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Concerns about sexual harrassment or violence
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The Aurora Center serves all victims/survivors/concerned people of sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, and sexual harassment at the U of M.
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Help for students who are parents
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The Student Parent Help Center (SPHC) helps student parents in achieving their dream of a college degree. SPHC has a long history of serving all parenting students, including moms, dads, and adoptive siblings and other relatives.
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Just need to talk?
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Let’s Talk is a program that provides informal virtual and in person drop-in consultations for U of M students throughout the academic year. A more in depth description of Let’s Talk including hours, additional locations, and counselor bios can be found here.
Note: Let’s Talk is not a substitute for formal counseling and does not constitute mental health treatment, but counselors can listen to specific problems, provide support, help explore solutions and give information about other resources.
Wellbeing resources
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BeWELL program
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BeWELL defines wellbeing as "a sense of wholeness and harmony that, in addition to physical and mental health, encompasses a number of other factors. wellbeing in interprofessional health students may call for a greater need to emphasize stress reduction, self care, and resilience-building in order to find balance. BeWELL is committed to providing space, activities, and programming to support the cultivation of community and wellbeing in interprofessional health students at the University of Minnesota."
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RecWell
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RecWell offers a variety of ways to aid in wellbeing including: Exercise (cardio equipment, swimming, etc.), Play (Adaptive sports, intramurals, etc.), Restore (outdoor trips, massage therapy, etc.), Learn (Swimming lessons, fitness lessons, etc.), and Work (multiple positions both indoors and outdoors).
Additional wellbeing resources include: massage therapy, meditation, study and community spaces, wellbeing resources, and YOU@UMN.
Food insecurity resources
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Nutritious U Food Pantry
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Boynton Health’s Nutritious U Food Pantry provides fresh and healthy food to students who struggle to get enough to eat.
Financial resources
There are various financial resources available to students.
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Emergency funds
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To request student emergency funds, contact One Stop Student Services at onestop@umn.edu.
For international students experiencing an emergency, visit the ISSS Emergency Funds page. Eligible students must be in F-1/J-1 visa status and enrolled for the current term.
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Financial aid
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Apply for financial aid through the FAFSA. Must be a U S citizen or permanent resident. Please refer to Onestop for more information.
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Financial counseling
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One Stop offers Financial Wellness Counseling to discuss money management, loans, credit, banking and identity theft.
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Help for students who are parents
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SPHC offers child care grants, resources for family housing, and other support services for student parents. Graduate and professional student parents can contact the SPHC at sphc@umn.edu or at (612) 626-6015.