Here are a variety of Community Resources

Counseling & Psychological Services

Immediate help in an emergency: call 911

SDSU’s Counseling & Psychological Services You can:

• Call 619-594-5220
• Walk into Calpulli 4401
• Talk with a therapist link:  http://go.sdsu.edu/student_affairs/cps/therapist-consultation.aspx
• Visit the Center for Well Being: http://go.sdsu.edu/student_affairs/cps/center-for-well-being.aspx

Note: many have experienced issues with counselors in Calpulli being too booked. Please don’t let this dissuade you from help: getting a referral and using any of these other provided resources.

Women’s resource center: WRC (https://sacd.sdsu.edu/womens-resource)

Veterans resources: SDSU Veterans Resource Center (https://arweb.sdsu.edu/es/veterans/)

LBGTQ+ resources: SDSU Pride Center (https://sacd.sdsu.edu/pride)

Resources for African-American students: SDSU Black Resource Center: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/black-resource

Resources for Latinx students: Latinx Resource Center: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/latinx-resource

Resources for Pacific Islander Desi Americans: SDSU APIDA Resource Center: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/apida-resource 

Resources for Native Americans/Indigenous Peoples: Native Student Resource Center: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/native-resource

Resources outside of SDSU:

San Diego LGBT Community Center (https://thecentersd.org/)

Dial 211 for local community and referral services (https://www.helplinecenter.org/2-1-1/)

San Diego crisis and help line: Call 888-724-7240 ( https://up2sd.org/hotline/ )

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1-800-273-8255 (https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/)

Podcast on mental health: https://www.hilariousworld.org/

Human Health Services: Mental health resources (https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/bhs.html) and general info (https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa.html)

Resources for Loss Survivors: https://afsp.org/ive-lost-someone

Faculty/staff are happy to walk you to any campus centers to get help or make contact on your behalf. Please reach out to a trusted ally for help.

Resources for Supporting Health:

Student Health Services: https://sa.sdsu.edu/student-health-services 

• Graduate Student Health Insurance https://grad.sdsu.edu/current_grad_students/gship 
• General resources: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/health-promotion/healthier-you

Pregnancy, Parental Leave, and Lactation

• https://titleix.sdsu.edu/resources-for-students/interim-remedies-and-resources/resources-for-pregnant-and-parenting-students
• https://sdsuedu.sharepoint.com/sites/AA/FA/FA%20Website%20Documents/Parental%20Leave%20for%20Graduate%20Students.pdf
• https://sacd.sdsu.edu/womens-resource/resources

Sexual Misconduct Response and Prevention:

Immediate help in an emergency: call 911

SDSU resources: https://titleix.sdsu.edu/

Medical help, SDSU Student Health Services: appointments, call 619-594-4325. After hours nurse line: 858-225-3105

San Diego Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault 24-Hour Hotline: 888-385-4657 (https://www.ccssd.org/24-7-crisis-hotline)

Center for Community Solutions (https://www.ccssd.org/)

LBGTQ+ resources: SDSU Pride Center (https://sacd.sdsu.edu/pride)

Sexual Assault Response Team (SART): https://www.sandiego.gov/police/services/units/sexcrimes/resources

Economic Crisis Resources:

General resources:

Economic Crisis Response Team (https://sacd.sdsu.edu/ecrt)

ECRT can help students with food, housing, financial, technological, and transportation assistance. An ECRT coordinator will reach out within 72h after a student requests assistance at https://sacd.sdsu.edu/ecrt

More basic needs through ECRT here: http://bit.ly/sdsuresourcehelp

Center for Transformative Justice: https://spa.sdsu.edu/research/institute/project-rebound

Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and Ethnic Affairs: http://studentaffairs.sdsu.edu/EOP/

Health and Human Services Info: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa.html

Undocumented Resource Area: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/undocumented-resource 

HomeStart Inc: https://home-start.org/

Additional resources: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/ecrt/resources

Food:

SDSU Associated Students Food Pantry (https://as.sdsu.edu/foodinsecurity/foodpantry/)

CalFresh (Foodstamps): https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/ssp/food_stamps.html 

Enroll here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSde1GD6DDa6NfjEGvsZkiUl49iv9Qbr5Ot1SpSvVpfsuG72SQ/viewform 

The Jacobs and Cushman San Diego Food Bank: https://sandiegofoodbank.org/

Housing and homelessness:

SDSU Graduate Student Housing: https://housing.sdsu.edu/grad_housing/default.aspx

Housing and Community Development Services: (https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/sdhcd.html)

• Rental assistance, utility assistance and other programs 

Doors of Change: https://doorsofchange.org/ 

San Diego Housing Commission: https://www.sdhc.org/

Financial and Legal services

A.S. Legal Services: https://as.sdsu.edu/azteclegal/ 

Legal Aid Society: https://www.lassd.org/ 

Peer Financial Education: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0e44a4ab22a57-peer

Undocumented Resource Area: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/undocumented-resource 

Student Financial Center: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/financial-aid   

Resources for Supporting Diversity:

Women’s resource center: WRC (https://sacd.sdsu.edu/womens-resource)

Veterans resources: SDSU Veterans Resource Center (https://arweb.sdsu.edu/es/veterans/)

LBGTQ+ resources: SDSU Pride Center (https://sacd.sdsu.edu/pride)

Resources for African-American students: SDSU Black Resource Center: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/black-resource

Resources for Latinx students: Latinx Resource Center: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/latinx-resource

Resources for Pacific Islander Desi Americans: SDSU APIDA Resource Center: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/apida-resource 

Resources for Native Americans/Indigenous Peoples: Native Student Resource Center: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/native-resource

Resources for LGBTQ+ students: San Diego LGBT Community Center (https://thecentersd.org/)

Center for Intercultural Relations: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/intercultural-relations

Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and Ethnic Affairs: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/eop

Undocumented Resource Area: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/undocumented-resource

Center for Transformative Justice: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/transformative-justice 

Additional resources for navigating university-related issues:

Ombudsman: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/student-ombudsman

• Supports students in addressing and resolving concerns or issues that may arise within the University.

Graduate Student Housing: https://housing.sdsu.edu/grad_housing/default.aspx 

University Writing Center: https://writingcenter.sdsu.edu/ 

Center for Teaching and Learning: https://ctl.sdsu.edu/ 

Graduate Student Association: https://as.sdsu.edu/gsa/

Chemistry Graduate Student Association: cgsa.sdsu@gmail.com