Healthcare

The University of Washington offers a wide range of health and wellness services, from exceptional medical care and counseling services to recreation classes, safety resources, peer health advocacy, training and more. This page covers the on-campus resources available to students for both mental and physical help.

international Student health insurance program - iship

All matriculated international students in F-1 or J-1 status are required to purchase the UW International Student Health Insurance Plan (ISHIP). We advise you to purchase this insurance for the entire year so that you will be covered whether or not you are enrolled each quarter.

Resources

THE COUNSELING CENTER

The Counseling Center is here to support students, either on a one-time basis or for more ongoing support. A staff of psychologists and mental health counselors provides culturally-responsive short-term counseling to students, and serves as a consultation and outreach resource for the entire UW community. All UW students who are in degree-seeking programs are eligible for counseling services. https://www.washington.edu/counseling/

HALL HEALTH

Hall Health is an outpatient clinic offering a wide array of highly rated primary and specialty care clinics and services, including Primary Care, Women’s Health, Family Health, Mental Health, Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, and more. You are automatically eligible for many valuable health services which are available at no further cost to UW-Seattle campus students. https://wellbeing.uw.edu/unit/hall-health/

LIVEWELL

LiveWEll empowers students with the skills and knowledge to make informed decisions about their health and well-being while at UW and beyond. LiveWell uses both the expertise of professional staff and passion of Peer Health Educators to provide evidenced-based health promotion, education, and prevention services. https://livewell.uw.edu/

HEALTHY HUSKIES

Healthy Huskies is an interdisciplinary, collaborative effort to support the visibility, accessibility, and coordination of wellness resources for all students at the University of Washington, Seattle. The initiative supports new and existing health resources across campus, with a focus on mental health (emotional wellness and suicide prevention), interpersonal violence (sexual assault prevention, relationship violence, stalking, sexual harassment) and alcohol education. Whether you are a student, faculty or staff member – Healthy Huskies has the resources, programs, and funding to help make the University of Washington one of the healthiest universities in the nation. https://wellbeing.uw.edu/

LETS TALK

Let’s Talk is a program that connects UW students with support from experienced counselors from the Counseling Center without an appointment. Counselors hold drop-in hours via video conference to provide insight, solutions and information about other resources. Let’s Talk drop-in visits are free, confidential and there is no appointment necessary. Let’s Talk offers informal consultation – it is not a substitute for regular therapy, counseling or psychiatric care. https://wellbeing.uw.edu/virtual-lets-talk/

DENTAL CARE

Dental services for students are available on campus at the UW Dental Student Clinic where UW Dental students, working toward their DDS degree, care for patients under supervision by experienced, licensed faculty dentists. Their services include a wide range of preventive and restorative care, including routine exams, cleanings, fillings, bleaching, mouth guards, cosmetic treatments, repairing chipped or fractured teeth, root canals, crowns, implants, complete and partial dentures and more. The clinic takes students with or without dental insurance. Fees for the UW Dental clinic are substantially lower than those in private practice and offer the Care Credit Card as a payment option.