Resources for Parents

Welcome Parents!

Welcome parents! This section will provide information and resources for parents, friends, and family of UCSD students to increase their understanding of common psychological issues that may be experienced by you and your daughter/son.  For parents of students in their first year at UCSD, you can download a handout on ways to help you and your student's transition to college by clicking here!

The Help Your Daughter/Son page provides details on many questions that you may have regarding your daughter/son's well-being while at UCSD. We also have a link to a handbook we provide the UCSD community on how to Assist an Emotionally Distressed Student. Finally, this section provides helpful campus links and self-help resources.

Counseling and Psychological Services focuses on assisting students with the typical developmental problems of undergraduate and graduate students that respond to short-term counseling. If a student requires long term care or has a chronic mental health condition, then CAPS will help the student find suitable care in the off- campus professional community. Funding is provided by the health insurance coverage that is required of every enrolled UCSD student.

 

Resources to help you and your daughter/son in dealing with tragic events:

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is here to help assist you and your student in managing and working through critical events and tragedies. The following links provide information on adressing responses to traumatic events, working through grief and loss, safety concerns for college students, and resiliency.

If you have of a student who is struggling with this or any other critical event, please refer him/her to CAPS to speak with one of our trained psychologists. To read more about our counseling services, click here. If you would like consultation about your student, please contact us at 858-534-3755 during business hours, 8:00am-4:30pm.


For Parents:

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