Our Mission
The mission of CCPH is to foster the psychological development, emotional wellbeing, and personal success of our student body informed by our core values of connection, resilience, and social justice.
As a key part of the Campus Life and Wellbeing Collaborative, we provide compassionate mental health consultation, short-term treatment, and prevention services, collaborate with partners on and off campus, and offer professional training to current and future generations of mental health professionals. In line with our core values, we strive to support the development of a just, diverse, and inclusive environment within CCPH and the larger campus community.
Confidential services include:
- Crisis intervention
- Short-term psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families
- Skills workshops and therapy groups
- Psychological assessment
- Behavioral medicine
- Psychiatric services
- Eating disorders consultations
Our staff also provides consultation and education for the campus and surrounding communities.
CCPH's suicide prevention experts offer free trainings for the campus community.
Length of therapy varies, with a primary focus on short-term treatment directed at helping students function in a university environment. You and your clinician will determine the best approach for you.
CCPH does not have the capacity to manage chronic conditions requiring intensive or frequent contacts. After an initial consultation, we may refer a student to more appropriate services in the community if the consultation reveals that the student's needs exceed what our short-term model and staff specialty/expertise would fit.
Common examples of issues that may suggest referral for services in the community include:
- Issues of long standing or major mental illness which requires long-term or continuous treatment,
- Issues that require a student to need to be seen once per week over time,
- Students who are judged to be at high risk of harming self or others (and thus need more support and care than the center can provide),
- Student issues which require a type of therapy or approach not within the practice scope of the current staff,
- Student issues which suggest they may get significantly worse in short-term psychotherapy or are too fragile for short-term psychotherapy.
Our Statements of Support
As part of the UMass community, we are conscious of the indeterminable number of events and situations that occur across the globe and have a detrimental impact on our students, campus, and beyond. Whether or not these events garner media attention, impact each of us directly or are part of a greater human struggle, we are committed to helping each other navigate through difficult times and wish to extend our support to those who may need it.
Most students at UMass Amherst taking five or more credits are paying for access to a variety of mental health services, including campus workshops and presentations, outreach events, staff and student training, on call consultation and assessment, group psychotherapy, and brief individual therapy.
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (doors close 4:30pm)
24/7 Emergency Services Available
On weekends, holidays, and weekdays after 5 p.m., call us at 413 - 545 - 2337 and select the "crisis" option.
In an emergency, call UMass Police Department immediately at (413) 545-3111 or 911.
Our Location
Middlesex House
111 County Circle
Amherst, MA 01003
413 - 545 - 2337