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Graduate Student Wellness
UNLV Resources for Physical, Mental, and Emotional Well-being
Resources for Financial Well-being
Graduate Student Wellness
Graduate student health and well-being have garnered increasing attention and UNLV is dedicated to supporting the whole graduate student. This means a commitment to provide services and support that encourage physical, emotional, mental, and financial well-being.
UNLV Resources for Physical, Mental, and Emotional Well-being
UNLV offers various campus resources including new programming and has tapped into the latest trends in health and wellness to help students address their overall wellness. Resources include:
- CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services): Students who self-identify in crisis can be seen the same day at UNLV CAPS. A wait of about two weeks applies to non-crisis situations. Clinicians are trained to help students work through problems commonly experienced by college students of all ages and backgrounds.
- Effective July 16, 2022, Nevada has a mental health crisis line, as part of a national campaign. Call or text ‘988’ for free confidential mental health support.
- Community Garden: Grow your own vegetables at the UNLV Campus Community Garden: The garden has 41 plots, each of which has a raised 3’ x 8’ bed. Show your green thumb and reap the benefits. Each plot requires an annual $50 payment.
- Conflict Resolution Support: The Office of Student Conduct can help you resolve conflicts through peer mediation. This is a voluntary, self-empowering process in which an impartial or neutral third party helps participants discuss, negotiate, and reach a mutually acceptable settlement to their disagreement.
- Dental Clinic: The dental practice located within the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on the UNLV Maryland Parkway campus, room 1395, provides oral health care to students, staff, faculty, their families, and the public. Available services include x-rays, cleanings, fillings, crowns, extractions, dentures, and root canals. UNLV health insurance plans, and many others, are accepted.
- Faculty and Staff Treatment Center (FAST): Healthcare services to faculty, staff, and their dependents (ages five and older).
- Food Pantry: The UNLV Cares Food Pantry is open year-round to provide groceries for UNLV students and employees who are experiencing economic hardship. The use of the pantry is completely anonymous.
- The CARE Center: Provides free and confidential support services to members of the UNLV community who have been impacted by sexual assault, relationship abuse family violence and/or stalking. The Center also hosts The CARELine, which is a confidential, 24-hour hotline connecting a student with a trained peer advocate: 702-895-0602.
- Student Health Center: There are multiple aspects of wellness to consider, including physical, emotional, spiritual, social, occupational, environmental, and intellectual health. When one area is out of balance, it usually affects the other aspects of your life. The Student Health Center also offers vaccinations and treatment for minor illness and injuries. *Available to students who have paid the Student Health Fee*
- Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC): Helps promote healthy lifestyles through diverse opportunities and experiences that stimulates personal growth and a connection to UNLV. Programs and services offered at the SRWC are listed on their website. The services are available to SRWC members and UNLV students who are registered for at least 4 or more credits during the current semester. The Center for Individual, Couple & Family Counseling: Provides quality, low-cost therapy to residents of the Las Vegas community.
- Student Support Spot: Offers free nonperishable food packages, toiletry items, and in-person guidance to students facing basic needs challenges such as housing, food, and transportation insecurity, and needs related to mental health, child care, and digital access.
- The Healthy Rebels: Are peer educators and student leaders who are creating a healthier, welcoming campus community through evidence-based events, programs, and workshops. The Healthy Rebels are fellow students who are nationally certified in peer education and can provide resource referrals.
- The Pharmacy: Fill your prescriptions with the added convenience of staying on campus.
- The PRACTICE: Provides affordable counseling services. They are committed to providing affordable, evidence-based mental health care to our clients and the highest quality training to students.
- The Rebel Wellness Zone: Offers engaging, student-centered wellness education and support resources to the UNLV community. Programs and services include:
- Peer-facilitated presentations on health, relationships, stress management, alcohol and substance abuse, financial literacy, and more.
- Health and wellness education programs, services, and information.
