Helping a Student in Distress
If you feel a student may be experiencing distress or a crisis and want to offer help, Yale has a plethora of resources to help navigate the situation.
Urgent Matters Non-Urgent Matters
Urgent Matters
Life threatening emergencies call 911
Yale Police 203-432-4400
Yale Acute Care 203-432-0123 (24/7, 365 days per year)
Yale Mental Health and Counseling 203-432-0290 (8:30am-5:00pm, M-F)
Yale’s Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Education Center (SHARE) 203-432-2000 (24/7, 365 days per year)
Mental health and counseling:
For urgent concerns after hours, any student can ask to speak to the on-call clinician, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by calling 203-432-0290
Yale Health Mental Health & Counseling provides free, confidential mental health treatment to members of the Yale student community. They offer a wide range of services including individual therapy. During your first visit you will have the chance to speak to one of their clinicians about your main concerns, your history and your goals for treatment. After discussing your preferences and your treatment options, the two of you will make a plan to begin treatment at Mental Health & Counseling.
Non-Urgent Matters
Embedded Mental Health Clinicians
Graduate students have exclusive access to a variety of free mental health services and programming through the GSAS Embedded Mental Health program run by Eva Wilson, PhD, and Julian Arias, LCSW. The GSAS Embedded Mental Health offices are located in the McDougal Graduate Student Center in Founders Hall.
The Graduate School's Deputy Title IX Coordinators are identified as individuals who are available to consult with members of the community about their concerns and questions related to sex- or gender-based discrimination or sexual misconduct. By disclosing a concern to a Deputy Title IX Coordinator, they can help you review options, identify and implement supportive measures, and connect individuals with other campus resources. Disclosing a concern to a Deputy Title IX Coordinator is not the same as bringing a complaint with the University, and supportive measures may be requested without filing a complaint.
Discrimination and Harassment Resource Coordinators
Discrimination and Harassment Resource Coordinators have been identified by the Graduate School's Dean as community members with the responsibility to receive concerns and offer advice and guidance related to diversity and inclusion, discrimination and harassment, retaliation, and equal opportunity. Discrimination and Harassment Resource Coordinators may also help facilitate informal resolution. This may be an individual’s best “first stop” in discussing a concern related to discrimination, harassment, or retaliation, particularly as Discrimination and Harassment Resource Coordinators will be knowledgeable about resources specific to the Graduate School.
Academic Concerns
Students who have experienced personal hardship or emergency situations that may impact their academic progress should reach out to either Associate Dean Allegra di Bonaventura or Assistant Dean Sarah Insley to discuss resources and supports. If you have concerns about a student, please reach out to GSASadministrativedean@yale.edu and either Allegra or Sarah will respond.
Additional University Resources
Chaplain's Office
https://chaplain.yale.edu/
The Chaplain’s Office at Yale supports students from all faith traditions as well as students who don’t identify with any specific tradition. In addition to building community, the Chaplain's office is available to provide pastoral care and grief resources to students.
Title IX Office
https://titleix.yale.edu/
The Title IX Office is an important part of Yale’s efforts to foster an environment of respect and belonging, consulting with members of the Yale community about their concerns and questions related to sex- and gender-based discrimination. This includes sexual misconduct, as well as discrimination or harassment on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, non-conformance with gender stereotypes, and parenting or pregnancy status.
Discrimination & Harassment Resources
https://dhr.yale.edu/
Acts of discrimination and harassment are contrary to the community standards and ideals of our university. If you have experienced discrimination or harassment, been witness to a situation, or just need to talk, we encourage you to seek support. The resources, offices, and individuals highlighted on this site are available to provide guidance and to help you through informal or formal complaint procedures.
Featured Resource
Yale Mental Health and Counseling
https://yalehealth.yale.edu/directory/departments/mental-health-counseling
Yale Mental Health and Counseling provides a full range of free mental health services to Yale Students. To access individual therapy, medication management, and/or group therapy, students should call Yale Mental Health and Counseling at 203-432-0290 and schedule an intake appointment. Students in urgent need can call 24/7 to speak with an on-call clinician.
Featured Resource
GSAS Embedded Mental Health Services
GSAS students have access to a variety of free mental health services and programming through the GSAS Embedded Mental Health program.
Good Life Center
https://goodlifecenteratyale.com/
The Good Life Center offers free wellness-focused programming for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Through evidence-backed programming on mindfulness, gratitude, social connection, exercise, sleep, acts of kindness, time in nature, play, and time affluence, the Good Life Center encourages students to slow down and figure out just what wellness means for them personally.
Office of LGBTQ Resources
https://lgbtq.yale.edu/
The Yale University Office of LGBTQ Resources is a community center that partners to maintain a coalition of LGBTQ organizations across campus and in the community. Our mission is to support and empower students, faculty, staff, and alumni of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions to strengthen and unite our Yale University community.
SHARE Center
https://sharecenter.yale.edu/
SHARE provides crisis support, advocacy, and referral to on-going care for all members of the Yale community dealing with sexual misconduct of any kind, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, intimate partner violence, and more. SHARE also offers on-going counseling for students (undergraduate, graduate, and professional) focused on processing issues related to sexual misconduct.
Belonging at Yale
https://belong.yale.edu/
Belonging at Yale is the name for the university’s activities to enhance diversity, support equity, and promote an environment of welcome, inclusion, and respect.
Featured Resource
Dean's Emergency Fund
The Dean’s Emergency Fund enables terminal master’s and PhD students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences to continue making academic progress despite unanticipated, extreme financial hardships that cannot be resolved through fellowships, loans, or personal resources. The maximum award for eligible requests is $2,000.
Student Accessibility Services (SAS)
https://sas.yale.edu/students
Student Accessibility Services (SAS) works with Yale students with acute or ongoing disabilities to provide appropriate accommodations, auxiliary aids, and services through an interactive process. The Graduate School's liaison in SAS is Jordan Colbert.