Health and Wellness Support

Our student's health and wellness is our top priority. Learn more about the ways to get support.

Meet the Exploratory Studies Health and Wellness Team

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The PES Health and Wellness team is a dedicated team of liaisons from Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS), Health Promotion (HP) and the Office of Victim Assistance (OVA) who help PES students get connected with health and wellness services on campus.

Colleen Ehrnstrom, Ph.D. (CAPS)听

Jennie Bernstein (HP)听

Office of Victim Assistance听(OVA)听

Health and Wellness Programs

Health and Wellness Services departments offer a variety of programs and trainings throughout the year. Be sure to check them out!
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Wellness Programs

Health Promotion offers weekly programs and trainings where you can learn more about health and wellness topics.

Upcoming programs

WellCU

The WellCU series offers concrete skills and information about topics that are highly relevant to student health and well-being. Students can attend any individual session; those attending all five will receive a non-degree certificate.

WellCU trainings

Mental Health First Aid

This training helps a person with no clinical training assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis. Mental Health First Aiders learn a 5-step strategy to assess and support someone in crisis.

Mental Health First Aid trainings

Peer Wellness Coaching

Peer Wellness Coaching is a free service designed for students interested in building their capacity for health and success.

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Connect with Counseling & Psychiatric Services

Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) offers confidential, on-campus mental health and psychiatric services for a variety of concerns such as academics, anxiety, body image, depression, relationships, substance use and more.
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Crisis services

If you need same-day crisis or urgent support please call 303-492-2277 for 24/7 support.

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Same day appointments

Drop-in screenings are available in person at CAPS in the Center for Community (C4C), Suite N352.

Same-day screenings are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Students are recommended to show up to the CAPS office by 8:30 a.m. that morning. Appointments are prioritized for PES students on Wednesdays 1-3 p.m.

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CAPS Services

CAPS offers a range of mental health services tailored to fit the needs of 麻豆原创 students. Take advantage of offerings like WellTrack, group therapy, psychiatry, Academic Live Care, Let鈥檚 Talk, workshops, short-term individual therapy and more.

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PES individual appointments

If you want to schedule with Dr. Ehrnstrom, you can call CAPS at (303) 492-2277 or send a message directly to her .听

Dr. Ehrnstrom鈥檚 office is located at the C4C N352 (in the CAPS office). She works on campus on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and remotely on Thursdays and Fridays.

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WellTrack

WellTrack is a free app that is available to all 麻豆原创 students. It is designed to help you understand your mental health and provide you with the help that you need right now.

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Office of Victim Assistance

The Office of Victim Assistance (OVA) works towards a safer, more socially just and supportive campus community by providing culturally relevant trauma response and prevention services. OVA's services are free and confidential and include providing information, support, short-term trauma-focused counseling and advocacy. Advocacy can include academic advocacy and corresponding with professors and other academic officials on a survivor's behalf.

Additionally, OVA can provide additional presentations upon request such as: Supporting Survivors, Vicarious Trauma, or Love Shouldn鈥檛 Hurt. If you are interested in OVA鈥檚 services please view OVA鈥檚 list of presentations and complete a 鈥減resentation request form鈥 at the link provided.

How to connect with OVA:

  • Call (303) 492-8855 anytime (will be answered by an OVA representative during business hours or an answering service if outside of normal hours)
  • Email assist@colorado.edu (checked throughout each business day)
  • Visit walk-in hours on Mondays and Thursdays 11am-3pm in C4C room N450 - no appointment needed