Health and wellness

Boynton Health Service provides accessible medical services to eligible students, staff, faculty, alumni, and families.

Boynton's Mental Health Clinic is limited to degree seeking students who have some form of hospitalization insurance and are currently paying the student service fees.

Emergency Care When Boynton Is Closed

If you are in a life-threatening emergency, call 911. For phone counseling, you may call the Crisis Connection at (612) 379-6363 or the Suicide Hotline at (612) 347-2222.

When Boynton is closed, you can call or be seen at a community crisis facility, such as:

• Hennepin County Crisis Intervention Center
  701 Park Avenue South, Minneapolis
  (612) 347-3161
• The emergency room at Fairview-University Medical Center
  Riverside Campus, 2450 Riverside Ave., on the West Bank
  (612) 672-6402

The Hennepin County Crisis Intervention Center and Fairview-University Medical Center charge fees for their services. Clients who use these services in person may incur charges.

Urgent Mental Health Consultation

You do not need to have an appointment to speak with a mental health counselor on an urgent basis. You may want to talk about your own issues, or you may want to discuss concerns you have about someone else. Call (612) 625-8475 and a clinical social worker will talk with you directly about what might be best to do about your concerns.

Additional health and wellness resources

University Counseling & Consulting Services has compiled extensive information about mental health issues.

University Counseling & Consulting Services offers personal concerns counseling and crisis counseling see their appointment procedures.

The Aurora Center for Advocacy and Education is dedicated to working to reduce sexual and relationship violence on campus. The center provides accessible crisis counseling and advocacy services to all members of the University community.

The U's Security Monitor Program offers a walking/biking Campus Escort Service to and from campus locations and nearby adjacent neighborhoods. This service is available completely free to students, staff, faculty, and visitors to the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus. To request an escort from a trained student security monitor, please call 624-WALK shortly before your desired departure time and walk safe.