Counseling Resources
Our counseling resources provide comprehensive support for various aspects of student well-being. From career guidance to mental health assistance, we're here to ensure that every student has access to the help they need.
On this page, you'll find resources for:
Career
| Name and Link | Description | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|
| Career Counseling | Career counseling for UCD students, alumin, and staff. Counselors will help you talk through career options and choices. | n/a |
Counseling & Medical Advising Services
| Name and Link | Description | Contact Information | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Health & Counseling Services | Main page for UC Davis SHCS. Schedule an appointment online through Health-e-Messaging | n/a | n/a |
| Student Health & Counseling Services: Community Advising Network (CAN) | Comprised of a diverse team of counselors who are here to help students achieve their goals and address factors that may be affecting their academic success. To schedule your first appointment with a CAN counselor, reach out to them directly via email rather than scheduling through Health-e-Messaging. You can find their contact information in their profiles at the bottom of the page. | n/a | n/a |
| Student Health & Counseling Services: Acute/Crisis Care | for illness or injury that is sudden in onset. This could describe a broad range of concerns including sore throats, ear infections, bladder infections, injuries, fractures, and asthma attacks. | ||
| Student Health & Counseling Services: Acute/Crisis Care | for illness or injury that is sudden in onset. This could describe a broad range of concerns including sore throats, ear infections, bladder infections, injuries, fractures, and asthma attacks. | (530)-752-2349 | Drop-In: Student Health and Wellness Center |
| Student Health & Counseling Services: Health Education & Promotion | Primarily focuses sexual well-being, mental health, supportive campus environments, and drug risk reduction. | hep@shcs.ucdavis.edu | Cowell Building (North Wing); First Floor |
| Student Health & Counseling Services: Health & Wellness | Provides resources to help develop life balance and stay on track in college and beyond. | n/a | Cowell Building (North Wing); First Floor |
| Student Health & Counseling Services: Online Student Health and Counseling Services | Offers expanded appointment services with additions of online video and telephone consultations. | Medical Visits: (530) 752-2349; Counseling: (530) 752-0871 or Schedule online through Health-e-Messaging | n/a |
| National Alliance on Mental Health- Yolo County | Link to NAMI Yolo County is an organization of families, friends and individuals whose lives have been affected by mental illness. Provides resources for local residents dealing with mental health challenges (eg. local support groups, services and events) and also ways for people to engage in mental health advocacy | (888)-965-6647 or (530) 756-8181 or friends@namiyolo.org |
Hazing Defined & Reporting Hazing
| Name and Link | Description | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Hazing Defined | Information about hazing and relevant laws and campus policies. | n/a |
| Report Hazing | Information regarding how to report hazing. | To report, fill out this form |
| Get Support | Relevant services for those who have experienced hazing to seek support. |
Immediate Crisis Support
| Name and Link | Description | Contact Information | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate Crisis Support | Link to the "I Need Help" page on the Aggie Mental Health website. It provides more information and resouces about Urgent Help, Counseling Services at UC Davis, Office of Student Support, Health 34, and Additional Support Resources | Text 741741 or call 530-752-0871 | n/a |
| Crisis Text Line | Link to Crisis Text Line. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform and helps texter from a hot moment to a cool moment. | Text "HOME" to 741741 | n/a |
| Suicide Prevention Lifeline | Link to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States. | Call or Text 988 | n/a |
| Suicide Prevention for Yolo County | Link to Suicide Prevention for Yolo County. Provides many resources for Yolo County community members in crisis. | call/ text 988 or text "Brave" to 741741 | n/a |
| Trans Lifeline | Link to Trans Lifeline’s Hotline, a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. | Call (877)-565-8860 Mon-Fri from 10 am to 6 pm PT | n/a |
| The Trevor Project | nonprofit organization focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth | Text "START" to 678-678 or call 1-866-488-7386 | n/a |
| Aggies Act | a UC Davis protocol that removes barriers when seeking help in potentially life threatening situations involving alcohol and other substances. | n/a | Cowell Building (North Wing); First Floor |
| Student Health & Counseling Services: Crisis Care and Same-Day Crisis Appointments | offers Crisis Consultation Services during business hours by calling or coming into the Acute Care Clinic at the Student Health and Wellness Center. | (530) 752-0871 | Acute Care Clinic at the Student Health and Wellness Center |
Mental Health: Services & Organizations
| Name and Link | Description | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Aggie Mental Health | one-stop-shop for student mental health resources. | n/a |
| Aggie Compass: Campus & Community Resources | A collection of mental health resources. | compass@ucdavis.edu or (530)-752-9254 |
| Health 34 | provides free, non-emergency support and service navigation for mental health and basic medical care. Available 24/7. | (530) 754-3434 |
| Empower YOLO | Provides a variety of resources such as crisis support, counseling services, legal services, etc. | info@empoweryolo.org or 530-661-6336 |
| MannMukti | Committed to ending the stigma around South Asian mental health. | UC Davis chapter instagram |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) | NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. As a university chapter, we strive to create a safe space on campus and to destigmatize mental illness while promoting mental health. | namiucdavis@gmail.com |
| The Trevor Project | nonprofit organization focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth | Text "START" to 678-678 or call 1-866-488-7386 |
| UC Davis Mental Health Initiative (MHI) | Aims to engage students in destigmatization and education efforts, prompt attendees to organize around mental health issues, and offer them the opportunity for self-reflection and healing through mental health discourse. | mentalhealth@asucd.ucdavis.edu |
| UC Davis Mental Health Map | This map is to be used by students, staff and faculty to better understand the physical locations related to mental health on campus. | n/a |
Resources: Abuse & Violence
| Name and Link | Description | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Aggies for Recovery | Aims to provide students who are struggling with addiction or dependency of any kind with a support system of like-minded individuals and a safe space to discuss personal issues. The group members work toward abstinence, but welcome people in all stages of recovery. It is an official student group on the UC Davis campus. | Contact Stephanie Lake, M.Ed., LAADC. Intervention Services Coordinator through sjlake@ucdavis.edu or (530)-752-6334 |
| Student Health & Counseling Services: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug (ATOD) Intervention Services | works to empower students to make healthy and responsible choices concerning use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. By Appointment only. | Health-e-Messaging or (530)-752-6334 |
| Center for Advocacy, Resources & Education (CARE): Sexual Assault & Violence | provides confidential support and assistance to students and employees at UC Davis, UC Davis Health, and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) who have been impacted by any form of sexual harassment or sexual violence, including sexual assault, sexual extortion, intimate partner violence, stalking, and sexual & gender-based harassment. |
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| Substance Abuse | Provides various resources regarding substance abuse such as intervention services and rehab centers. | n/a |