Comprehensive, Collaborative Care & Support
Campus Health's Counseling & Psych Services (CAPS) provides in-person and virtual mental health services for students and mental health-promoting programs for the campus community.
Innovating College Mental Health
At CAPS, students are at the center of what we do and why we do it. With our expertise in college mental health, we offer individualized mental health care for students and mental health-promoting programs and trainings for the campus community. We are committed to innovating the way we think about mental health on campus through the programs and services we offer and our collaboration with campus and community partners to make mental health a community concern.
Our goals are simple:
- Make it easier for students to get support when they need it, whether that's at CAPS or someplace else.
- Empower each member of the community to support mental health together.
- Collaborate in responding to mental health crises on campus.
- Provide experiential training for the next generation of mental health professionals and foster peer-to-peer mental health programs.
Goal 1: Make It Easier for Students to Get Support
Supporting Student Mental Health Is Why We're Here
We Believe That...
- Mental health support comes in many forms
- Everyone deserves options for individualized care
- Mental health is a community concern
- Reducing barriers to mental health care is essential
Our Approach Is...
- Student-centered and data-driven
- Customized to each individual student
- Responsive to the changing landscape of college mental health
- Evidence-based, ethical, and grounded in best practices
Comprehensive, Individualized Care
No matter what a student's goals are, there's a way to get there. CAPS offers a wide range of mental health services and resources designed to be mixed, matched, and tailored to each student based on their unique needs and goals. That plan may include self-care strategies, helpful tools and resources, and CAPS and campus resources.
Increasing Access to Get Support
We've identified through student feedback and ongoing evaluation the common barriers students face when seeking mental health support. Every day, we're working on innovative, student-centered ways to make it easier for students to get support.
Cost
We keep our fees low and offer assistance funds for our fee-based services. We also offer a variety of free services and resources.
Timing
We offer both same-day crisis support services and counseling appointments that can be scheduled online as needed. Free weekly drop-in support groups and workshops have rolling start dates throughout the semester.
Student Choice
Students can use our online provider search tool and choose from multiple in-person campus locations and telehealth options to fit their unique needs.
Help Finding Support
When the best plan is outside of CAPS, our expert care coordination team can help students get connected.
Goal 2: Support Mental Health as a Campus Community
Mental Health Is a Community Concern
When members of the campus community know how to talk about mental health, recognize the signs that someone's struggling, and share resources, we all benefit. That's why CAPS collaborates with campus partners to offer consultation, trainings, and other resources to support mental health together.
Notice. Care. Help.
Notice. Care. Help. is our motto, and it's how Wildcats look out for each other. Learn more about Notice. Care. Help. for faculty, staff, and students.
Consultation & Training for Student Supporters
We offer free consultation, trainings, and other resources to give you the tools and strategies to support the students in your life, whatever your role.
Tools for Student Supporters
We can all help create caring communities and connect others to support. These tools can help you be a mental health advocate for students.
Goal 3: Collaborate in Responding to Mental Health Crises on Campus
A Holistic Response to Mental Health Crises
CAPS is a partner in the University of Arizona Crisis Network, a coordinated effort to provide crisis support services, mobile crisis interventions, and mental health training for all members of the University of Arizona community.
More details about the University of Arizona Crisis Network are coming soon!
Goal 4: Provide Experiential Training & Peer-to-Peer Programs
Clinical Training Programs
Each semester, we invite students from various academic programs across the country to join the CAPS Training Program and CAPS Doctoral Internship Program (CDIP). Our trainees work alongside CAPS staff, providing individual and group therapy, workshops, outreach, and more.
Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Programs
Students are at the heart of what we do and a big part of changing the conversation around mental health on campus. Our peer-to-peer programs are driven by students who are passionate about mental health. They provide educational and supportive resources, mental health trainings, and outreach at the individual and community levels.