Mental Health
College is an exciting time of opportunities and self-discovery. But students—undergraduate and graduate alike—can also experience depression, anxiety, difficulty adjusting, or grief. They can go through periods of feeling stuck or being unable to function as well as they would like to. The Mental Health Service has psychiatrists and psychotherapists who can help students continue their academic and personal lives in a better frame of mind. The Mental Health Service provides crisis intervention as well as short-term individual psychotherapy. It also offers group therapy, either for a common problem area or for general help with relationships and self-knowledge. It has special programs for students with eating disorders and substance abuse problems. All services are confidential and available for a 1 time consult.
The Mental Health Services provide the following:
- Short Term Individual Therapy (usually 6 weeks)
- Crisis Intervention
- Medication Evaluations and Follow-up with a psychiatrist, when necessary
- Consultation
- Referrals to resources in the community
- Group Therapy
- SAHET Depression and Suicide Prevention Program
Generally, the following groups are offered, although this may vary from semester to semester. Students interested in joining any of the groups should make an intake appointment by calling 301.314.8106.
- Biological Disorders
- Body Image/Self Esteem
- Eating Disorders
- Graduate Students
- Sexual Assault & Relationship Violence Recovery
- Anxiety
- Depression
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Location and Hours
The Mental Health Service is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. During the academic year we are open on saturdays 11am-3pm by appointment. We are located on the
second floor of the University Health Center. Please call 301.314.8106 for an appointment. For substance abuse program information call
(301) 314-8106. There is a $10 fee for all mental health sessions. If this poses a hardship for you, please discuss this with the clinician.
University Health Center Mental Health Services are available ONLY to registered University of Maryland, College Park students .
For Life Threatening or Mental Health Emergencies, call 911 or 301.405.3333 (University of Maryland Police Department).
If the Health Center is open and it is after 5pm call 301.314.8161 and ask to speak with the Mental Health clinician on call or call the Assessmentand Stabilization Center (ASC) at 301.618.3162 or 301.322.2606 or go to an area hospital.
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ULifeline
Would you like more information about mental health issues (for example, depression or anxiety)? Would you like to complete on-line screening for depression or anxiety? The Jed Foundation has created Ulifeline.org, a web-based resource that will provide students with a private way to get important mental health information, as well as ask questions and seek help anonymously via the Internet.
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Concerned About A Student?
For additional information regarding how faculty and staff can respond to students in distress, see the Counseling Center website.
Faculty and staff are often among the first to realize that a student is going through a period of stress they can’t manage, a significant life crisis, or the onset of a mental illness. They often notice changes in behavior, physical appearance, or functioning that indicate a need to refer to the Mental Health Service or the Counseling Center. Among the things that faculty or staff may notice are:
- suddenly becoming more aggressive or withdrawing
- deterioration in quality of work
- missing appointments, assignments, classes
- continually seeking special accommodations
- written work or direct statements with themes of hopelessness, rage, despair, suicide
- deterioration in appearance or hygiene
- constant sadness or tearfulness
- bizarre behavior or statements
- any change in behavior that causes concerns about a student’s mental/emotional well-being
Noticing changes like this could mean that a referral to the Mental Health Service or the Counseling Center might be helpful. When making referrals, it is helpful to remember:
- to give the student campus resource information
- to listen, be concerned, offer support and help : University Health Center Mental Health Services are available ONLY to registered University of Maryland, College Park students.
If you have any concerns about a student’s behavior or statements,
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Information Resources
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Mental Health & Alcohol Screening
NEW!
- Instructions
- Log-In: Testudo
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This will take you to the University of Maryland on-line screening module. You can choose from 6 tools: Alcohol, Depression, Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Eating Disorders, and Bipolar Disorder. ]
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Stop Relationship Violence
- Safety Measures for Battered Partners of Relationship Violence
- College Students and Suicide
- Parent Warm Line, Counseling Center, Shoemaker Building, 301.314.7673
Parenting Advice, psychoeducation
- Psychology Clinic, Bio-Psychology Building, 301.405.4808
Individual therapy, long-term using cognitive behavioral therapy and/or psychodynamic orientation. Behavior therapy also available for anxiety disorders. Charge: $10/session. Psychological testing is also available.
- Center for Healthy Families, Department of Family Science, 301.405.3659 or 301.405.2273
Provides couples, marriage and family therapy along with parent education. Services are offered to residents of surrounding communities. All marriage and family therapy services are supervised by the senior clinical faculty of the Department of Family Science.
A special fund has been established to provide couple and family therapy services to veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars (10 sessions at no cost). Make an appointment to see a family therapist by calling the Center for Healthy Families. Fees are on a sliding scale
ranging from $20 to $60 per session based on a family's income.
- United Campus Ministries, Memorial Chapel, 301.405.8450
Pastoral counseling. Please check the Chaplain Directory for each religion or denomination
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Mental Health Forms
To reduce your wait time, print and fill out these forms before you come in.
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