Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is here to support the UCSD community in serving the needs of our students. At times, the UCSD community, including faculty, staff, and student leaders, must provide assistance to students in distress. CAPS has written a handbook to provide you with quick-and-easy access to information on how to assess students in distress, how to provide immediate assistance, and how to refer the student to CAPS.

The handbook, Assisting the Emotionally Distressed Student, is a collaborative effort across multiple university counseling centers. We hope this handbook is useful in your efforts to provide support and assistance to students. To download the handbook, click here.