University Counseling Center

The new group will assess the current state of student mental health at Rochester and make recommendations to improve student well-being.

The Counseling Center, a unit of UHS, serves students University-wide and provides comprehensive assessments and individualized treatment plans to meet an individual’s mental health and wellness needs.

As part Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, members of the University community are participate in the national Clothesline Project, designing t-shirts to create a visual display of the real impacts of sexual assault.

One-third of college students have seriously considered suicide. The University offers support for students or friends of students facing depression or suicidal thoughts.

Based on a two-year review and student input, these changes and enhancements will help ensure that University students needing clinical support can get it easily, effectively and promptly.

Popma will oversee counseling and mental health services available to students, faculty, and staff at the University of Rochester.

Karen Platt, administrator of the University Counseling Center, offers parents some tips on how to handle the transition to college.