I've been at UCI nearly four years now, and although I've made it this far, I could have saved myself many struggles and headaches. There are various resources that are designed to help students. I wish I would have taken advantage of more of them.
Here is a list of helpful resources on campus that may be particularly helpful:
Counseling Center
The goal of the Counseling Center is to help students develop their well-being to help them achieve academic success. It provides short-term counseling for individuals, couples, groups, and family counseling. They also have urgent care, psychological testing, and psychiatric interventions for current clients. They have groups that meet weekly for stress management, depression, relationships, and many more.
You can go to the Counseling Center for so many reasons, and they're willing to help you! You can make an initial appointment with a counselor, and then decide if you'd like to continue. Try it out!
Find them at 203 Student Services 1 on Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm.
The center has recently expanded! Find the annex on the 4th floor of the Student Center.
UCI Center for Student Wellness and Health Promotion
Advocacy. Awareness. Empowerment.
They have information on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, nutrition, sexual health, mental health, and wellness. They offer a variety of workshops, as well as anonymous HIV testing, a lactation station, and 10 free condoms per day for students. They've recently started to offer pads and tampons for emergencies too!
Try meeting with the dietician for tips on how to balance your meals and improve your eating habits.
Find them at G319 C on the 3rd floor of the Student Center on Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm.
Campus Assault Resources & Education (CARE)
The office offers confidential support to people who have been impacted by sexual assault. They aim to end power-based violence by education the campus and encouraging action.
Check out the Green Dot Initiative to learn how to intervene appropriately when you suspect someone needs help, and their Clothesline Project which is very powerful.
Find them at G320 on the 3rd floor of the Student Center on Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm.
LGBT Resource Center
The LGBT Center aims to provide support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex, transgender, queer, asexual, ally, and questioning members of the UCI campus by providing an inclusive space, an various programs and workshops. The center provides training in how to make a safe zone. They also host celebrations for National Coming Out Day, TransAction Day, Bisexual Visibility, and Pride Week.
Find them at G301 on the 3rd floor of the Student Center on Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm.
Cross-Cultural Center
The CCC aims to nurture the various cultural identities on campus as well as maintain a campus that is socially just. It also aims to develop dialogue between and for all people but also to provide support for traditionally disenfranchised communities. Their programs range from topics like Diversity & Social Justice to cultural wellness and personal development to Women & Gender Initiatives.
Find them on Ring Road, across from Aldrich Hall.
You can find more helpful resources on campus on the website for students.
