The Student Health and Counseling Centers’ mental health staff includes Licensed Professional Counselors and Advanced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners to assist students with mental health needs. Our mental health providers provide crisis prevention, brief therapy, and offer workshops to help students succeed in their academics.

Individual Counseling

The UAA Student Health and Counseling Center provides the following mental health services:

• Counseling 
• Health education
• Medications
• Outreach screenings

Togetherall Overview: Online Community

New online resource for student in 2023. Chat anonymously with peers around the country about mental health-related issues:

Preventing Suicide Group - Fall 2024

On-campus Counseling and Support

• Health and Counseling Center

  The Student Health and Counseling Center’s professional mental health counselors are dedicated to helping UAA students. To schedule an appointment call 907-786-4040.

• Psychological Services

  UAA Psychological Services includes clinicians who are graduate, master, and doctoral students supervised by licensed psychologists.

  For confidential counseling services call 907-786-1795.

• Care Team

  The UAA Care Team's purpose is to promote a safe and productive learning, living, and working environment by addressing the needs of students through coordination and assessment of information and developing a supportive plan.  

  Care Team Goals include:

  • Balancing individual with community safety
  • Creating a campus culture of accountability
  • Proactively linking students to UAA and community supports
• University Police

  The University of Alaska Anchorage Police Department consists of a group of professionals working together to provide a safe environment for the UAA community through the confident application of education, rule enforcement and creative thinking. File an anonymous report through silent witness on the UAA Police website.

• Alcohol, Drug and Wellness Education

  If you are questioning your substance use and could use more support, meet one-on-one with a staff member to learn strategies for being safer, ways to cut back, and what additional resources are available. To schedule an appointment call 907-786-1511.

• For Employees

  Employees in need of counseling, please review Employee Benefits Support or call ComPsych at 1-888-969-0155.

Off-campus Counseling and Support

• Providence Psychiatric Emergency Department

  Psychiatric Emergency Department can be contacted at 907-212-2800.

  Crisis care is available through the emergency department or through the Crisis Line at 907-563-3200.

• Southcentral Foundation Fireweed Clinic

  Southcentral Foundation offers Behavioral Health Services for Alaska Native and American Indian people ages 18 and older at the Anchorage Native Primary Care Center and for adults, children and adolescents at the Fireweed Clinic.

  Behavioral Health Services include:

  • Crisis Intervention
  • Case Management (Clinic Based and Community)
  • Psychiatric Evaluation
  • Medication Management
  • Psychotherapy (Immediate Access, Group, Family, Couples, Limited Individual)
  • Psychoeducational Learning Circles

  There are a number of groups and specialized programs available. Please call 907-729-2500 for current group days and times.

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Life Line

  988 Suicide and Crisis Life Line will accept calls, texts or chat and be connected with live trained counselors.  Nationwide dial 988

• Alaska Careline: Suicide Prevention and Someone to Talk to Line

  Careline is free and confidential. They treat callers with respect and listen without judgment. Please call 1-877-266-4357 or text ‘4help’ to 839863 if:

  • you are in crisis
  • you are a survivor (of an attempt, or if you lost someone to suicide)
  • you are grieving
  • you are concerned about someone
  • you are feeling down and need someone to talk to
• Gay and Lesbian Help-line

  To contact the help line call 907-258-4777 or visit Identity for more information on Advancing Alaska’s LGBT Community.

• State Child Abuse, Office of Children’s Services

  To report child abuse call 1-800-478-4444 or visit the Office of Children’s Services for more information.

• Abused Women's Aid in Crisis

  A critical service AWAIC provides to the community is a 24-hour crisis and support line at 907-272-0100. The crisis line is available for people who would like to talk about their situation and for family and friends hoping to find a more effective way to support their loved ones.

  AWAIC maintains a shelter where victims of domestic violence and their children may seek help any time they are in danger. Domestic violence victims may stay up to one month while they make decisions about what they will do next.

• Standing Together Against Rape

  STAR Advocates respond 24/7 to reports of sexual assault in addition to providing other supportive measures. Working with an Advocate can help give you space to know your options and understand your rights. 

  STAR provides a 27/7 crisis hotline at 907-276-7273 or 800-478-8999 where the following are examples of things you can discuss:

  • Crisis intervention and support
  • Answers to your questions about recovering from sexual assault
  • Information about medical issues
  • Explanations of the criminal justice system, and what to expect when you report the crime
  • Referrals to resources in your area
  • Information for family and friends of victims