Behavioral Health Services
The Behavioral Health Service provides confidential services for registered UMD students including medication evaluation and management, crisis intervention, and psychotherapy. We can also consult with the broader UMD campus community as needed.
Our team is staffed with licensed clinicians, including psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and psychotherapists who are available to assist with a variety of mental health conditions.
SUICIDAL THOUGHTS? IF THIS IS AN EMERGENCY PLEASE DIAL 911/988 OR PROCEED TO THE NEAREST EMERGENCY ROOM
The Mental Health Service offers brief, initial visits for students with urgent concerns that are aimed at assessing and stabilizing students. Follow-up appointments for treatment or other recommendations may be made. Examples of urgent concerns include but are not limited to:
- Panic attacks
- Can't function
- Acute stressor
- Concerned about a friend or student at risk
Please call (301) 314-8106 to schedule a Behavioral Health appointment. You may also use the MyUHC patient portal below to send a secure message to your provider.
Please complete and submit the UMD Behavioral Health Services Informed Consent for Teletherapy/Telehealth form
Confidentiality & Privacy of Records
The University Health Center keeps medical records in compliance with professional, legal, and ethical guidelines. No one will access records except authorized staff unless the patient provides written permission by completing the Behavioral Health Patient Authorization Release of Information Form.
Mental Health Service records will not become a part of the patient's academic file and even the fact that the patient has come to the Mental Health Service will not be disclosed without the patient's permission.
If you are concerned about the mental health of a University of Maryland, College Park student, please contact us. Please note that because of confidentiality, we cannot release any information about students in our care, however we can provide general guidance and listen to any information or concerns you wish to share with us.
Exceptions to confidentiality include: imminent danger to self or others, patient records subpoenaed by a court, or in accordance with Maryland state laws regarding child abuse.
Effective mental health treatment requires an atmosphere of trust. Please raise any questions about our confidentiality policy with your clinician.