Immediate Care | Student Health and Wellness

I need to talk to someone now:

SHaW offers, BeWell@UConn for free and confidential mental health support 24/7/365 by calling (833) 308-3040.

Examples of a mental health crises include: thoughts or plans to hurt yourself or someone else, engaging in life-threatening behaviors, and/or recent assault or trauma.

State and National Resources:

Crisis Text Line – Text HOME to 741741

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 988

Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence – 1-888-999-5545

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) – 1-800-656-4673

National Domestic Violence Hotline – 1-800-799-7233

The sexual assault response team (SART) was created in response to the student-identified need for a streamlined process through which students could access services for victims of sexual assault. The nurse practitioners on this team are an integral part of the University of Connecticut community response team. UConn is the first university in Connecticut to have nurses available 24 hours a day throughout the fall and spring semesters to respond to victims of sexual assault. These dedicated healthcare professionals demonstrate the University’s commitment to helping students at a very vulnerable time in their lives.

If a victim-survivor calls or comes to Student Health and Wellness, a response team member can:

Arrange for a sexual assault crisis counselor to meet with victim-survivor to help review options as well as provide crisis counseling.
Arrange for a free sexual assault forensics exam (SAFE) in the familiar environment of Student Health and Wellness, should the victim-survivor opt for evidence collection within 120 hours of the assault.
Assist with arranging transportation to the hospital emergency department if additional immediate care is required.
Arrange for a free examination at Student Health and Wellness if the victim-survivor does not wish evidence collection or if it has been more than 120 hours since the assault. The victim-survivor can also receive free STD testing, free antibiotic medications to prevent STD’s and emergency contraception as well as referral to other campus resources that may be of benefit.

*THESE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE WITHOUT ANY OBLIGATION TO PRESS CHARGES.*

If you have any questions or are unsure of what to do, please contact the 24-hour advice nurse by calling (860) 486-4700.

Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services
1-888-999-5545 (statewide hotline)