Health Promotion Department

Students seeking mental health or wellness:
• After hour mental health crisis (24/7/365) please call 706- 542-2200. CAPS has an after-hours crisis line that funnels through UGA PD. Students may ask to speak with a CAPS clinician if they are feeling at risk to self.
• RSVP (24- hour) support continues to be available - 706-542-SAFE
• CAPS is available for phone consultations—please call 706-542-2273 (M-F 8am-5pm).
• Health Promotion will be offering limited Wellness Coaching via phone—please call 706-542-8690 to speak to someone (M-F 8am-5pm).
• Health Promotion - phone consultation services available: 706-542-8690 (M-F 8am-5pm)

Our Mission: To advance the well-being of University of Georgia students and other members of our community. We support student success and resilience by providing:

• Prevention, early intervention, advocacy and recovery support services.
• Research and programs that contribute to life-long health and well-being, knowledge and skills.

Phone: 706-542-8690
Hours:
Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm
Closed from 12 noon - 1 pm

Location:
The Health Promotion Department is located on the first floor of the University Health Center, at the corner of College Station and East Campus Road, on the University of Georgia campus.

The UHC Health Promotion Department is home to many student wellness, prevention, and support services including:

• The Fontaine Center provides prevention, early intervention and recovery support services for alcohol & drug abuse and those impacted by interpersonal violence:
  • Collegiate Recovery Community
  • Relationship & Sexual Violence Prevention office offers free and confidential, 24-hour advocacy support to survivors of interpersonal violence: 706-542-SAFE (7233).

• Sexual Health education and the Condom Express program
• Nutrition counseling and education, and the Nutrition Kitchen, where students can learn how to prepare delicious and healthy gourmet meals on a student budget
• Wellness and prevention programming including such topics as: healthy relationships, suicide prevention, stress, sleep, wellness coaching, alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, and interpersonal violence prevention
• Make a difference and join a peer student group!
• Internship opportunities

Requesting a Program

Request a presentation or program for your classroom, student organization, residence hall or any other UGA organization.

Campus-wide Health Promotion Activities

Campus-wide special events are planned through out the year on a variety of relevant health issues. Look for announcements about these exciting programs: UHC Upcoming Events