Well-Being Resources

Being a graduate student brings many personal and professional opportunities, but also challenges, from balancing course work with research or other scholarly pursuits, to building confidence in your ideas and capabilities, to the unexpected trials that happen in life. As a Penn State graduate student, you have access to many free wellness services.

Well-Being Resources

: Emotional well-being is being aware of and accepting of your feelings and being able to manage your emotions in a constructive and supportive way, and having the tools and resources needed to navigate life’s challenges.

Call or Text 988 if You Need Help Now

If you are considering suicide, or if you or someone you know is in an emotional crisis, please call or text 988 to reach a national network of local crisis centers that provide free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crises or emotional distress.

Basic Needs and Support

Support resources for food, housing, basic needs, mental health, and more.

CAPS Chat

Provides informal, drop-in consultation for students with counselors from Penn State Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). Sessions are free and no appointment is necessary.

CAPS Life Hack Kits

Step-by-step wellness packages designed to help you navigate and demystify some of the more perplexing parts of being human. Instructors and student organization leaders are encouraged to use these for extra credit/points.

CAPS Virtual Library

This library includes informative videos about various mental health topics. Created for Penn State students by Penn State CAPS clinicians.

CAPS’ Community Provider Database

A help guide for the ins and outs of therapy, all the way from choosing a provider to paying for it.

Commonwealth Campuses Counseling Services

Links to campus-specific counseling resources.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

Provides a full range of short-term clinical services, consultation, community education, and training of mental health practitioners, and conducts research on students’ mental health.

Crisis Services

24/7 confidential service with licensed mental health counselors. Phone: 1-877-229-6400.

General Online Mental Health Screenings

Anonymous screenings on several areas of mental health, including depression, anxiety, academic distress, eating concerns, frustration level, family stress, and alcohol use.

Penn State Crisis Line

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or need immediate support, call the 24/7 Penn State Crisis Line at 1-877-229-6400, or text the 24/7 Crisis Text Line: Text “LIONS” to 741741.

Wellness Services

Find support and resources for wellness at the University.

WellTrack Boost

Self-help platform featuring wellness assessment tools and self-pace programs for resilience, anxiety and stress, depression, and public speaking. App available for iOS and Android.

: Financial well-being is managing your resources, making informed financial decisions, and preparing yourself financially for the short- and long-term.

Basic Needs and Support

Support resources for food, housing, basic needs, mental health, and more.

Career Services

Learn about programs and resources provided to assist students and alumni with specific career goals, expanding knowledge of career alternatives, understanding effective decision-making, and acquiring appropriate strategies and skills to carry out the process.

Career Services by Identity

Career Services has a Career Resource Center and Career Resource Specialist to provide and assist you with career resources. Stop by the Bank of America Career Services Center or connect with us to ask questions about our resources.

Guide to Public Assistance Programs

If you are struggling financially or experiencing food or housing insecurity, there may be state and federal assistance programs that can help. This office can help you determine your eligibility for these programs and navigate the application processes.

Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center

Provides students with the knowledge and skills to make positive choices regarding money management while at Penn State and throughout their lives.

Student Parent Child Care Subsidy Program

Program that helps qualifying, low-income student parents sustain their educational efforts by paying a portion of their child care costs and encouraging them to select high-quality child care.

Tax Information for International Students

Support and guidance from Penn State Global on how international graduate students can complete taxes.

The Lion's Pantry

The Lion’s Pantry was created to address the issue of student hunger at Penn State University Park campus.

Veteran Student Career Resources

Explore a combination of general resources and those specific for veterans to give you leverage when searching for your next career opportunity.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Service by business and law students that provides free federal and state taxes preparation.

Intellectual well-being is to explore ideas and experiences that stimulate learning and knowledge application. Some ways we can improve our intellectual well-being: