Taking care of your physical and mental health should be your top priority, even when you're really busy.
Urgent and Emergency Assistance
| Police or Medical Emergency | Call the UCSF Police Department at 911 or 415/476-6911 |
| Person of Concern is Unreachable | Call the UCSF Police Department for a welfare check at 415/476-HEAL (4235) |
| Emergency Mental Health Support | Call the San Francisco Crisis Line at 415/781-0500 or text MYLIFE to 741741 |
| Need | Resource | What It Is | Contact Information |
|---|
| Urgent (not emergency) Psychiatric Care Needed After Hours | UCSF Postdoc ProtoCall Services | After hours urgent telephone mental health support for postdoctoral scholars - Telephone triage and urgent support
- Linkage and follow-up with FSAP as needed
- Services provided during non-business hours, weekends, and university holidays
- Urgent (non-emergency) service only
| 855/201-4229 |
| Local Emotional and Mental Health support | UCSF Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) | Confidential employee assistance services at no cost to UCSF faculty, staff, postdocs, residents, and clinical fellows | Faculty and Staff Assistance Program 415/476-8279 |
| Mental Health Insurance Benefits | Postdoc
HMO and
PPO health insurance plans | Virtual and in-person mental health care | Garnett-Powers & Associates
1-800-254-1758
(Monday – Friday,
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. PST) |
Sustained Assistance
Disability Services
UCSF strives to create a climate of full inclusion for people with disabilities in the UCSF community. If you have a temporary or permanent disability, please reach out to Disability Management, part of the Human Resource services at UCSF.
Fitness
UCSF Campus Life Services runs the two campus Fitness & Recreation Centers, located at the Mission Bay and Parnassus campuses. Visit the CLS/Fitness & Recreation website for information on the programs and facilities offered.
Health Plan
Even a healthy person can sprain their ankle. Fortunately, the robust Postdoctoral Scholars Benefits Plan provides all UCSF postdocs with medical, dental, and vision insurance. See information about your health benefits.
| Need | Resource | Contact Info |
|---|
| Discuss Campus-Related Issues with Ombuds | The Office of Ombuds serves all members of the UCSF community (faculty, staff, administrators, students, postdoctoral scholars, residents, and fellows) and offers a safe, confidential place to discuss campus-related issues and to explore possibilities for informally addressing concerns. | ombuds.ucsf.edu |
| Report Discrimination or Harassment | The Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD) supports the University policy prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any person on the basis of their membership in a protected category. File a complaint. | ophd.ucsf.edu
415/502-3400 |
| Receive Support for Interpersonal Violence | The Campus Advocacy Resources and Education Office (CARE Advocate) provides free, confidential support to students, staff, faculty, postdocs, residents, and fellows who have experienced gender misconduct, interpersonal violence, such as sexual assault, dating/intimate partner violence, sexual harassment, or stalking. | careadvocate.ucsf.edu |
| Spiritual Care | UCSF Spiritual Care Services for staff, teams, and patients | ucsfspiritcare.org
415/353-1941 (Parnassus and Mt. Zion)
415/514-4200 (Mission Bay) |
| Report Faculty Misconduct | Housed within The Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs, The Academic Employee Relations team administers faculty misconduct. Refer to the "Procedure for the Investigation of Faculty Misconduct and the Administration of Discipline" for more information. Faculty misconduct may also be reported to the UC Whistleblower hotline and/or the Vice Provost of Academic Affairs. | Email the Vice Provost File a Whistleblower report |
