tritons Belong website to learn more about opportunities, events, and resources.

Emergency Support

Triton CORE

Triton CORE is UC San Diego’s mobile crisis response team that provides compassionate, mobile crisis response, mental health wellness checks, and telehealth assessment for students facing mental health challenges, substance-use related crises, and other forms of distress. Triton CORE may be activated by contacting the UC Police Department Dispatch at 858-534-HELP (4357) and asking for the Triton CORE team.

CAPS Crisis Line

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) offers 24-hour crisis counseling services outside of operating hours. The CAPS Crisis Line may be activated by calling CAPS’ main number at 858-534-3755 and selecting option #2 after business hours.

Sexual Assault Response Resources

CARE at Sexual Assault Resource Center (CARE at SARC) provides violence prevention education for the entire UC San Diego campus and offers free and confidential services for students, staff and faculty impacted by sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking. Visit the CARE at SARC website to learn more.

Supporting Students in Distress

Below are resources that support students whose academic progress or functioning in the university environment is adversely affected.

Triton Concern Line 

UC San Diego faculty and staff members who are concerned about a student may utilize the Triton Concern Line 24 hours-a-day.

Referrals will be routed to third-party services for assessment, and then follow-up by university professionals (Student Affairs Case Management Services, Deans of Student Affairs, Assistant Dean of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs, etc.) Faculty and staff may report their concerns about distressed/distressing students by calling the Triton Concern Line at 858-246-1111

Triton Concern Form

UC San Diego faculty, staff, fellow students, and community members may utilize the Triton Concern Form to refer students for support.

Deans of Student Affairs

The Undergraduate Colleges are available to support students who experience challenges that impact their well-being and academic success, and the student’s Dean of Student Affairs is available as a resource to help students in distress with navigating challenges and accessing resources.

The Deans of Student Affairs can help in any of the following ways:

• Working with students to understand their needs and coaching students on how/where to access resources;

• Connecting students to appropriate College resources (e.g., Academic Advising, Residential Life, Writing Program, and/or Office of the Provost);

• Helping students get connected to College and campus involvement opportunities;

• Providing immediate connection to support services, including activation of the Temporary Housing Protocol and/or Emergency Meal Assistance Program;

• Connecting students requiring formal accommodations to the Office for Students with Disabilities;

• Coordinating with International Services and Engagement Office (ISEO) on behalf of international students who need support for visa issues or whose home countries are experiencing turmoil;

• Coordinating with Counseling and Psychological Services for student-specific workshops and 1:1 counseling; and

• Referring students to Student Affairs Case Management Services and coordinating ongoing support with their assigned case manager.

See the College Resources page or below for college-specific contact information.

Student Affairs Case Management Services

Student Affairs Case Management Services (SACM) creates a culture of care via inclusive, comprehensive support services that empower UC San Diego students to address all aspects of their health and well-being.

In collaboration with university and community partners, SACM triages and addresses student distress that interferes with their learning, development, or success – by ensuring that identified students are connected to appropriate resources.

SACM does this via:

• Navigation of institutional processes and paperwork

• Collaboration with Undergraduate Deans and Graduate Assistant Deans of Student Affairs

• Basic Needs Resources and Students with Dependents consultations

• Providing insurance and resource navigations

• Assisting with Office of Student with Disabilities accommodations

• Offering long-term care and support

• Providing training to faculty/staff/students training to support students in distress

Non-UC San Diego Resources

Call 988 | Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide or having a mental health crisis, dial 988 to get help. Callers will be connected to a trained counselor at a local call center and ultimately routed to potentially lifesaving support services.

Call 211 | San Diego Database

211 San Diego is a free, 24-hour confidential phone service and searchable online database of more than 6,000 services and resources that are updated on a real-time basis, with Community Connectors that help connect San Diegans to the accurate information they need. 211 San Diego is the region’s trusted source for information and connections to community, health, and disaster resources. Help is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and in more than 200 languages.

Contacts

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life

Email: vcsacl@ucsd.edu
Phone: 858-534-4370
Website: vcsacl.ucsd.edu 

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

Phone: 858-534-3755
Website: caps.ucsd.edu

Student Health Services

Phone: 858-534-3300
Website: studenthealth.ucsd.edu

Student Affairs Case Management Services

Email: sacm@ucsd.edu
Website: sacm.ucsd.edu

Undergraduate and Graduate/Professional Student Affairs Offices

Undergraduate Colleges
Revelle College – Sherry Mallory, slmallory@ucsd.edu
John Muir College – Jason Thibodeaux, jjthibodeaux@ucsd.edu
Thurgood Marshall College – Amber Vlasnik, avlasnik@ucsd.edu
Earl Warren College – James C. Smith, jcs004@ucsd.edu
Eleanor Roosevelt College – Mario Garibay, magaribay@ucsd.edu
Sixth College – Diane LeGree, dlegree@ucsd.edu
Seventh College – Josh Brimmeier, jbrimmeier@ucsd.edu
Eighth College – Sarah Gallenberg, sgallenberg@ucsd.edu

Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA)
Interim Assistant Dean of Graduate Student Affairs – Andrew Hua, ahua@ucsd.edu

School of Medicine
Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs - Dr. Kama Guluma, kguluma@ucsd.edu

Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Associate Dean for Student Affairs - Dr. Candis Morello, cmmorello@health.ucsd.edu

Balance is Key to Student Success

The balanced health and well-being of our students is essential for Tritons to fully engage the vast array of enrichment opportunities available at UC San Diego. We encourage you to share these resources widely to help foster a community where every student can thrive.