Services

UHS provides primary care services including treatment for illnesses and injuries, management of ongoing medical problems, and care & advice for health concerns. All visits are confidential.

Costs

All full-time students participate in the university’s Student Health Program (mandatory health fee, not the added student health insurance Aetna) which covers primary care visits to UHS. See the HPO section below for help with insurance.

Visit

UHS has offices on the River Campus, in the Medical Center, and at the Eastman School of Music. To make an appointment with a provider at UHS, call (585) 275-2662.

Services

The Student Health Program also covers short-term* counseling at UCC. They offer time-limited individual and couples therapy, group therapy, medication management, 24-hour crisis services, consultation, and educational presentations.

Misc

Feel free to request a counselor who identifies as/specializes in LGBTQ+ healthcare. UCC regularly holds specific & inclusive group therapy throughout the year.

Browse through their website to read about other services like their Light Therapy program, their new TELUS services (detailed below), and more.

TELUS Health Program

UCC now provides free counseling sessions and crisis support for all students, wherever they are, through TELUS. The TELUS Student Support app provides on-demand therapy support in five languages and scheduled therapy sessions in over 150 languages.

Going Home As Queer People

Holiday breaks can be especially difficult for queer students where going back could mean confining parts of you for survival. SUNY Geneseo’s article compiles self-care tips and reminders adapted from a Trevor Project blog on this issue.

While they list some crisis hotlines (some also listed at the bottom of this page), please be informed about non-consensual active rescue policies they have.

Know you are loved and cared for by UR peers and by our lil oSTEM community. <3

All-Gender Bathrooms

The university’s LGBTQ+ page has a FAQ on bathrooms alone, as well as other resources we’ve adapted here if you’d like to explore them. Note: it looks a lil old based on outdated links, of which the Trans at Rochester guidebook was the most interesting.

Name Change

LGBTQ+ students who need a name change (UR ID, mail, UR student, etc.) visit this page for instructions and email Col Raimond, LGBTQ+ Coordinator, at col.raimond@rochester.edu to cover the related costs.

Coming Out

The Human Rights Campaign has compiled Coming Out Resources if you’d like help when, if, and how you navigate your coming out journey (home, work, etc.).

UR Medical Center: Gender Health Services Clinic

GHS at URMC offers services for young adults who identify as trans, gender fluid, or have other questions or concerns about their gender. GHS pairs a hormone-prescribing physician with a mental health therapist for comprehensive care.

Trillium Health

Trillium Health is a community center of mental health and social services, providing equitable & affordable care for all LGBTQ+ folks. They offer sexual health maintenance services, hormone therapy, sensitive primary care, and legal consultation. Trillium, like UHS and the HPO, offers STD screening and treatment, rapid HIV testing, and HIV prevention programs.

Additionally, the MOCHA Center at Trillium has worked to educate Black and Latino men about living a sex-positive life since 1996 and now offers social events and other programs for all focused on improving the health and wellness of LGBTQ people of color—in mind, body, and spirit.

Planned Parenthood: Rochester Health Center

Planned Parenthood is a sexual and reproductive health organization that provides high-quality health services to all patients regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. They also offer LGBTQ+-specific services, including education, resources, and service referrals.

Local Therapists: ThrivingCampus

ThrivingCampus is an online directory that (in partnership with UCC) gives students access to a list of off-campus, licensed mental health clinicians. This is especially useful for students who don’t feel UCC counsel is right for them, need disability evaluation (ie. ADHD), or are out of state and need local providers.

You can also filter providers by their own sexual orientation and gender, or have a focus on gender identity, sexual orientation, and many other topic areas.