Migration and Immigration

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• UCB Basics Needs website
• Dean of Students Well-Being website
• Graduate/Professional Students
• Undergraduate Students

Mental Health

• Start here IF YOU ARE SUICIDAL, or Know Someone Who is Suicidal (Or, call 9-1-1, or UCPD Emergency at (510) 642-3333 from a cell phone if you are on or near campus)
• Urgent After Hours Assistance
• Counseling services at UCB

Urgent Medical Needs

• Urgent Care at the Tang Center (On Campus)
• Urgent After Hours Assistance (UHS); or call (510) 642-2000
• Local Emergency and Urgent Care Centers (Off Campus)

Sexual Violence/Sexual Harassment

• Prevention, Response & Support: Get help, file a report, support a survivor, and more
• PATH to Care Center: Affirming, empowering, and confidential support for survivors (24/7 Care Line: 510-643-2005)
• UHS: Sexual Assault and Rape: What to do if you are sexually assaulted, helping a friend, etc.

LGBTQ+/Gender Issues

• GenEq: I Need Assistance: UCB's Gender Equity Resource Center will help with coming out, gender transition, and more

Emergency Food

• UC Berkeley Food Pantry: Emergency food and more
• Other local food/food insecurity resources

Emergency Cash

• Short-Term Emergency Loan: For UCB students
• Emergency and Other Grants: For undocumented Dreamers
• More information on all manner of finances, money, aid/scholarships, budgeting, etc. may be found on the Bears for Financial Success website

Emergency Housing

• Short-Term Transitional Housing: For newly admitted undergraduate student, graduate student, post-doctoral fellow, or visiting scholar
• Other local housing/homelessness resources
• The PATH to Care Center arranges immediate relocation post-sexual assault, as well as help with long-term safe housing

Undocumented Support

• Legal Support at Cal: Appointments for students
• Legal FAQ: Information on traveling, driver's license, background checks, and more

Accommodations

• Campus Access Services: Report a barrier; Request communications accommodations; Request mobility access

Back-Up Childcare

• Back-Up Childcare: Highly-subsidized in-home and center-based back-up child care for UC Berkeley student parents.

Disputes with the University

• Student Advocate’s Office: Free and confidential student service that can provide you with assistance in matters of student conduct, grade appeals, financial aid, and more.