Overview of Health and Well-Being Services
UC Davis has many resources available to international students and scholars for addressing health, mental health and well-being. SISS encourages you to reach out to these services and programs to find help.
- Find services for undergraduate students
- Find services for graduate students
- Find services for scholars
- Find services available to all
For International Undergraduate Students
Medical Care and Mental Health Services
Student Health Campus Resources
UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) provides a wide variety of medical, mental health, and wellness services (massage therapy, physical therapy, tobacco cessation, etc.) to all registered UC Davis students, regardless of insurance coverage. Most routine medical and mental health services are provided through scheduled appointments; urgent care is available without appointment during normal hours of operation. Contact SHCS at (530) 752-2349 to make an appointment or to access Advice Nurses at any time.
- Contact Health 34 for non-emergency issues, support, and navigation to services. From anxiety and panic attacks to trouble with roommates and food or housing insecurity.
- Student Health and Counseling Services
- Feeling overwhelmed and needing guidance
- In-state virtual health appointments
- Out-of-state virtual health appointments
- Sexual harassment and violence survivors, including intimate partner violence, stalking and sexual assault
- Virtual counseling through Student Health and Counseling Services
- Nutrition and diet advice
- UC Davis Health Equity Fund can reimburse significant physical or mental healthcare expenses
Managing Feelings of Isolation and How to Find Community
Support Available for Survivors of Harassment or Assault
UC Davis offers several different confidential resources for victims of sexual violence, like Center for Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE), the Women’s Resource and Research Center (WRRC), and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA) Resources Center.
Some resources on campus are confidential and others are non-confidential (reporting) resources. If you are not sure if you want your situation known beyond the service you are confiding in, contact CARE or another campus confidential resource for advice and support.
Dealing with Academic Stress
- Undergraduate academic advising
- Student Disability Center
- Improve academic skills and strategies
- UC Davis Language Center
- Health 34
Access to Food and Additional Funds
Help to Prepare to Navigate the Job Market
- Internship and Career Center
- Creating a resume/CV and other materials
- Virtual career counseling
- Virtual career fairs
Nutrition and Diet Advice
For International Graduate Students
Graduate Studies compiled a list of services for graduate students focused on wellness and well-being:
Managing feelings of isolation and how to find community:
- The Healing Through Connections process-oriented group is open to all graduate students. Call 530-752-0871 for an initial consultation
- Email to learn about Postdoctoral Scholar Support Group
- Virtual Community Dinners
- UC Davis Graduate Student Association
- Health 34
- Finding Your Global Community
Dealing with work or academic stress:
- TA Wellbeing Progam
- Email to learn about Thesis/Dissertation Writing Support Group
- Student Disability Center
- Health 34
Support juggling caregiving with studying, researching, and working:
Access to food, additional funds, and health resources:
- Basic Needs Grant
- In-state virtual health appointments
- Out-of-state virtual health appointments
- Virtual counseling through Student Health and Counseling Services
- Sexual harassment and violence survivors, including intimate partner violence, stalking and sexual assault
- UC Davis Health Equity Fund can reimburse significant physical or mental healthcare expenses
Help to prepare to navigate the job market:
- Virtual career counseling
- Email to learn about graduate student and postdoc job search support groups
- Virtual career fairs
- GradPathways Institute for Professional Development
For International Scholars
Your medical provider can help you find services for your health needs, including diet and nutrition, and in many cases, mental health needs. UC Davis also offers resources that we encourage to you pursue to help address stress. Please consider these services:
- Academic and Staff Assistance Program offers confidential, cost-free counseling services to all UC Davis and UC Davis Health faculty, staff, and their immediate families
- Ombuds can help handle cultural misunderstandings, interpersonal difficulties, and health and safety concerns
- Sexual harassment and violence survivors, including intimate partner violence, stalking and sexual assault
- Contact Health 34 for non-emergency issues, support, and navigation to services. From anxiety and panic attacks to a fall off your bike and food or housing insecurity.
For All: Services for the Entire Campus Community
Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Harassment or Assault
CARE
Center for Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE) provides confidential advocacy, support, and healing services to survivors of sexual harassment and all forms of sexual violence, including sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking. These offices are not required to report incidents of sexual violence or harassment to the university.
Learn more about support for survivors
Title IX
The UC Davis Title IX (“title nine”) office investigates reports of discrimination based on sex, gender expression, gender identity, and pregnancy; sexual violence, including sexual assault, dating or domestic violence and stalking; and sexual harassment. Title IX is not a confidential resource, so be aware of that before you engage them.
Police
When a crime has occurred, police investigate and can make an arrest based on evidence. If you are or someone you know is the victim of a crime, including sexual violence, sexual assault, intimate partner violence or stalking, you can report it to the police. If the crime took place on a UC Davis campus, report it to the UC Davis Police Department. If the crime took place in Davis or Sacramento, report it to the city police.
Contact information for emergencies and non-emergencies, including police, is listed in the sidebar on this page.
About law enforcement in the community
Feeling Homesick
Managing Your Feelings
Adjusting to life at UC Davis can be difficult for some, especially if you are a world away from family and friends. You may experience homesickness during the first few months, but that’s very normal. In fact, many international students and scholars will feel homesick. Student Health and Counseling Services has a webpage with advice on handling homesickness that applies to students and scholars.
A Safe Space To Talk
The Ombuds Office helps the UC Davis community solve problems that range from overcoming simple, practical difficulties to handling sensitive, complex issues, including cultural misunderstandings, interpersonal difficulties and health and safety concerns.
Non-Emergency Assistance
Health 34
Health 34 is a team of healthcare educators and providers who deliver free, non-emergency support and service navigation for mental health and basic medical care to every segment of the UC Davis campus. Comprised of UC Davis Fire Department staff, this team provides prompt responses to non-emergencies, basic medical support, crisis prevention, recovery assistance, mental health support, and connections
to on/off-campus services. Addressing issues such as panic attacks, injuries, and housing concerns, the team assesses situations and coordinates care, ensuring a comprehensive approach to well-being for students, staff, faculty, visitors, and the community. Call (530) 754-3434 or visit the Health 34 website.
Health 34 is a shared campus resource available to anyone on campus, including students, scholars, vistors and more!