Division of Campus Life

Enhance Well-being

Your wellness is the foundation of your success.

Your physical, mental and emotional health and well-being are essential to your ability to take full advantage of the academic opportunities on campus.

Brown offers a wide range of services and resources to provide holistic and compassionate care for undergraduate, graduate and medical students. How will you be well? 

Enhance Well-being with Campus Life

Explore a few of our offices that provide care for your health and well-being.

BWell supports individual and community well-being and healthy learning environments. Connect with BWell for workshops, peer education programs and individual appointments for confidential care and support.
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) offers a range of mental health treatment and prevention services for Brown students in an inclusive, compassionate, affirming and socially just environment. Contact CAPS if you are experiencing a mental health crisis, for individual or group counseling, or to participate in one of their support groups.
Brown University Emergency Medical Services (BEMS) provides 24/7 campus emergency care and medical assistance. It is fully licensed and staffed by professional and student staff. Call BEMS for emergency medical care, non-emergency transport to Health Services, event coverage, CPR or first aid training, or to become an EMT.
Health Services provides high-quality, patient-centered primary care to Brown students. All services are confidential, easily accessible and responsive to your individual needs. Visit Health Services for urgent and routine care, 24/7 nursing advice and on-site lab, pharmacy and X-ray services.
Student Accessibility Services (SAS) is dedicated to creating a campus where every student can fully participate in academic and co-curricular activities through personalized accommodations, advocacy, resources, support and collaboration with faculty. Contact SAS for accommodations, accessible transportation/parking, support groups, orientation and mobility training and referrals to resources.
Student Support Services can assist you with a wide range of issues and concerns that might arise during your time at Brown. Reach out to the deans at Student Support Services for course load reductions, medical leaves of absence, concussion support or other needs.

Campus Life Initiatives

Discover a selection of our opportunities to help you care for your wellbeing.

In an effort to offer our students the most quickly accessible care, Brown has partnered with TimelyCare, a free teletherapy service which offers students remote counseling with mental health providers licensed throughout the country.
Through collaborative efforts to reduce the harmful impacts of drugs and alcohol and make life-saving tools readily available, we can maintain a safer campus environment and better serve the greater Providence community.
By embedding therapists directly in the medical school, Graduate School and athletics department, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) has been able to increase access to mental health support for all students.

Looking for More?

Visit our campus partners for more opportunities to enhance your wellbeing.

There a many ways to stay active and healthy at Brown! Visit BrownRec to learn about Brown's intramural and club sport offerings, fitness programs and recreational opportunities.