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Urgent Help

Immediate help for an urgent situation

Call 911 if you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency.

For other urgent safety concerns, call SafeCampus at 206.685.7833.

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis and needs urgent help, we are here for you.

Some examples of urgent situations include:

  • Feeling like you may end your life
  • Feeling like you may seriously harm yourself or another person
  • Afraid someone is going to harm you
  • Death of a loved one
  • Physical or sexual assault, stalking, relationship violence
  • Hearing voices
  • Not being able to function due to extreme psychological distress

Urgent need resources

  • SafeCampus
  • UW Police Department
  • Crisis Connections
  • Crisis Text Line
  • UW Neighborhood Clinic - Ravenna Urgent Care
  • UW Medicine Emergency Rooms

Your options

Mental health

Crisis services

For virtual crisis services, students at all three campuses can use My SSP. UW partners with My SSP to give students access to real-time, confidential mental health and crisis intervention support, 24/7 and in multiple languages. There are several ways to connect:

  • Phone: Call 1.866.743.7732
    • (If calling from outside the US or Canada, dial 001.416.380.6578).
  • Online chat: Chat with a My SSP counselor on the My SSP website or on the My SSP app (Apple App Store | Google Play)

We highly recommend that you download the My SSP app (Apple App Store | Google Play) to have the full range of services at your fingertips any time.

What you can expect from crisis services

Same-day support by video or phone is available when you need urgent help with difficult situations or overwhelming feelings. These brief, confidential sessions are focused on providing emotional support and helping you with problem-solving and planning.

24-hour support for students, staff and the UW community

If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis and our offices are closed, these resources can offer assistance.

Crisis Connections
Free 24-hour crisis support via phone.
Call 866.427.4747

Crisis Text Line
Free 24-hour crisis support via text message.
Text HEAL to 741741 to get started

Medical

If you have a medical emergency, please call 911.

Urgent issues during business hours

Hall Health operates a same-day clinic for UW Seattle students with urgent needs. If you need to be seen urgently during Hall Health’s business hours for a medical issue, call 206.685.1011 to schedule an appointment. Due to coronavirus, we are not currently seeing patients on a drop-in basis.

Nurse advice for students

Hall Health offers no-cost nurse advice for current UW Seattle students. Read more about medical advice from Hall Health.

After-hours medical advice for students

For urgent medical advice after hours, call the 24-hour Community Care Line at 206.520.7511. A nurse will be able to advise you about your problem, make treatment suggestions and make arrangements if you need to be seen on an emergency basis. When you call, please remain on the line – do not press 1 for the virtual clinic – in order to be connected with a nurse. 

After-hours medical care near UW

Urgent care facilities are open evenings and weekends and are perfect for situations when you can’t wait until the next business day. In a medical emergency, always visit an emergency room or call 911.

  • UW Neighborhood Ravenna Clinic is open evenings and weekends
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SafeCampus: 206.685.7233

Open 24/7. Call if you have concerns about campus safety.

Crisis Connections: 866.427.4747

24-hour crisis line for people in the Seattle area. Call if you have concerns about urgent on- of off-campus mental health needs.


On-campus support

Hall Health
206.543.5030
Hall Health Center

Counseling Center
206.543.1240
401 Schmitz Hall


International support for students, faculty, and staff traveling abroad

UW International Emergency Assistance