CAPS provides crisis and urgent counseling to students as well as emergency services to the UC San Diego community.
Phone: (858) 534-3755, select option #2 after business hours
Urgent Care Hours: 8am–4pm
Monday–Friday (offices closed outside of normal business hours and during University holidays)
Location: Galbraith Hall 190 (Revelle College)
- CAPS provides Urgent Care services for students who are in crisis and require same-day treatment. Urgent contacts are offered in-person, via video, and via phone, and consist of triage assessment, establishing rapport, and an intervention for acute needs.
- While most students with urgent/same-day appointments will be seen shortly after completing check-in and pre-vist forms, there may be a wait if multiple students are requesting crisis support. The urgent care counselors will prioritize students based on the severity of the presenting concerns.
- Concerns related to safety to self and/or others will take priority.
- Urgent care services are located at our Central Office, Galbraith Hall 190 (next to the Revelle Plaza Fountain). For a list of our other, non-urgent care locations across campus, please go to our Locations page for detailed information.
UCPD Dispatch to Triton CORE: (858) 534-HELP (4357)
Website: tritoncore.ucsd.edu
Hours of operation: Monday–Friday, 10am–8pm with phone consultations available from 8pm–10pm
*Triton CORE can be accessed during operational hours by contacting the UCSD Police Department Dispatch and requesting the Triton CORE team.
Who Triton CORE serves
- Current UCSD Students (undergraduate, graduate, extended studies)
- Student must be physically located on campus
When to Contact Triton CORE
- During non-violent behavioral health crises
- For a student experiencing suicidal ideations/homicidal ideation with no imminent risk
- Alcohol and/or substance use impairment
- For a student experiencing disorientation, delusional thinking, or mania
- To initiate a Mental Health Wellness Check
What Triton CORE offers
- Slowing down crisis to conduct a consensual conversation around current stressors and needs
- Coordination of care with on-campus and off-campus providers
- Collaborative safety planning with student
- Discussion around least restrictive access to care, if indicated
- Team can transport to hospital if needed and remain with student until seen by doctor
For life-threatening emergencies, please call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Room. The local emergency rooms near campus include:
- La Jolla: Jacobs Medical Center, 9300 Campus Point Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037 (map and directions)
- College Area: East Campus Medical Center, 6655 Alvarado Road, San Diego, CA 92120 (map and directions)
- Hillcrest: UC San Diego Medical Center, 200 W. Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103 (map and directions)
If you are concerned about a student (friend, family member, etc.), please contact our Central Office at
(858) 534-3755, and ask to speak with the on call Urgent Care counselor for consultation. For
life-threatening emergencies, please call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Room.
Privacy and Confidentiality of Student Information
- In keeping with ethical standards of the mental health profession and the law, all services provided by the staff of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) are kept confidential.
- If you are calling for consultation regarding a specific student, please note that CAPS cannot provide information related to treatment at CAPS without a signed Release of Information Form (ROI) from the student.
- The Release of Information Form can be downloaded from our Well-Being Handouts and Resources.
For non-urgent concerns, you can submit a Triton Concern Form.
CAPS offers assistance to students, faculty, and staff in response to any critical incident or disaster that may impact the psychological well-being of the UCSD community.
If your college, department, or residence needs immediate assistance in response to a critical incident, please contact our Central Office at (858) 534-3755. If the emergency is outside business hours, select option #2 from the voice menu. You will be able to speak with an on call counselor.