Student Health & Wellness Services
Rutgers SHP provides health services to students on its various campuses through Student Health Centers. All students who pay tuition directly to Rutgers SHP in full-time day programs located on the Newark and New Brunswick/Piscataway are required to pay the health service fee and may receive services from the campus health centers. Services may differ for students enrolled in joint programs.
Student Health
Rutgers Student Health offers services in primary, sexual health, and mental health care.
Free and confidential counseling service that helps students deal effectively with stressors and pressures related to school, as well as personal problems
Immunizations are mandated by New Jersey state law and university policy. Requirements are designed to protect your health and the health of others.
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Student Wellness
The Student Wellness Program (SWP) is a free and confidential counseling service which helps students deal effectively with stressors and pressures related to school, as well as personal problems that may affect their well-being, their home lives and/or their academic performance.
What services are offered?
- Crisis Intervention
- Free confidential, short term, focused individual, couples, and family counseling.
- Assessment and referral for specialized substance abuse treatment.
- Prevention oriented groups and workshops
Employee Assistance/Student Wellness Program (counseling, crisis intervention) Services Available 24/7
Uwill
Free immediate access to teletherapy through an easy-to-use online platform: Uwill Student Mental Health & Wellness
- Choose a therapist based on your preferences, including issue, gender, language, and ethnicity.
- Select a time that fits your schedule with day, night, and weekend availability.
- Access is quick and easy. Register and book your first session using your Rutgers email.
Uwill is Private. Secure. Confidential.
Wellness Resources
Uwill
Free immediate access to teletherapy through an easy-to-use online platform: Uwill Student Mental Health & Wellness
- Choose a therapist based on your preferences, including issue, gender, language, and ethnicity.
- Select a time that fits your schedule with day, night, and weekend availability.
- Access is quick and easy. Register and book your first session using your Rutgers email.
Uwill is Private. Secure. Confidential.
The Student Wellness office, Office of Student Affairs and the Enrollment Management Academic Success Center hope that all is going well during your time here at SHP.
Below you will find both recent Student Wellness Newsletters as well as Resiliency articles about how to build more resilience in your life as well as information regarding the various services that are available to you as an SHP student.
Read the articles below to learn more.
Wellness Center Locations
SWP staff are located at our three main campuses in Newark, Piscataway and Stratford/Camden.
Newark Campus
Rutgers-University Behavioral HealthCare
Employee Assistance/Student Wellness Program
183 South Orange Avenue, Newark
973-972-5429
New Brunswick/Piscataway Campuses
Rutgers-University Behavioral HealthCare
Employee Assistance/Student Wellness Program
242 Old New Brunswick Road, Piscataway
732-235-5933
EMERGENCIES after 5:00 p.m. & weekends – 1-800-327-3678 Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., evenings by appointment.
*If you want services and none of these times work for you please call the numbers above and make an appointment to see a counselor.