Health and wellbeing supports

Undergraduate students

Mental Health Care at UBC

First point of contact for all of your mental health concerns.

https://students.ubc.ca/health/counselling-services/mental-health-care-ubc/

UBC Counselling Services 

Whether you’d like to see a counsellor, or get more information and resources

https://students.ubc.ca/health/counselling-services

Here 2 Talk

Here2Talk offers 24/7 confidential, single-session counselling services by app, phone or online chat.

https://here2talk.ca/main 

Student Health Services

You can access physical and mental health care at UBC’s Student Health Service. 

https://students.ubc.ca/health/student-health-service

UBC Student Services

Additional health and wellbeing resources are available through Student Services, including group counselling.

https://students.ubc.ca/about-student-services

Science Advising

Community, health and wellness resources via UBC Science Advising, along with resources to help you cope with extenuating circumstances impacting your academic performance.

https://science.ubc.ca/students/resources 

Faculty and staff

Immediate support: TELUS Health One

Call TELUS Health at 1-866-424-0770 to chat with a counsellor. More details on the UBC employee and family assistance program web site.

Help a colleague in distress

Familiarize yourself with common signs of distress, and the steps you can take to offer assistance.

https://hr.ubc.ca/health-and-wellbeing/mental-health/helping-faculty-and-staff-distress

Long-term mental health supports at UBC

Services, programs, and resources available to support your mental health and your workplace wellbeing.

https://hr.ubc.ca/health-and-wellbeing/mental-health 

Graduate students

Counselling services 

Your first point of contact for mental health concerns—whether you’d like to see a counsellor, or get more information and resources.

https://students.ubc.ca/health/counselling-services

UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

You can find resources from GPS on services and supports, as well as urgent crisis and mental health supports.

https://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/health-wellbeing-safety

Postdoctoral fellows

Immediate support: TELUS Health One

Call TELUS Health at 1-866-424-0770 to chat with a counsellor. More details on the UBC employee and family assistance program web site.

Resources from UBC's Postdoctoral Fellows Office

A summary of free health, mental health and wellbeing resources available to postdoctoral fellows at UBC. 

https://www.postdocs.ubc.ca/resources

 

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