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Student Services

Counseling Resources Outside Harvard

Listed below are local and national organizations, and websites that can provide support, information and resources. Please note that the information on these websites is for educational purposes only. It is meant to give you a framework for how to deal with your current concerns, and help you decide how to make the best use of the professional services available to you.

AIDS/ HIV

  • Anonymous HIV Counseling and Testing
    617. 495. 2139
    You will not be required to give any identifying information. There is a $10 fee for anonymous HIV antibody testing, but no student will be turned away due to an inability to pay. The fee will cover both pre- and post-test counseling appointments. Confidential HIV testing is also done by the primary care physicians at Harvard University Health Services (UHS).

  • AIDS Action Committee
    617. 437. 6200
    294 Washington Street, 5th floor
    Boston, MA 02108
    Founded in 1983, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts is a not-for-profit, community-based health organization whose mission is to stop the HIV/AIDS epidemic by preventing new infections and optimizing the health of those already infected. AIDS Action provides free, confidential services to 2,500 men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS. It also is an advocate for HIV-infected individuals and families and, each year its AIDS fundraising walk in early June, raises funds for groceries, rental assistance and medical services. Its website provides a wealth of information on its services, articles, links to other websites and information on how to remain healthy while HIV-positive.

Depression and Related Affective Disorders

Mental Health Websites

Eating Concerns

Rape and Sexual Abuse

  • Harvard Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
    340 Holyoke Center
    Susan Marine, Director
    24 hour information line: 617. 495. 9100
    (see link to Counseling Resources at Harvard)
  • Experienced Rape Counselor, University Health Services: 617. 495. 2042
  • Sensitive Crime Unit,Harvard University Police:617. 495. 1212
  • Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
    617. 492. RAPE
    As the second oldest rape crisis center in the United States, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) has been highly visible locally and nationally in the fight against violence against women. BARCC provides free services to survivors of rape and sexual assault, their friends and family.

Substance Abuse