Health and Wellness

Aurora Center for Advocacy and Education

The Aurora Center for Advocacy and Education provides crisis intervention and advocacy services to victims and survivors of sexual and relationship violence, harassment, and stalking. The staff and volunteers are also available to provide prevention training and education on a variety of issues.

Boynton Health

boynton.umn.edu

Located on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus, Boynton Health (BH) is a primary healthcare clinic serving University students, staff, and faculty. Boynton Health accepts clients from most health insurance plans.

Boynton Health provides quality, comprehensive health care services, counseling, and education, beyond the scope of most primary health care clinics:

Primary and urgent care
Mental health services
Dental and eye clinics
Pharmacy needs
Women's health
Physical and massage therapy
Health promotions such as flu shots and nutrition services

Food Security

https://boynton.umn.edu/food-pantry

The food pantry is open the last week of every month during the semester (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday), from 12-6 pm on the 2nd floor of Memorial Union (Room 210). Any student can visit the food pantry, no proof of need is required. Students choose from available foods items when they show up. Additional food security resources are located on the Nutritious U Food Pantry website (above).

Lactation Spaces

List of Lactation Spaces across Campus

Spaces are available on campus offering private and comfortable rooms that are designed specifically for nursing mothers to pump and store breast milk. Please visit the Lactation Resources website for more information.

Smoke-Free University

The University of Minnesota, Crookston, Duluth, Rochester, and Twin Cities are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses. All students, staff, faculty, and visitors are prohibited from smoking and using, selling, free distributing, and advertising tobacco products and electronic cigarettes in all facilities and on all University property.

The success of this policy will depend upon the thoughtfulness, consideration, and cooperation of everyone on campus. All members of the University community are responsible for enforcing this policy. Students, faculty, staff, and visitors who violate this policy should be reminded of the policy and asked to comply. Repeated violation of this policy may be cause for disciplinary action in accordance with applicable student or employee codes of conduct. Visitors who refuse to comply with this policy may be asked to vacate campus property.

Recreation and Wellness Center

recwell.umn.edu

The University Recreation and Wellness Center, commonly referred to as the RecWell, is a free resource for all students. Located on the University of Minnesota’s East Bank Campus, the facility serves between 3,000 and 5,000 patrons on an average weekday during the academic year.

One Stop Student Services

onestop@umn.edu

One Stop provides expert advice regarding registration, financial aid, billing, payment, student records, and veterans benefits.

Student Health Benefits

University-Sponsored Student Health Benefit Plan

The University requires all students to have health care coverage to ensure they have access to medical care and can maintain good health, which is essential for academic success. This requirement is University-wide and not specific to the School of Social Work.

The Office of Student Health Benefits (OSHB), a unit of the Office for Student Affairs, administers health, dental, and other benefits and enrollment for all eligible University students, residents, fellows, and interns.

All students who are admitted to a degree program and registered for six or more credits per semester (or three or more credits during summer term) that count towards the automatic assessment of the Student Services Fee are required by the University of Minnesota to have health plan coverage. Students who meet both criteria are automatically enrolled in the University-sponsored Student Health Benefit Plan (SHBP). The Student Health Benefit Plan is a cost-effective, comprehensive health plan designed to meet the unique needs of students. Students may choose to waive the University-sponsored Student Health Benefit Plan by providing proof of enrollment in an alternative Eligible Health Plan. Please contact the Office of Student Health Benefits to determine your exact eligibility status.

Graduate Assistants (GA), Teaching Assistants (TA), and Research Assistants (RA) may be eligible for the Graduate Assistant Health Plan (GAHP), which is different from the standard SHBP. Please consult the OSHB for more details.

The University also requires all international students and their dependents to purchase the University-sponsored Student Health Benefit Plan unless they are eligible for a waiver. International scholars visiting the University for more than 31 days are also required to enroll in the University-sponsored Student Health Benefit Plan. Scholars who will be at the University for 31 days or less may choose not to enroll in the University-sponsored Student Health Benefit Plan, but are required to carry their own health plan coverage for the duration of their visit to the University and must meet J-1 U.S. Federal regulation requirements.

Student Mental Health

mentalhealth.umn.edu

As a student you may experience a range of issues that could result in barriers to learning such as strained relationships, increased anxiety, alcohol/drug problems, feeling down, difficulty concentrating, and/or lack of motivation. These mental health concerns or stressful events may lead to diminished academic performance or reduce a student’s ability to participate in daily activities. University of Minnesota services are available to assist you with addressing these and other concerns you may be experiencing. You can learn more about the broad range of confidential mental health services available on campus via the Student Mental Health Website at http://www.mentalhealth.umn.edu. This website helps connect students to crisis help, counseling services, support groups, and offers tips on helping others who are experiencing stressful events and/or mental health challenges.

If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis and/or is in immediate danger, please call 911.

If the mental health crisis you are experiencing is not dangerous, but you wish to talk to someone immediately for assistance about what to do next, call or text this 24-hour helpline:

Crisis Connection: (612) 301-4673 (or from a campus phone 1-4673)
U of M Textline: Text "UMN" to 61222

Student Parent Help Center

http://sphc.umn.edu/

The Student Parent HELP Center has been providing supportive services to student parents and other non-traditional students on the U of M campus since 1967. Recognized leaders in the field, the SPHC has assisted hundreds of moms and dads in achieving their dream of a college degree and frequently provides consultation to other colleges and universities wishing to establish similar programming.

With a team of social work professionals trained to assist student parents with their academic and family related needs, the SPHC provides advocacy, coaching and referrals to address any barrier a parent might face on their way to degree completion.

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