Health Topics: Counseling + Mental Health Support

Depression is an illness which can affect your self-esteem, as well as your functioning at school, at work, or with your relationships.

Sometimes people find themselves preoccupied with weight, shape, and eating. If you or someone you know has these concerns, use this self-screening questionnaire, and refer to the resources and references for further help and information.

Guidelines for helping a friend who is intoxicated, whether your friend is unconscious, conscious, or becomes agitated.

Let's face it, the world is a demanding place. Everyone gets stressed out, but it doesn't have to take over your life.

On-Campus Resources: Counseling + Mental Health Support

Call: 617-495-5711
The clinicians at HUHS are available to discuss concerns and provide treatments and referrals. They are available by appointment or on a walk-in basis during urgent care hours.

Primary Care 
The clinicians at HUHS are available to discuss concerns and provide treatments and referrals.

Mental Health for Students
The HUHS Mental Health Service offers Harvard students comprehensive outpatient care for a wide variety of mental health concerns.

Mental Health for HUGHP members
HUGHP, a health insurance plan for Harvard faculty, staff and their families, contracts with Blue Cross Blue Shield (Managed Care Behavioral Health Network) for mental health services. HUHS Care Coordination Department (617.495.3271) can assist you in how to access mental health referral information at BCBS.

The Bureau of Study Counsel
The BSC is a counseling and learning resource center. Students consult the Bureau regarding a wide variety of academic issues and personal concerns affecting student life such as relationships, performance, motivation, eating concerns, anxiety and depression. 

Life Raft
Ongoing, drop-in support group where people can talk about their own or others’ life-threatening illness or about their grief and bereavement. Open to anyone connected with the Harvard/Radcliff Community, students, faculty, staff, retirees and families. Free and confidential. Meets Wednesdays, 12:00-2:00pm, on the ground floor of Memorial Church, United Ministries Conference Room; come for 10 minutes or 2 hours.  For more information, contact Barbara Gilmore at 617-495-2048 (bgilmore@uhs.harvard.edu).

Additional Harvard Resources for Students
Room 13  617.495.4969
Counselors at Room 13 are available to provide general peer support and counseling in dealing with overall concerns or questions in a confidential and non-judgemental manner.

Additional Harvard Resources for Faculty & Staff
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 877.327.4278
EAP services, provided by the Wellness Corporation, offers short term counseling, referrals and information for Harvard faculty, staff and their immediate family. This free and confidential service is staffed by licensed counselors to provide assistance with a variety of issues, including relationship difficulties, workplace issues, alcohol and emotional distress.

Online Resources: Counseling + Mental Health Support

A resource for higher education administrators, students, parents, and other professionals who are seeking information about creating healthier and safer living and learning environments for college and university students, both on campus and in the surrounding community.

A comprehensive alcohol and other drug education, prevention, and intervention program for both high school and college students.

For individuals, families, and communities struggling with addiction to alcohol and other drugs, Hazelden (a nonprofit organization) helps people transform their lives by providing the highest quality treatment and continuing care services, education, research, and publishing products available today.

An independent center that supports, promotes and provides technical assistance in the application of the social norms approach to a broad range of health, safety and social justice issues, including alcohol-related risk-reduction and the prevention of tobacco abuse.

An international association of college and university based peer education programs focusing on alcohol abuse prevention and other related student health and safety issues which actively promotes peer education as a useful element of campus health education and wellness efforts.

The Higher Education Center's purpose is to help college and community leaders develop, implement, and evaluate programs and policies to reduce student problems related to alcohol and other drug use and interpersonal violence. The Center provides trainings, technical assistance, and publications to support these efforts, and promotes innovative program development to improve student education, campus-based media campaigns (including social norms campaigns), early intervention, treatment, and recovery strategies, and enforcement.