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Confidential Resources

Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) 

UC Merced Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is dedicated to enhancing the mental health and well-being of students by providing a confidential and welcoming environment staffed with trained psychology professionals. Its services are tailored to meet the specific needs of UC Merced students, aiming to foster their academic, personal, and social development.  

Counseling & Psychological Services | Division of Student Affairs (ucmerced.edu) 

Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education (CARE) 

The Campus Advocacy, Resources, and Education (CARE) office collaborate with UC Merced partners to develop and support an understanding of gender-based violence through prevention education and trauma-informed care advocacy using an intersectional framework. CARE promotes empathy, diversity, equity, and inclusion through its programs to staff, faculty and students. 

Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education (CARE) | Strengthening Talents and Exploring Pathways | STEP (ucmerced.edu) 

Ombuds

The Office of the Ombuds is a confidential, informal, impartial and independent resource on campus. They provide individual consultation, mediation, and group facilitation.

Office of the Ombuds | Confidential, Informal, Impartial and Independent (ucmerced.edu)