Support for unanticipated circumstances

If you’ve been impacted by a significant event or unanticipated circumstances, there are services and resources to help you.

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Health

Health includes taking care of yourself every day, understanding that challenges are normal, and knowing what to do when you don’t feel well. Find tips, resources and in-person support open to all graduate and undergraduate students.

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  • Student Health and Wellbeing: If you have a medical or mental health concern, book an appointment with Student Health and Wellbeing.
  • Here2Talk: If you need to talk to a health professional, you can call, chat online, or use the mobile app to get free, immediate, 24/7 mental health counselling, available in various languages for post-secondary students in British Columbia. UBC students can reach out as often as needed, anytime, from anywhere in the world.
  • Student Health Services: Student Health Services, operating out of the Gateway Building, offers a wide range of health assessments and treatments provided by doctors, nurses, and specialists. You can book an appointment by phone or online. Same-day appointments available 24 hours in advance with limited availability.
  • The Wellness Centre: At the Wellness Centre, Wellness Peer Educators are trained student volunteers who can answer your questions, talk with you, and recommend resources for everyday concerns related to health, relationships, and workload.
  • Centre for Accessibility: The Centre for Accessibility facilitates disability-related accommodations and programming initiatives designed to remove barriers for students with disabilities and ongoing medical conditions.
  • Help a friend: How to help if you’re concerned about a friend who is feeling hopeless or thinking of harming themselves.

 

Events, Services, and Resources

Health and Wellness: lists health and wellness events, services, and resources.