Bias Incident Reporting Tool – This Bias Incident Reporting Tool is for NON-EMERGENCY incidents. If your immediate safety is at risk, you are witnessing violence or perceive imminent harm to yourself or others, please immediately dial 911. If your experience includes sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, and/or relationship violence, please contact UW SafeCampus at 206-685-7233.
City of Seattle Resources – An extensive list of resources including links to culture specific agencies, domestic violence/violence against women resources, and more.
College of Arts and Sciences Student, Faculty, and Staff Support Resources – This collection of resources represents campus-wide information and support services for students, faculty, and staff during times of stress and unrest.
Counseling Center – The UW Counseling Center is a mental health resource where currently enrolled students can receive assistance with adjustment issues, depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, and a variety of other challenges.
The Dolores Eyler Fund – The Eyler Fund supports Communication undergraduate and graduate students who encounter significant expenses due to unexpected and difficult circumstances.
Emergency Aid – Emergency Aid funding assists UW students by providing financial support when unexpected and unavoidable experiences arise. These can include accidents, illness, fire/water damage or a need for emergency housing and food. If you are experiencing an emergency situation and you are in need of assistance please contact the Financial Aid Office on your campus by emailing osfa@uw.edu.
Health & Wellness Resources Handout
Husky Career Closet – The Husky Career Closet provides free, gently used workplace attire for students in need of clothing for an interview, internship, or job.
Let’s Talk – Let’s Talk is a program that connects UW students both virtually and in person with support from experienced mental health counselors from the Counseling Center without an appointment. Let’s Talk offers informal consultation.
Mental Health Resources – Students can take advantage of on-demand mental health counseling with Husky HelpLine or get coaching from an experienced, specially-trained peer. There are also specific on-campus resources for everything from academic assistance to physical health to financial support.
SafeCampus – SafeCampus is the University of Washington’s violence-prevention and response Program. This office supports students, staff, faculty and community members in preventing violence.
Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center – The Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center of the University of Washington is part of The Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity. The Kelly ECC has a wealth of resources and opportunities available to students including student advising, organizational development, personal growth, and referrals to different departments and programs.
Student Technology Loan Program (STLP) – The Student Technology Loan Program (STLP) is a free, student-led program that supports the academic technology needs of UW Seattle students by eliminating barriers to technology access.
UW Food Pantry – Students, staff, and faculty who are experiencing short-term food insecurity can visit the UW Food Pantry. The UW Food Pantry ensures Huskies don’t have to choose between healthy food and other pressing priorities and allows them to focus on their responsibilities as Huskies.
There are many resources available in the community beyond what the UW provides. Below is a (short) list of some of them:
Melanin and Mental Health – Melanin and Mental Health connects individuals with culturally competent clinicians committed to serving the mental health needs of Black & Latinx/Hispanic communities.
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network – Advances healing justice by transforming mental health for queer and trans Black, Indigenous and People of Color (QTBIPOC).
Black Mental Health Alliance (BMHA) – BMHA educates the community about healing practices and culturally-relevant approaches to contemporary challenges.
Detox Local – An extensive list of mental health and substance use resources specifically for the AAPI (American Asian and Pacific Islander) community.
The Emily Program – Founded in 1993, The Emily Program is nationally recognized for their compassionate and personalized approach to eating disorder awareness, treatment, and lifetime recovery.
Live Another Day – Extensive information on mental health and substance use resources for people of color. Their mission is equal access to life-saving resources. They have guides for black, Latinx, Asian, and native people.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) – NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
Call the NAMI Helpline at 800-950-NAMI
Or in a crisis, text “NAMI” to 741741
Trauma Response and Crisis Care (TRACC) – TRACC is project responding to trauma in social movements: providing community care, triage trauma and crisis response on the frontlines, & healer training and education to support activists and social movements.