Local Mental Health Resources

The DEI Committee and our HR Coordinator, Rachel Bernecker, want to ensure that you, the staff and students working here, know of the various mental health resources within the University and Washtenaw County that you have access to. We want you to feel supported and able to seek help. If you have any questions about the resources in the list, please feel free to contact a member of the DEI committee.*

• Faculty and Staff Counseling and Consultation Office (FASCCO)

• • (734) 936-8660

  • Free to active or retired Staff and Faculty

  • Services include counseling, support groups, and supervisory consultations to help supervisors support staff who are experiencing personal or psychological problems

  • https://hr.umich.edu/benefits-wellness/health-well-being/mental-emotional-health/mental-health-counseling-consultation-services/faculty-staff-counseling-consultation-office-fascco

• Mental and Emotional Health

• • This site has many great resources for staff including stress management strategies, classes, events, and mental health screenings

  • https://hr.umich.edu/benefits-wellness/health-well-being/mental-emotional-health

• U of M Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

• • • Mon-Fri 9am-5pm: (734) 764-8312 

    • After Hours: 734-764-8312 (Press 0)

    • Various services including counseling, workshops, and crisis services

• Specifically for students

• • https://caps.umich.edu/

• Michigan Medicine Psychiatric Emergency Service

• • Crisis phone service: 734-936-5900 or 734-996-4747

  • Available 24/7 to adults

  • Walk-ins available at 1500 E. Medical Center Drive Floor B1, Room A240 Ann Arbor, MI 48109

  • https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/psychiatry/patient-care/psychiatric-emergency-service

• Washtenaw County Health Department

• • List of 19 mental health resources available in Washtenaw County with contact information and ages served

  • Washtenaw County CARES team can answer mental health questions and help you find the best resource for you (734) 544-3050

  • washtenaw.org/2995/Local-Mental-Health-Resources

• Work-Life Resource Center

• • Provides resources and tools to promote work-life flexibility

  • Some of these include assistance in finding at home care or tutoring, backup at child care, parenting and lactation resources, and information on flexible work options

  • https://hr.umich.edu/about-uhr/service-areas-offices/work-life-resource-center

• U of M Emergency Hardship Program

• • Offers funds for essential needs such as housing and transportation if a staff or faculty members faces an emergency financial crisis

  • Assistance can be requested through contacting FASSCO or Michigan Medicine Office of Counseling and Workplace Resilience and talking with a counselor

  • https://hr.umich.edu/benefits-wellness/financial/emergency-hardship-program

*Liz Glynn, Doug Conley, Carmen Leskoviansky, Kayla Wanous, Joe Mooney, Alexis Ford, Michele Walthall