The Prevention and Campus Health Initiatives unit provides population-based prevention and health promotion strategy to the UW–Madison community. UHS prevention professionals work to address important campus health issues such as sexual and relationship violence, substance abuse, suicide, and wellness through a health equity and social justice lens.
Learn how to intervene in a crisis
Have you ever been in a situation where you noticed something risky happening and you felt someone should do something? Did you act or intervene? Learn what to do in such situations.
Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention
Substance abuse can affect individual student retention, engagement, and academic success as well as the overall UW–Madison campus climate. UHS strives to cultivate an environment where high-risk drinking and drug abuse does not prevent a student from reaching their highest potential of intellectual, physical, and human development.
Violence Prevention
University Health Services is dedicated to preventing violence before it happens and helping address the needs of victims of sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking after it happens.
Healthy Minds Survey
The Healthy Minds Study provides a detailed picture of mental health and related issues in college student populations.
Suicide Prevention
UHS promotes positive mental health among students and prevents suicide through collaborative, campus-wide efforts to: strengthen practices and policies relating to suicide prevention and mental health services; reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues by providing education to the UW–Madison community; and promote help-seeking behaviors among our students.
Food Assistance
Day-to-day expenses like food, clothing, and rent can make it challenging for students to make ends meet. There are many campus resources and student organizations available at no cost to all students.