Need Urgent Help or Support?

If you are distressed or experiencing despair, get help now.

If you or anyone else is in immediate danger or harm, then please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

Need to talk?

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
Tel: 988.

For Students:

Please call the Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) at (303) 492-2277 or walk in Mon-Fri between 10 am to 4 pm at C4C, N352.  For life threatening emergencies, please dial 9-1-1.

Website:  https://www.colorado.edu/counseling/

For Students in Athletics:

Please contact:  Dr. Christopher Bader at (303) 819-5294 or dial 9-1-1.

For Students who are abroad:

Please refer to the emergency contact information provided by your program on site.

For Faculty and Staff:

Please call Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) at (303) 492-3020.  For life threatening emergencies, please dial 9-1-1. 

Website:  https://www.colorado.edu/hr/employees/faculty-staff-assistance-program

For faculty, staff and students who have experienced trauma:

For any questions or concerns about traumatic experiences, please contact the Office of Victim Assistance (OVA) at 303-492-8855 or email assist@colorado.edu or drop-in Mon-Fri between 11 am to 4 pm at C4C, N352.   For life threatening emergencies, please dial 9-1-1.

Website:  www.colorado.edu/ova