Health Programs

Health Programs and Services

Health programs at Mills emphasize prevention of illness and disease, and promotion of a healthy campus environment. Individual and confidential health counseling appointments are available to assist students in their decision making about personal health concerns.

All full-time registered undergraduate students at Mills, both residential and commuting, are entitled to basic medical services at the UC Berkeley Tang Center.

The UC Berkeley Tang Center provides comprehensive primary and urgent care services. Mills students are eligible for additional services in health promotion and social services. Highly qualified medical clinicians at the UC Berkeley Tang Center can provide most of the medical services students need during their time at Mills. The cost of basic medical services at the UC Berkeley Tang Center is included in the Campus Comprehensive Fee.

In addition, students are automatically assessed for and enrolled in the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), also known as major medical insurance, which provides for catastrophic medical care. SHIP provides for year-round specialty and emergency care, and hospitalization (worldwide). Students have the option to waive out of SHIP if they show evidence of comparable major medical insurance coverage by the stated deadlines.

The Mills shuttle provides regularly scheduled transportation every day, at no additional expense to registered Mills students, to the UC Berkeley campus for appointments at the Tang Center.

For more information about health programs and services, check online, visit the Cowell Building, or call 510.430.2130.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS)

College life poses numerous challenges to students inside and outside the classroom. These include the need to develop and sustain friendships and intimate relationships, to balance academic, work, and social commitments with self care, to navigate changing relationships with family of origin, to adjust to group life in the residence halls, or to cope with the pressures of a daily commute.

Students may be at a point in their lives when they are exploring aspects of personal identity, core values, sexuality, career interests, and social roles. Resuming women and graduate students may experience both similar and different pressures, as they balance personal and family needs, and return to an academic environment after a period of absence.

When concerns such as these interfere with students' academic achievement and sense of well-being, the staff at CPS is here to help. CPS offers short-term individual and couple counseling to all students and provides educational workshops and discussion groups on a periodic basis. CPS also provides referrals to off-campus resources for ongoing psychotherapy and/or psychiatric medication.

Counseling and Psychological Services is located in the Cowell Building. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. For more information or to make an appointment, visit the Cowell Building or call 510.430.2130.