Wellness Resources

UChicago Student Wellness believes that good health is essential for academic success. At the University of Chicago, students have access to coordinated and comprehensive medical care, counseling, psychiatry, and health promotion services targeted at building and maintaining overall well-being.

Maintaining your mental health and well-being is an important aspect of being a successful UChicago student. Students commonly experience stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, difficulty sleeping, and issues with concentration, and UChicago Student Wellness helps students address these and other mental health concerns, including responses to stress and traumatic experiences. Through therapy, you can establish a collaborative, confidential relationship with a therapist who can help you learn coping strategies and work through your concerns.

The Academic Skills and Assessment Program (ASAP) is designed to help students improve their academic performance by addressing a number of concerns that can interfere with effective learning.

Once a quarter, therapy dogs come to campus, offering students an opportunity to socialize, lower anxiety, reduce loneliness, and have a healthy outlet for positive touch. Similar programs have been shown to improve mental and emotional health, as well as overall quality of life.

During winter months, shorter days, colder weather, and reduced hours of sunlight can leave anyone feeling melancholy, irritable, or tired. To combat these feelings—often referred to as the winter blues—studies have found that increasing light exposure is associated with higher levels of the hormone serotonin. Use the Sunny Spots map to get some vitamin D on campus.

The University’s Refresh Sleep program aims to provide College and graduate students with the skills and strategies to achieve more restful nights.

Join UChicago Student Wellness for Wellapalooza, a bi-annual wellness event on the Main Quad! Relax, rejuvenate, and connect with others as we wrap up the academic year.