03/19/2026
Update on Psychiatric Services at MSU
In Fall 2025, UHW announced that as part of the 9% university budget reduction ask, psychiatric services would transition from Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) to MSU Health Care, Inc. Soon after that announcement, we announced a pause on the transition to ensure we could fully assess how to best meet the evolving needs of our students.
Health and wellbeing are foundational to student success for graduation and beyond and supporting student mental health remains a top priority for MSU.
Psychiatric services will remain with University Health and Wellbeing, located at the Olin Health Center, and will realign with Campus Health Services, led by UHW Medical Director, Dr. Tim Spedoske. Dr. Swapna Hingwe will serve as Director, CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services) and Lead Psychiatrist, Campus Health Services, continuing to lead student-facing counseling and psychiatric services.
This student-focused and innovative plan continues to prioritize the high quality and coordinated mental health care students are accustomed to, while strengthening our clinical operations and leveraging our collective strengths.
What this means for students:
No disruption in care
Same providers
Same high quality support
Continued “no wrong door” access to services
Your health and wellbeing matters, and we’re here to ensure you receive the support you need, when you need it.
Wondering what the difference between psychological services and psychiatry services is? Learn more at https://uhw.msu.edu/transition
