Mental Health and Trauma Support
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Provision 9: Mental Health and Trauma Support
The mental health and trauma support resources listed are available to support the well-being of our faculty, staff, and students.
UCI Counseling Center
The UCI Counseling Center offers mental health services, including individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, and workshops. It provides a confidential space for students to manage stress and personal challenges, with support from licensed professionals. Services are free for enrolled students.
UCI Center for Student Wellness & Health Promotion
The UCI Center for Student Wellness and Health Promotion offers resources and programs aimed at enhancing the overall well-being of students. Services include workshops, wellness consultations, access to a Wellness Room with massage chairs, and programs like Mindful Mondays and nutrition tips.
UCI CARE
UCI CARE provides confidential support and advocacy for those affected by sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking. Services include counseling, crisis intervention, and assistance with reporting options. CARE also offers prevention education and outreach to promote a safe campus environment.
UCI Life Resources
The UCI Life Resources Program is a free, voluntary, completely confidential employee assistance program available 24/7 in multiple formats to support all UCI and UCI Health employees, retirees, and their dependents.
Faculty and Staff Support Services
The Coordinator of Faculty & Staff Mental Health Care provides consultative services & support to resolve behavioral health issues, serves as a primary crisis intervention resource to facilitate and coordinate appropriate resources, provides time-limited case management for individual employees, and develops and implements instructional training & materials to assist in the promotion of mental well-being for all UCI and UC Irvine Health faculty & staff.
UCI Office of Wellbeing
Offered through the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute at UCI Health, the UCI Office of Wellbeing provides free, confidential, one-on-one support sessions for all employees of UCI Health and the UC Irvine campus. These are done through Zoom. A wide range of topics can be discussed as well as you can receive referrals for providers.
Be Well OC - Mobile Crisis Response Team
The Be Well OC program at UCI provides mental health crisis support through a Mobile Crisis Response Team, which handles non-violent emergencies with trained counselors, reducing the need for police involvement. This initiative complements existing campus resources, including services from the UCI Counseling Center and an Orange County Health Care Agency clinician.