Campus Mental Health Resources

Here we provide a current list of mental health resources on campus.

UMD provides an excellent website for additional info.

We encourage those who are struggling with mental illness to make use of these resources, and we encourage all people in advisory or authority positions to keep the list close at hand to share with those who may need them. 

• UMD Mental Health Services: Second floor of the UMD Health Center; offers individual and group therapy.

• UMD Counseling Center: Offers both counseling and academic coaching. Typically requires an appointment, but also has urgent care. 

• Wellness Workshops: Virtual workshops sponsored by the counseling center on various mental health topics.

• UMD Clinical Psychology Clinic: Offers discounted long-term therapy.

• UMD Center for Healthy Families: Offers long-term individual, couples, and family therapy. 

• Campus Advocates Respond and Educate (CARE) to Stop Violence: Provides crisis intervention, counseling, and advocacy for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual harassment affecting all genders. 

• Helping Students in Distress: Resources for instructors, curated by the UMD counseling center. 

• UMD LGBT+ Equity Center: Offers safe spaces for discussion, training, and advocacy. 

• Drop-In Hour for Underrepresented Students: A safe space for LGBTQ+ students, international students, students of color and student veterans to stop by the Counseling Center and chat with an ally. Held 3-4pm on weekdays.

• Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy: Offers advising for students and student organizations, training, and discussion spaces. 

• Accessibility and Disability Service: Offers support for accessibility considerations. 

• Office of Multi-ethnic Student Education: Offers tutoring, mentorship, and inclusivity events. 

• Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering: Works to create a supportive environment for underrepresented minority pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate students in engineering through advising and scholarships. 

• Graduate Ombudsperson: Assists students with resolving conflicts with university officials

• UMD Counseling Center Resources: Provides resources and advice  for students on how to deal with common mental health difficulties. Provides resources and advice for faculty and staff on how to support students who might be struggling. 

• Help Center at UMD: Student-run peer counseling and crisis intervention hotline that is both free and confidential. (301) 314-4357