Mental health

Seeking help when you or someone you know is struggling with mental health is an act of courage and care. Please know that support is available. Some resources differ for students and employees.

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Resources for all
Student resources
Employee and postdoc resources

Resources for all

Campus Mobile Crisis Response (CMCR)(link is external)

The CMCR team provides culturally responsive trauma-informed care to students, faculty, and staff experiencing mental health crises (urgent, but not emergent (life threatening)). The CMCR provides crisis de-escalation, intervention and assessment; welfare checks; urgent postvention support; on-campus and off-campus referrals; and support or coordinate transportation as needed.

Academic Accommodations Hub(link is external)

Students may request flexibility or academic adjustments due mental health concerns, significant familial distress, or grief or bereavement. Guidance for instructors is also available.

Student resources

University Health Services(link is external)

If you are not sure where to begin for your mental health or feel overwhelmed, the Getting Started with Your Mental Health(link is external) webpage from University Health Services can be a good place to start.

Students may receive mental health support at Counseling and Psychological Services (link is external)(CAPS) and/or Social Services(link is external). The UHS website also provides resources for mental health crisis support(link is external).

Employee and postdoc resources

Be Well at Work - Employee Assistance(link is external)

Povides no-cost confidential counseling and referral for UC Berkeley faculty, staff, visiting scholars, and postdocs. It is also the employee assistance program for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Wellness resources for visiting scholars and postdocs(link is external)

From the Visiting Scholar and Postdoc Affairs unit.

Topics

Portfolio topic page, Personal support services topic page