Student Health and Wellness

Student Care and Well-Being, or SCWB, provides assistance and case management for students in crisis, and outreach to parents and families. The staff in this area coordinates a range of services to assist students with issues and concerns that may interfere with their academic success.

The SCWB On-Call Deans provide support and assistance to students in need of emergency, after-hours crisis care, including those who have been transported to local hospitals. These SCWB staff members are on call 24-7, 365 days a year to support students experiencing unexpected emergencies. When notified, SCWB also follows up with the student to provide support, connect them to campus resources, and, if necessary, to send an instructor notification if the student will miss class.

Contact SCWB at 205-348-2461 or bamacares@ua.edu.

Food Emergency

Student Care and Well-Being operates a food pantry to support UA students who may be facing food insecurity. Visit the SCWB website to request food assistance.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Students in need of financial assistance should visit the SCWB website and complete an application. The information provided on the application will help the SCWB staff determine the best way to assist the student. For questions about the program, contact SCWB at 205-348-2461.

Student Health Center and Pharmacy

The Student Health Center and Pharmacy, or SHCP, offers medical care for scheduled appointments and urgent care, women's health, psychiatry, allergy shots and immunizations, an in-house pharmacy, billing and insurance, medical records and health education.

Normal operating hours for the SHCP are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. The SHC is closed on weekends and for when the University is closed in observance of holidays and spring break.

Students can schedule appointments through the SHC Patient Portal on their myBama student page or by calling 205-348-2778.

Health Promotion and Wellness

Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW) offers individual and group education on a variety of health topics as well as presentations for student organizations and classes, special health awareness events and resources for students working on health-related academic projects. Contact HPW at 205-348-2258.

Emergency Care

DCH Regional Medical Center is located at the edge of campus, just across University Boulevard from the Capstone College of Nursing, and less than two blocks from the Student Health Center. DCH is a full-service referral hospital with the region’s most advanced trauma center and intensive care units.

Physicians from UA's SHCP work closely with the DCH administration, the physicians who practice there, and those who work in the DCH Emergency Department.

The Counseling Center helps University of Alabama students achieve academic success and personal growth through a comprehensive counseling center model focused on providing quality counseling and psychological services, outreach, consultative services, and the training of mental health professionals. Contact the Counseling Center at 205-348-3863.

UA students have free access to a peer support platform for mental health. Togetherall is a safe, online, chat-based community where students can share experiences and process feelings confidentially while receiving peer support to improve their mental health and well-being. Students can register for a free Togetherall account by using their myBama credentials.

Students can also anonymously receive support from a volunteer by texting the Crisis Text Line. Just text “BAMA” to 741-741.

The Women and Gender Resource Center (WGRC) provides free, confidential and voluntary counseling and advocacy services to members of The University of Alabama community who are victims/survivors of interpersonal violence. Services are also provided to family and friends who have been impacted by the abuse, to students at Shelton State Community College, and to anyone who is victimized on the campus of The University of Alabama. Contact the WGRC at 205-348-5040 or wgrc@ua.edu.

Collegiate Recovery and Intervention Services, or CRIS, is for students seeking sobriety from a variety of addictions. CRIS provides a comprehensive continuum of care for students with substance use concerns.

Services range from prevention, awareness, and exploration of consequences for high-risk behaviors to a supportive, safe, and engaging environment that supports students seeking or contemplating recovery from addiction. Contact CRIS at 205-348-2727.

If you or a member of the University community is struggling with suicidal thoughts, feelings or concerns, the following resources are available for you:

• UA Counseling Center – call 205-348-3863 to schedule an appointment.
• Crisis Text Line – text BAMA to 741-741 (available 24/7).
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – call or text 988 or call 1-800-273-8255 (available 24/7).
• If it is an emergency situation, immediately contact UAPD at 911 or 205-348-5454.

The University also offers a suicide prevention training program that is designed to help students and employees prevent suicide by, among other things, providing tools to recognize and assist people at risk. For more information, visit the Ask. Listen. Refer website. Additional assistance and resources for students are available through the University’s Office of Student Care and Well-Being. The office is available via email at bamacares@ua.edu or by phone at 205-348-2461.

If you have been the victim of a sexual assault, which includes rape and fondling, we encourage you to report the assault promptly to UAPD at 205-348-5454.

Try to preserve all materials related to the incident, such as text messages, photographs, clothing, bedding, bodily fluids, or other physical evidence as this will strengthen the investigation, which may result in a greater likelihood of holding the accused accountable.

If you would rather not talk to a police officer, we encourage you to seek help from other campus and community resources. The list below is not exhaustive.

The Women and Gender Resource Center – 205-348-5040

The Tuscaloosa SAFE Center – 205-860-7233

UA Title IX Office – 205-348-5496

UA Counseling Center – 205-348-3863

UA Student Health Center – 205-348-6262

You can also talk to your RA or a UA faculty or staff member.

You can make a report online by using the Title IX & Sexual Misconduct Incident Report Form.

You may make an anonymous report by reporting through the UA System Hotline at 1-866-362-9476.