Health and Wellness

Contact:

Harvard Square Clinic

Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center
75 Mt. Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617)49505711

Medical Area Clinic

Vanderbilt Hall
275 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(617)432-1370

Harvard University Health Service’s (HUHS) Wellbeing Framework

• Our wellbeing is dynamic and ever changing. During different times of our lives some aspects of our wellbeing will take priority, while others may be less significant. This is OK and normal.
• All aspects of our health and wellness are interconnected. Each dimension of wellbeing affects the others and vice versa.
• It is important to take time to check in with ourselves to notice if we are spending time on the areas of wellbeing that are important to us.
• Developing each dimension is about practice, not perfection. We seek to strengthen our overall wellbeing and try to let go of the idea of perfection.
• The image above is based on the stained glass rose window outside of Memorial Hall. We love this image because wellbeing is just like stained glass. Depending on the type of light hitting the stained glass, it will change. It is always dynamic, just like us all.

Counseling and Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is a counseling and mental health support service that seeks to work collaboratively with students and the University to support individuals who are experiencing any measure of distress in their lives. This may include bereavement, adjustment difficulties, depression, anxiety, stress, concerns interfering with work or relationships, sexual concerns, or high-risk behaviors around food, alcohol, or other substances. Treatment options include individual counseling, medication management, group therapy, peer counseling, and workshops. All visits are confidential. Mental health records are held separately from the rest of the medical records, except for information on medications. Counseling and mental health services are also offered at satellite health clinics on the Harvard Law School and Longwood Medical Area campuses.

TimelyCare is a virtual health and wellbeing platform for Harvard Students to find providers who can offer support for a wide range of common concerns, including scheduled counseling, psychiatry, and self-care content. For more information you can go to this website or download the app to access care.

• The CAMHS Cares line 617-495-2042 is a 24/7 support line for Harvard students who have mental health concerns, whether they are in immediate distress or not, on-campus or elsewhere.
• At all times, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, students can follow the prompts to speak directly with a CAMHS Cares Counselor about an urgent concern or if they just need to talk to someone about a difficult challenge or mental health issue.
• Have a routine administrative question? During CAMHS business hours, call 617-495-2042 and press 1 (one) to speak directly with a CAMHS administrative assistant to make, change, or cancel a routine appointment, request a refill, or request an in-person urgent care appointment for that day.

Center for Wellness and Health Promotion

75 Mt. Auburn Street, 2nd Floor

The Center for Wellness and Health Promotion (CWHP) works to cultivate a happy, healthy, and engaged Harvard community through education and the promotion of holistic health and wellbeing. Students can participate in a wide range of offerings, including workshops that highlight activities to enhance wellbeing, such as massage and acupuncture services, yoga, meditation, Pilates, and other group classes.

We offer:

• Massage and acupuncture appointments at discounted rates for Harvard students
• Movement based classes, including yoga inspired, tai-chi, pilates, etc.
• Mindfulness and meditation classes
• Workshops and presentations on topics including sleep, sexual health, holistic wellbeing, alcohol and other substance use, and more

Check out our website for more information about all of our services and workshops: wellness.huhs.harvard.edu

Sexual Harassment/Assault Resources Education (SHARE) Counselors provide a range of confidential and privileged services to support individual and community healing from harm, as well as prevention education initiatives designed for Harvard students, faculty, staff, and post-doctoral students. Examples of confidential services provided by SHARE Counselors include:

• Trauma-informed counseling
• Education and support groups
• 24-hour crisis hotline (617) 495-9100
• Community referrals
• Advocacy
  • Support in deciding whether or how to connect with a Title IX Resource Coordinator about things such as making a disclosure and seeking supportive measures.
  • Information regarding the University’s formal complaint processes.
  • Information regarding legal processes, such as how to file a police report or apply for a restraining order.
  • Accompaniment to meetings, the hospital, court, police, etc.

Smith Campus Center, Suite 624
1350 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 496-5636
Crisis Hotline: (617) 495-9100

Students can talk informally and off the record with the impartial Ombuds in order to clarify their issues, identify their goals and consider a range of options to address their concerns (ex: work/learning environment and performance, fear of retaliation, professional authorship, sexual harassment and discrimination).

Melissa Brodrick, Ombudsperson
617 432-4040
164 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
For more information visit here.