Resources

Following are links to a variety of on-campus departments and programs, local Santa Cruz resources, and web resources that you may find useful. In the left menu, you will see additional links to self-help wellness and mental health tools, as well as guides for parents/families and off-campus mental health providers who work with CAPS. Students, faculty, and staff can find additional relevant links at the bottom of our home page and in our Self-Help Library.

UCSC Resources

• Academic Advising: Advising for undergraduates
• Academic Support Resources: Comprehensive list of academic resources
• Center for Advocacy, Resources and Empowerment (CARE): Support and resources for survivors of sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking
• Campus Mobile Crisis Team: The behavioral health team provides crisis response services to all members of the UCSC community, with a particular focus on providing support to the unique needs of our student population.
• Disability Resource Center (DRC): Support and resources for students with disabilities
• Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP): Support for first-generation, low-income, or educationally disadvantaged students
• Resource Centers: Cantu, Ethnic Resource Centers, and Women's Center
• Slug Support Program: Support and resources for students with academic, financial, and other issues
• Student Health Center: Campus medical, dental, and optical care; counseling; education; and pharmacy services
• Student Health Outreach & Promotion (SHOP): Health and wellness information, education, and resources
• Student Services: Comprehensive list of student support services
• UC SHIP Insurance: The health insurance plan through Anthem Blue Cross offered by UC campuses
  

Campus Coaching Resources for Students

There are many different resources on our campus to help students with life! If you find yourself needing help sorting out and resolving problematic behaviors, beliefs, and feelings that are causing you mental distress, therapy might be the best choice for you. Please call CAPS to get started in therapy. But if you are interested in talking with someone about strategies and goals that you want to implement that align with your values, you may want to consider wellness coaching. Please check out the following coaching programs on our campus to see what they can offer you.

• Black Girl Doctors Wellness Coaching: Wellness Coaching for all UC Santa Cruz Students! 90 minute coaching sessions with Black Psychologists.
• On the Margins Coaching Services: Coaching sessions offer a virtual gathering place where a UC Santa Cruz student and a wellness coach can gather for connection, care, and accompaniment.

Santa Cruz Substance Use and Mental Health Resources

• Alcohol and other drug resources: Meeting information on and off campus and resources
• Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health Division: Mental health and substance use disorder resources for County residents
• Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency: Medical, mental health, and environmental and public health resources for County residents

Web Resources for Mental Health and Wellness

• Active Minds: Mental health education and stigma reduction through college student–run chapters
• Alcohol and other drug resources: Meeting information on and off campus and resources
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Raises awareness, funds research, and provides resources and aid to those affected by suicide
• Crisis resources: Information about CAPS crisis services and other resources
• Half of Us: Raises awareness about mental health for college students, sponsored by mtvU and the Jed Foundation
• HelpGuide.org: Trusted guide to mental, emotional, and social health
• Jed Foundation: Mental health education and support for college students
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Advocacy and support for people with mental illness and loved ones
• National Eating Disorders Assocation (NEDA): Eating disorder advocacy, education, and support
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Steve Fund: Mental Health education and advocacy for college students of color. Text STEVE to 741741 and a live, trained Crisis Counselor will respond. 
• Students Against Depression: British website with info and resources on understanding and coping with depression
• Trevor Project: Crisis support and suicide prevention for LGBTQ young people ages 13 to 24