Health and Counseling Services
Health and Counseling Services (HCS) provides primary care and mental health services to Hampshire College students.
Please call 413.559.5458 to schedule health and counseling appointments.
If you are in a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.
Hours & Information
- Hours: Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Location: On the east side of the campus, across from the Red Barn
- Appointments: Please call 413.559.5458 to schedule
Services
Hampshire College Health and Counseling Services offers:
- Diagnosis and treatment of common college student illnesses and injuries (UTI, sore throat, sprained ankle, mono, etc.)
- Individual and group psychotherapy
- Prescription pick-up (delivery from the University of Massachusetts Amherst Pharmacy)
- ADHD/ADD coaching and medication management
- Alcohol and substance use assessment
- Immunizations including HPV, flu shots, and travel vaccines
- Referrals to and coordination of specialist care
- Sexual Health exams, STI testing, and PrEP
- Birth control and emergency contraception
- Gender Affirming Treatment
- Sexual assault counseling and support
- Smoking cessation resources and support
Important numbers
- Life-threatening emergency: 911
- Hampshire College Health and Counseling Services: 413.559.5458 (medical and counseling appointments)
- After-hours mental health support: 413.559.5458, press 1 at the prompt, to speak with a mental health counselor
- After-hours medical advice: 413.559.5458, press 2 at the prompt, to speak with an advice nurse
- Campus Safety and Wellbeing: 413.559.5424
- University of Massachusetts Health Services: The UHS Walk-In Clinic (WIC), is open 11 a.m.–5 p.m. on weekends. It is also open for Monday–Friday for after-hours care until 8 p.m. To be seen in the WIC please join the virtual waiting room, and you will be informed of your appointment time.
- Med Express
- Urgent Care at Cooley Dickinson
Summer and Winter Break:
How to find medical and mental health care over breaks
Additional state & national hotlines:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (for any emotional crisis): 1.800.273.8255. You can also call, text, or chat at 988 or visit 988lifeline.org
- Massachusetts Lifeline: 1.800.322.0424
- BIPOC Text Line: Text “STEVE” to 741.741
- The Trans Lifeline: 1.877.565.8860
- Trevor Project LGBTQ+ Lifeline: 1.866.488.7386 or text “START” to 678.678
- Crisis Text Line: Text “HOME” to 741.741
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800.799.7233 or text “START” to 88788
- Veterans Crisis Line: Dial 988 and press 1 or text 838.255