Dear Graduate Students:

We realize that everyone experiences stressors in graduate school.

It is extremely important to exercise self-care and maintain positive mental health and wellbeing. Toward this end, we would like to make you aware of the mental health resources available to all UT students, including graduate students.

The Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC) provides a variety of services, including crisis counseling, single session and short-term counseling with immediate support and well-being resources. Also, CARE (Counselors in Academic Residence) counselors are housed within each academic school and college.

In addition to these established services, several new initiatives were launched this year, including MHART – the Mental Health Assistance and Response Team and My SSP (My Student Support Program). MHART houses trained counselors who assist UTPD when responding to mental health-related calls and emergencies. My SSP provides all UT students with 24/7 counseling support through the phone and chat in addition to the ability to schedule single and short-term counseling sessions.

CMHC also provides a robust variety of counseling groups focusing on topics relevant to graduate students, including dissertation support and support specifically for graduate students.

Lastly, the Graduate School maintains the Graduate Student Mental Health Guide, which identifies services and provides contact information for campus services specific to the graduate community:

READ MENTAL HEALTH GUIDE

The Graduate School and CMHC are dedicated to supporting you as a student at UT. We hope you will use these resources as needed. Please reach out with any questions.

Sincerely,

MARK J. T. SMITH
Dean of the Graduate School
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
The University of Texas at Austin

CHRIS BROWNSON
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Director of the Counseling and Mental Health Center
The University of Texas at Austin

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