Health, Wellness and Safety

As a member of the UW community, you have access to various resources available for support, both on- and off-campus.  Many on-campus options are supported through the fees you pay each quarter, and all students are eligible to access and utilize UW resources. The Husky Health & Well-Being website provides an excellent overview of all health and wellness resources on campus. Select resources are highlighted below.

Mental health

College can be a stressful experience, and this stress may manifest itself in many different ways, including emotional symptoms, physical symptoms, cognitive symptoms, and behavioral symptoms.  As you go through college, be cognizant of how stress manifests itself for you and explore options for stress management and reduction.  

UW resources

LiveWell

• LiveWell staff are experts at empowering students with wellness skills and knowledge to succeed at UW and beyond.

• Make an appointment with LiveWell if…

  • You are not sure how to handle a situation that is affecting you emotionally, physically, academically or otherwise.

  • You would like to discuss:

    • options for staying in school while dealing with a complex situation.

    • options for taking a break from school while dealing with a complex situation.

    • information about on- and off- campus resources. 

• Services include alcohol/drug counseling and education, sexual health, peer health educators, and more.

The UW Counseling Center

• Provides a safe environment to help students explore the challenges of life and learning through counseling, outreach, preventive programming, advocacy, and consultation.

• If self-management feels overwhelming, impossible, or simply not enough, it may be a good idea to chat with a professional. 

• Provides personal counseling (individual, couple and group), career counseling, and crisis-intervention services to currently-enrolled UW students. Their staff of psychologists and mental health counselors are available to provide culturally-responsive short-term counseling to students, as well as serving as a consultation and outreach resource for the entire UW community. 

• Let’s Talk  is a program that provides UW students who are not sure counseling is for them with a brief, drop-in consultation with experienced counselors from the Counseling Center and Hall Health Center, without an appointment. 

Hall Health Mental Health Clinic

• Same-day crisis services, psychiatric care and medication management, group counseling and workshops, pet therapy, and more.

Medical Care

Hall Health Center

• Hall Health is an on-campus outpatient clinic providing health care services to the UW community.  Student insurance plans, including I-SHIP and GAIP, are accepted here.

• Services include primary care, sports medicine, physical therapy, consulting nurse service, travel clinic, pharmacy, safe sex education and supplies, and much more

• You are automatically eligible for many valuable health services, which are available at no further cost to UW-Seattle campus students.

• Hall Health also provides an online health resource library.   

Safety

Emergencies

• 911 is the emergency phone number in the United States.  You can call for free from any phone and reach police, fire, or medical assistance in emergency situations such as a fire, a crime (especially in-progress), a car crash (especially if someone is injured), or a medical emergency (especially if someone needs immediate medical attention).  Texting 911 is available in Seattle/King County if you are unable to call.

• If you’re not sure whether the situation is a true emergency, officials recommend calling 911 and letting the call-taker determine whether you need emergency help.

UW Police Department

• The UW Police Department has several campus safety resources available for students:

  • SafeZone app - check-in and virtual guardian services, connection to UWPD and other services on- and off-campus.  The app does not track your location until you activate one of its alert buttons.

  • Husky Night Walk and Night Ride

    • Night Walk: call (206) 685-WALK (9255) to request a uniformed security guard to escort you from a campus building to another part of campus or to the residential area north of 45th Street.

    • Night Ride: shuttle service around campus that also provides drop-offs nearby campus.

  • Emergency phones on campus  can sound alarms and connect you to UWPD.  Look for blue or brown towers with lights at the top.

  • Other UWPD services: bike/laptop registry, victim advocacy, crime reporting

UW Alert

• Sign up for UW Alert  to receive email and text alerts about safety incidents on or near campus, including chemical spills, threats, weather delays/closures, and more.

SafeCampus

• SafeCampus is a great resource when you recognize warning signs in yourself or someone else, or something just doesn't seem right.  They will listen to your concerns, advise you on the best course of action, and loop in others who can help.  Call SafeCampus at (206) 685-SAFE (7233)

Additional wellness and support resources

• Any Hungry Husky: free hunger relief for members of the UW community, including a free food pantry, food drives, and other volunteer opportunities.

• Emergency Aid: assistance for students experiencing unexpected financial hardships that may disrupt their education.  Also connects students to emergency housing resources in and around Seattle.

• The Childcare Assistance Program is designed to assist UW Seattle Campus students in covering the costs of licensed childcare for their children (ages birth–12 years old) while enrolled in an eligible program of study. This award is funded by Services & Activity fees paid by students attending the Seattle Campus.

• The UW Ombud's mission is to provide high quality, client-focused services for preventing, managing, and resolving conflict at this university. Through active participation in the problem-solving process, clients develop the ability to prevent, manage, and resolve future conflicts. Serves the entire UW community by providing a collaborative and confidential environment to discuss your situation, consider options, and develop a plan for the future.