(in alphabetical order)
Assist America
Graduate students (and their families) enrolled in a UPMC health insurance plan are automatically eligible for Assist America services, including emergency medical services, hospital admissions, referrals to qualified physicians, and more.
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Info and Locations on Campus
In Public Health there are AEDs on the even floors of Public Health plus outside of A115, and odd floors of Public Health.
Campus Recreational and Intramural Sports
Provides fitness and wellness services to graduate and professional students. Whether you are an experienced fitness enthusiast or a recreational novice, you can find a type of recreation to fulfill your fitness needs.
Care and Resource Support (CARS) Team
The University of Pittsburgh is dedicated to providing a safe and healthy living and learning environment for students. The Care and Resources Support (CARS) Team accepts referrals, evaluates, and responds to student behavior identified as reasonably causing concern for students’ health, welfare and safety.
Center for Health Equity
Pitt Public Health's Center for Health Equity aims to understand and reduce health disparities in underserved populations, particularly those in Western Pennsylvania.
Center for Mindfulness and Consciousness Studies
The Center for Mindfulness and Consciousness Studies also provides graduate students with resources and programming on mindfulness.
Clinical Psychology Center
The Clinical Psychology Center is staffed by doctoral students in clinical psychology supervised by licensed faculty and clinicians. This clinic does not accept insurance but has a very reasonable sliding scale for payments.
Counseling Center
The Counseling Center offers a variety of mental health services, including assessment, counseling, psychotherapy, psychiatric services, and abuse and assault services.
Counseling Center – Concern for fellow student
When dealing with an angry or upset student, you may make a referral to the University's Concern Connection for assistance.
Disability Resources and Services
Students with documented disabilities may work with a disability specialist to maximize academic performance.
Environmental Health and Safety
This department can answer questions about safety and fire safety in your off campus housing. EH&S also offers safety training on multiple topics. If you have a concern or question pertaining to safety on or around campus, email safety@ehs.pitt.edu or call 412-624-9505.
ETD Assistance
A support team provided by the library system can assist you with submitting your electronic theses and dissertations.
Graduate Student Resources
The University of Pittsburgh provides a supportive community for its graduate and professional students. If you have questions specific to your program, ask your program administrator. If you have questions about University-wide resources or you are unsure who to contact, email graduate@pitt.edu.
Gym and Sports Facilities
Graduate students can use the four campus fitness centers—at the Baierl Student Recreation Center, William Pitt Union, Bellefield Hall, and Trees Hall—to exercise and improve their overall well-being. Students can participate in group exercise, personal training, and wellness consultations and rent equipment and lockers for the semester.
Health Insurance
Pitt’s student medical plan includes low copayments, no annual deductible for in-network services, inpatient hospital visits, treatment for mental illness and substance abuse, no-cost prenatal and postnatal maternity services, and gender reassignment services.
Health Education and Promotion
Healthy U is a Pitt program that encourages a healthy lifestyle outside of the classroom, focusing on medical, physical, social, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, occupational, financial, and environmental wellness.
International SOS
Since 2016, Pitt has provided comprehensive health and security coverage to enrolled Pitt graduate students and professional students traveling abroad in pursuit of their scholarship and professional development.
Lactation Rooms for New and Nursing Mothers
There is a dedicated room in Public Health that contains a table, chairs, storage cabinet, refrigerator, and a hot water heater. Specifics on the room in our school are available at the facilities page.
LGBTQIA+ Resources
An online resource database for current and prospective students who identify as members or allies of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community, this site aims to improve visibility and support for LGBTQIA students and employees by promoting and publicizing available resources and services at the University.
Off-Campus Living Tenants’ Rights
Understand your legal rights as a tenant to help you avoid, meet, and overcome rental problems.
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
The ODI coordinates and facilitates the development and implementation of equal opportunity, nondiscrimination, and diversity policies, procedures, and guidelines for the University.
Office of Health Sciences Diversity
The Office of Health Sciences Diversity exists to increase the number of well-trained professionals who reflect different cultures, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, abilities, genders, religious affiliations, gender identities and expressions, and sexual orientations in the health professions schools.
Office of International Services
The OIS serves international students and the broader University community as a centralized resource for visa-related matters and international education.
Parental Accommodation Guidelines
Helping students who are new parents through childbirth or adoption to find academic/personal life balance.
Pitt Active Minds (mental health advocacy group)
Active Minds is the leading nonprofit organization that consists of student-run mental health awareness chapters that provide education and advocacy on campuses nationwide and empower students to speak openly about mental health in order to educate others and encourage help-seeking.
Pitt and Community Assistance Resources
The University Library System has compiled a resource list for students seeking housing, health, and/or food assistance at the University of Pittsburgh.
Pitt Counseling Center Crisis Intervention Services
The Counseling Center provides crisis services for students in need of immediate mental health intervention.
Pitt Pantry (food insecurity)
In partnership with the Bellefield Presbyterian Church, Pitt students experiencing food insecurity can visit the Pitt Pantry to select items of need.
Provost's Advisory Committee on Women's Concerns
The PACWC seeks to ensure a productive environment for faculty, students, and staff, particularly in areas related to women’s concerns. It focuses on general issues of campus climate and programs as the affect women throughout the University.
Rave Guardian App
The Rave Guardian app is an optional companion safety feature of the upgraded Emergency Notification Service that leverages mobile technology to provide new options for contacting the Pitt Police. It’s available through the Pitt App Store, the Apple App Store, or Google Play.
SafeRider Program
SafeRider provides safe transportation during the evening and early morning hours when special, nonemergency needs arise for Pitt or Chatham students, faculty, and staff. Call 412-648-CALL (2255) for your safe ride. Program their number into your phone so it’s handy when you need it.
Single-User Restroom Locations on Campus
This site provides a map that identifies single-occupancy restrooms across campus. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to use these or any restroom that corresponds to their gender identity.
Stress Free Zone
The Stress Free Zone is a space where students can learn and regularly practice evidence-based, mind/body stress reduction skills. These skills are primarily taught through mindfulness meditation, a form of attention training which involves an intentional, non-judgmental observation of the present moment. Open to all students.
Student Health Service
The Mission of the Student Health Service is to provide high quality prevention, health education, and primary health care and pharmacy services to enhance student living and learning.
Therapy Dog Tuesdays at Pitt
On Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. volunteers from the Humane Society in association with the College Canine Program bring their dogs to visit students and members of the public who are on Pitt’s campus for an hour of fun and relaxation.
University Child Development Center
Offers part-time and full-time spaces to the children of University affiliates, including students, staff, and faculty. Email ucdc@hr.pitt.edu or call 412-383-2100 to check availability or place your child on the waiting list.
University Pharmacy
We have a wide variety of prescription medications as well as many over-the-counter products. Our licensed pharmacists will be happy to discuss any questions you have regarding your medications. We offer quick, professional and personal service in a convenient setting.
University Police
The primary mission of the University of Pittsburgh Police Department is for the protection and welfare of all University students, staff, faculty, visitors, and guests to the University as well as the safeguarding of all property.
You and Your Child Parenting Guides
Produced by the University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development, this series of plain-language, easy-to-use parenting guides summarizes the best practices for raising healthy children, including foster children. Each guide is based on current parenting literature and has been reviewed by a panel of child development experts and practitioners. Additional information for families can be found at childdevelopment.pitt.edu/families.