- State-of-the-art Relaxation Room with massage chairs.
- Fitness assessments.
- Personal trainers for hire.
- Nutrition and lifestyle consultations with our registered dietitian.
- UNLV Support Team: Works to connect students experiencing housing, food, or financial insecurity with resources they may find helpful. UNLV is committed to the health and safety of all members of UNLV’s community. To safeguard our community, the UNLV Support Team has developed a comprehensive reporting system to share appropriate information so students can receive or stay connected to the academic support and student wellness services they need. This reporting system is one element of a safe and supportive campus community. This referral form is for the use of all members of the UNLV community, including students, faculty, and staff. We encourage the friends and family members of students in distress to utilize this form as well, to share any pertinent information in support of our students. If you have any questions related to completing a UNLV Support Team Referral, please call (702) 895-1404. To submit a support request, click here. For immediate concerns (e.g., suicide), call the police at 911 or campus police at 702-895-3669 in addition to referring students to the National Suicide Prevention Hotline (800-273-8255) or Trevor LifeLine (1-866-488-7386)..
- The Office of Student Conduct: Can help you resolve conflicts through peer mediation. This is a voluntary, self-empowering process in which an impartial or neutral third party helps participants discuss, negotiate, and reach a mutually acceptable settlement to their disagreement.
- UNLV Crisis/Emergency Services: For immediate concerns (e.g., suicide), call the police at 911. They also offer students in need of services for crisis counseling, stalking, sexual assault and rape, domestic violence, health services, and voluntary health withdrawal. The Crisis Text Line is the free, 24/7, confidential, text message service for people in crisis. Text HOME to 741741 for crisis support in the United States.
- Wellness Promotion: Offers students leadership and advocacy opportunities to empower students as change agents in mental health. Get involved with the UNLV Thrives Student Advisory Committee, relax in free massage chairs, and connect at events, workshops, and more.
- Wellness Workshops: The Grad Academy provides relevant workshops (e.g., work/life balance, imposter syndrome). Mind and body wellness is one of the core pillars of The Grad Academy.
- YOU@UNLV: Find tips and tools for everything from your mental and physical health, to friendships and finding balance. It’s all here and 100% free and confidential.
Resources for Financial Well-being
Understanding your financial situation and preparing for the future is essential for success. UNLV and its partners offer several resources to help students with their financial well-being including providing information on debt, borrowing and spending, and money management.
- Council of Graduate Schools: They have compiled helpful resources and tools for managing personal finances and making informed decisions about saving, spending, and borrowing.
- GradSense: The Council of Graduate Schools developed GradSense to help graduate students better understand a variety of issues related to borrowing and spending, potential future earnings, and money management.
- Graduate College Financial Services: Offers several funding opportunities including GAships, scholarships, fellowships, and awards.
- Employee Assistance Program: WorkLifeMatters – Your Confidential Employee Assistance Program, Helping find a balance between work and home life. Toll free number: 1-800-386-7055. As a UNLV Resident/Fellow, you are entitled to:
- Unlimited free telephonic consultations with an EAP counselor available 24/7
- Referrals to local counselors
- Three free counseling sessions free of charge
- A state-of-the-art website featuring over 3,400 articles on topics like wellness, training courses, and a legal and financial center
- UNLV’s Office of Academic Affairs: Offers financial well-being workshops throughout the year.
- UNLV’s Financial Aid & Scholarships Office: Supports higher-education access and persistence by providing financial aid to eligible students.
- UNLV Financial Aid Emergency Loans: The purpose of a UNLV emergency loan is to provide enrolled students limited, short-term financial assistance. Emergency loan proceeds must be used for educational-related expenses such as housing, utilities, day care, books, tuition, and transportation costs necessary to attend UNLV.
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA): Preparing your taxes can be an overwhelming and confusing task, but the virtual VITA program will change that for qualifying UNLV community members and their families. VITA is certified by the IRS and offers free tax preparation services.
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