Crisis & Emergency Services

Urgent Care Hours: 8:00am-4:00pm

CAPS provides urgent care services for students who are in crisis and require same-day treatment. Students who walk-in and request urgent services will be asked to complete necessary online forms.
While most students with urgent/same-day appointments will be seen shortly after completing check-in and forms, if there are many students in crisis, the urgent care counselor will prioritize which students will be seen based on the severity of concerns.
Concerns related to safety to self and/or others will take priority.
Urgent care services are located at our Central Office, Galbraith Hall 190 (next to the Revelle Plaza Fountain). For a list of our other, non-urgent care locations across campus, please go to our Locations page for detailed information.

Central Office / Urgent Care:: Galbraith Hall 190, (858) 534-3755, Building 141 on Campus Map
Open:: Monday-Friday (office closed on official University holidays)
Urgent Care Hours:: 8:00am-4:00pm, Monday-Friday

During normal business hours, students can call our Central Office to speak and/or meet with the urgent care counselor.
For students in crisis outside business hours, counselors are available and can be reached by calling our Central Office number at 858-534-3755, and selecting Option 2 from the voice menu.
The following are crisis numbers available to UCSD students:

Central Office / Urgent Care:: Galbraith Hall 190, (858) 534-3755, Select Option #2 when prompted
Suicide Prevention Hotline:: 800-273-TALK (8255)

UCSD Thornton Hospital:: 9300 Campus Point Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, 858-657-7000
UCSD Hillcrest Hospital:: 200 W. Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103, 619-543-6222

If you are concerned about a student (friend, daughter/son, etc.), please contact our Central Office at 858-534-3755, and ask to speak with the Urgent Care counselor for consultation.
If you wish to escort the student to CAPS for immediate assistance during Urgent Care Hours (8:00am-4:00pm), please come to our Central Office, located at Galbraith Hall 190, Building 141 on the Campus Map.
For life-threatening emergencies, please call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Room. The local emergency rooms near campus include:

UCSD Thornton Hospital:: 9300 Campus Point Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, 858-657-7000
UCSD Hillcrest Hospital:: 200 W. Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103, 619-543-6222

In keeping with ethical standards of the mental health profession and the law, all services provided by the staff of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) are kept confidential.
If you are calling for consultation regarding a student, CAPS cannot provide information if the student is being seen (or has been seen) at CAPS without a signed Release of Information Form (ROI) from the student.
The Release of Information Form can be downloaded from our Download Center.

CAPS offers assistance to students, faculty, and staff in response to any critical incident or disaster that may impact the psychological well-being of the UCSD community.
If your college, department, or residence needs immediate assistance in response to a critical incident, please contact our Central Office at 858-534-3755.
If the emergency is outside business hours, please call 858-534-3755 and select Option #2 from the voice menu. You will be able to speak with a counselor.

PHONE / APPOINTMENTS:
858-534-3755
FAX: 858-534-2628
CENTRAL OFFICE & URGENT CARE:
Galbraith Hall 190 (Revelle College)
HOURS:
Monday-Friday (excluding holidays)
Business Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm
Urgent Care Hours: 8:00am-4:00pm
MAILING ADDRESS:
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
9500 Gilman Drive, 0304
La Jolla, CA 92093-0304