Mental Health & Wellness
Counseling and Psychological Services
(Stony Brook and Winthrop clinical campuses)
(631) 632-6720 (main CAPS number)
http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/caps/index.html
West Campus Office:
Student
Health Services- 2nd Floor
1
Stadium Drive
Stony
Brook, NY 11794-3100
Can call ahead OR just walk in
East Campus Office:
Health Sciences Center-3rd Floor
By appointment only
CAPS After Hours (speak to a licensed mental health counselor 24/7 familiar with the campus community and local resources) (631) 632-6720; press 2 if calling after business hours to speak with a counselor OR (855) 509-5742 DIRECT PHONE ACCESS to CAPS After Hours
Peer Counseling by trained
medical students. Currently multiple counselors available.
Contact either Yu Wang Yu.Wang.3@stonybrookmedicine.edu or
Michelle Locolano Michelle.Iocolano@stonybrookmedicine.edu, both in the class of 2020
Dr. Steven Birnbaum, Ph.D.
(Winthrop clinical campus)
99 Hillside Ave. Suite E
Williston Park, NY 11596
(516) 742-2730
Students are covered up to two
visits. Dr. Birnbaum will provide referral if further sessions are recommended.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
National network of local crisis
centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in
suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
RESPONSE of Suffolk County
(631) 751-7500
https://www.responsecrisiscenter.org
(also has link to Hear2Help, crisis support via
mobile texting device; available Monday-Friday from 7pm-11pm)
24/7 crisis intervention/suicide
prevention hotline in Suffolk County providing telephone support as well as
referrals for support groups, clinicians, mental health clinics, and other
community programs and services.
American Foundation for Suicide
Prevention
General
Resources Page: https://afsp.org/find-support/resources/
Information page containing
phone numbers for crisis services, links to locating mental health care
services, and additional information and resources for various mental health
conditions, including depression, anxiety, stress, and suicide prevention.
Physician and Medical Student Depression: https://afsp.org/our-work/education/physician-medical-student-depression-suicide-prevention/
Information page with
educational facts and resources specifically addressing mental health among
physicians, residents, and medical students.
Physical Health & Wellness
Student Health Services (Stony Brook and Winthrop clinical campuses)
(631) 632-6740
http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/shs
West Campus:
1 Stadium Road
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3191
Hours: Medical clinic- M-F 8am-12mp; 1pm-5mp (Tuesdays open until 7:30pm)
GYN clinic: M-F 8am-12pm; 1mp-4pm (Tuesdays open until 7:30pm)
*Summer Sessions/Intersessions: Same hours as above EXCEPT no extended hours on Tuesdays
Island Wide Medical Associates
(Winthrop clinical campus)
173 Mineola Boulevard
Ste 403
Mineola, NY 11501
SBU Dental Clinic
(631) 632-8989
Aetna Student Health (Student
Health Insurance Plan)
Stony Brook Student Insurance
Office:
(631) 632-6054
studenthealthinsurance@stonybrook.edu
Aetna Student Health
Aetnastudenthealth.com (select
Stony Brook University from the dropdown menu) OR go directly to
https://www.aetnastudenthealth.com/en/school/890444/index.html
Includes information on locating
Aetna participating network providers, contacting customer service, student
health insurance plan details, and how to print a temporary ID card.
Academic Health & Wellness
Learning Specialist:
Linda DeMotta whatsdemotta@gmail.com
Contact for one-on-one
appointments, setting up peer-tutoring, and/or academic mentors
Financial Health & Wellness:
Stony Brook University-Bursar
& Student Accounts
Bursar: (631) 632-9316 bursar@stonybrook.edu
Student Accounts: (631) 632-2455
— studentbilling@stonybrook.edu
AAMC’S FIRST (Financial Information, Resources, Services, and Tools) program:
https://students-residents.aamc.org/financial-aid/
Resources for medical students
and residents on careful financial management, including budgeting, money and
debt management, and organizing, managing, and repaying student loans during
residency.
Federal Student Aid Loan Resources
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay
General guide to repaying
federal education loans
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/understand/plans/income-driven
Guide for income-driven
repayment plan for federal education loans.
*If you have utilized private education loans, please contact your loan servicer directly for information about loan repayment.
Other:
Leave of Absence Policy &Procedure:
https://medicine.stonybrookmedicine.edu/ugme/policies#4.7
Policy and procedure regarding taking a LOA from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University for personal, health, academic, and/or educational activity/research reasons
