UCSF Student Mental Health & Wellbeing

01/15/2025

Students, join us for an in-person breathing space with art-based activities such as journaling, adult coloring books, and music to reflect and connect during times of transition.

‌‌We have two sessions to choose from:

Mission Bay: Noon-1 p.m. Jan. 21 at Mission Hall 2108 - facilitated by Winnie Wu, LCSW

Parnassus: Noon-1 p.m. Jan. 22 at SMHW Parnassus - facilitated by Cynthia Diwan, LMFT

Register to Attend by Jan. 17. Space is limited to 20 participants at each location.

We hope you will join us!

12/19/2024

Our campus offices will be closed after Dec. 20. For resources during the end of the year, please visit our website:

As the year winds down and UCSF Student Mental Health and Wellbeing (SMHW) takes a brief break, your health and wellness remain a top priority. This page provides a quick reference to resources available to you when SMHW is closed, including options for mental health support, urgent care, and other....

10/23/2024

UCSF Community, we have space for you if you need it! Join us for the Pre-Election Know Your Rights and Breathing Space event.

09/09/2024

Learn about the range of groups offered by Student Mental Health and Wellbeing (SMHW) during the fall quarter. Groups are a great way to connect with peers, learn new skills and strategies, and grow both emotionally and educationally!

Please note: UCSF Clinical and Outreach Groups are available only for currently enrolled UCSF students who are eligible for Student Mental Health and Wellbeing services. Participants must be located in CA to participate in groups. Groups are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Groups are a great way for students to connect with peers, learn new skills and strategies, and grow both emotionally and educationally!

08/26/2024

You are invited to our open house! Stop by, have some snacks, try some crafts and meet our team.

06/03/2024

Welcome to the new Student Mental Health and Wellbeing.

For mental health services, students can contact Student Mental Health and Wellbeing, www.studentmentalhealth.ucsf.edu , (415) 476.1281, option 1, or can schedule a brief consultation with a counselor via https://myhealthrecord.ucsf.edu.

04/19/2022

Student Health and Counseling Services is excited to announce a new offering!

Centering Our Narratives: Community Space for BIPOC-identified UCSF students

Thursday, noon-1 p.m., April 28

Mental Health Providers Erika Bookman, PsyD, Liliana Campos, PsyD, and Health Education and Promotion coordinator, Rumpa Yeasin facilitate a BIPOC-centered space intended to connect folks with one another, share reflections on the last two years and cultivate a sense of joy and ancestral resilience.

Space is limited; RSVP is required: bit.ly/3M6YTtH

03/23/2021

The UCSF Multicultural Resource Center staff will hold space for all our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) identified learners- across all the Professional Schools and Graduate Division + Post Doc- regarding the remergence and rise of anti-Asian sentiment, xenophobia in the wake of the pandemic and the most recent tragedy of the killing of AAPI women in Atlanta, GA.

RSVP: https://ucsf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2lvopOSuljzRKke

03/23/2021

On March 23rd at 6 PM ET, join the Asian American Writers’ Workshop for a lecture with Tamara K. Nopper. This lecture will last 2 hours and is free to the public. Nopper’s lecture will examine the alarm and growing discourse regarding “anti-Asian violence,” currently circulating in mainstream and social media among pundits, celebrities, and Asian American community organizers across the country. The lecture will examine the merging of fighting “anti-Asian violence” with the promotion of “Black-Asian solidarity” in the context of COVID-19. This lecture calls for defunding the police and for abolition.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lecture-anti-asian-violence-and-black-asian-solidarity-today-tickets-144096523581

12/01/2020

"As of Monday, 59% of California health care system beds were occupied, and by Dec. 24, that number is expected to rise to 78%. In the Bay Area, 58% of beds are in use, and by Dec. 24, projects show an increase to 78%."

At a Monday press conference, California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared a slide showing that the Golden State ranks 39th in seven-day average case rate per 100,000 in the country.State of California California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a Monday press conference the state is considering a new stay-at-home....

11/10/2020

Mission Bay Clinic Closure* Notice

Wednesday, November 11 in observance of Veteran’s Day.

Thank you for your understanding.
*Parnassus closed for remomdel.

11/06/2020

This month, hold on to goodness and hope for the future.