There are various mental health resources that graduate students at UW-Madison can access.
UHS offers a plethora of mental health services:
- UHS has suicide prevention training for graduate students and professional students. Recognize, Respond, Refer.
- UHS 24-hour crisis service* to speak with an on-call counselor at 608-265-5600, option 9.
- Support Navigating Off-Campus Care – UHS offers brief therapy and other mental health treatment to students. If you need or want long-term, more frequent, or specialized treatment, they can help you navigate options in your local community.
- Individual counseling
- Couple/partner counseling
- Psychiatry services
- Group counseling opportunities – There are many different groups and themes including counseling groups for BIPOC grad students, grief support group, eating concerns group, and many more)
- Stress management – To help promote and restore health and well-being, UHS offers individual stress management sessions.
- Let’s Talk – No-cost, informal, confidential consultations on campus and virtually
- Wellness Initiatives -UHS has services include meditation, mindfulness, and other specific services like Pain management, sleep consultation, Quitting Nicotine, Pelvic and sexual wellness counseling.
- Sexual Violence Prevention Program – UHS provides an online violence prevention program, which all incoming graduate students at UW-Madison are expected to complete.
- Survivor Services – UHS Survivor Services provides free, confidential support services to UW–Madison student survivors of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, and/or stalking.
- There are many more resources on UHS’s website and I would highly advise a student to check it out.
Other Campus Resources
Office of Student Assistance and Support– This office is committed to fostering a caring environment for all students. Responsibilities include the Bias Reporting Process, addressing Sexual Assault, Dating, and Domestic Violence, as well as many other issues affecting student wellbeing. Their office even has a Graduate and Professional Student Assistance Specialist.
Employee Assistance Office – Has services like personal counseling, they have grief and critical incident services, and much more.
Ombuds Office – University employees, including graduate students, can seek guidance regarding workplace concerns without fear of reprisal and at no cost to them.