Hours and Contact Information

Upcoming Closures

 Student Health Services Upcoming Holiday Closures 

CAPS will be closed for staff training
  • March 26–28 from 3–5 PM
  • April 16 from 8–11:30 AM

Location

CAPS is on McLaughlin Drive, across the street from Colleges 9 & John R. Lewis College. We are in the East Wing of the Cowell Student Health Center on the second floor above the Pharmacy. 

Contact

UCSC Counseling and Psychological Services
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Phone: (831) 459-2628
Fax: (831) 459-5116

If you are a patient of CAPS and need to reach your clinician, have questions about your treatment, or have an emergency, please DO NOT use email. There is no guarantee of privacy when sending email and there may be a delay before the message is read. Calling or using secure messaging through Health e-Messenger is the best way to reach someone at CAPS.

Hours

Mon-Friday
Counseling and Psychiatry 8:00 AM5:00 PM
Remote services available. 
For after hours and weekend Crisis Service please call 831-459-2628. 
Crisis Services 8:00 AM4:30 PM
Remote services available. 
For after hours and weekend Crisis Service please call 831-459-2628. 
Campus Mobile Crisis Team  Monday–Tuesday, 2:00 PM–12 midnight and Wednesday–Sunday, 12 noon–12 midnight. When we are not available, you will have the option to speak with CAPS or the UCSC Dispatch.

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