Health and Counseling

Health Services will not be available for appointments on Friday, May 20, 2022.  Counseling services will be opened as scheduled.

All SUNY Geneseo students must be fully vaccinated and boostered for COVID-19 or have an *approved waiver by August 8, 2022.

South Village Health Center in Onondaga will close for the summer beginning May 13, 2022, and re-open on August 29, 2022.

Urgent Care in Geneseo

Noyes Health Services 50 E South Street  Get Directions  Open daily 9 am - 9 pm (last patient at 8:30 pm)

RRH Geneseo Urgent Care 4302 Gateway Drive  Get Directions  Monday-Friday 9 am - 9 pm Saturday-Sunday 9 am - 8 pm

Counseling/Mental Health Services

Currently, all initial triage and intake appointments are via teletherapy (Zoom); in-person appointments may be available following the initial screening.

To request a Counseling Services appointment, we request that students complete a short form on the student health portal at myhealth.geneseo.edu.
NOTE: Appointment request forms are not reviewed when our office is closed, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Additional Information:
Counseling Services - Our Services
Mental Health Quick Resource List
Coping with College
Coping with Current Events

For more immediate assistance, text "GOT5" to 741-741 for SUNY Crisis Text Line (or call 1-800-273-TALK), or use the NY State Office of Mental Health COVID-19 Emotional Support Helpline 1-844-863-9314 (8 am-10 pm, 7 days/week).

Mental Health Resources - SUNY

Visit SUNY Mental Health (Mental Health is Health) for additional details on the resources listed below.

• SUNY Crisis Text Line - a 24/7 service
  TEXT GOT5U or any message to 741-741
• Peer-to-Peer Assistance Hotline - a secure student-staffed hotline via SUNY Albany's Middle Earth program; hours of operation (when UAlbany classes are in session only) are Mondays-Thursdays, 1 pm-midnight; Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 24 hours (from 1:00 pm Friday afternoons through 11:59 pm Sunday nights)
  CALL 518-442-5777 or EMAIL midearth@albany.edu
• QPR Training (Question, Persuade, Refer) - a 1-hour training modeled on CPR, designed to recognize a suicide crisis and connect someone to appropriate care
  TRAIN for free using SUNY as the organization code, www.qprtraining.com/setup.php

Student Health Portal

As a SUNY Geneseo student, you automatically have access to a student health portal, myhealth.geneseo.edu. This portal provides a gateway to many features and services, such as scheduling appointments and secure messaging staff members. For more information, review our Using the My Health Portal page.

Prescription Delivery from Wegmans

Wegmans in Geneseo delivers prescriptions to the main Lauderdale Health Center building Monday-Friday during our business hours. New prescriptions must be received by 2 pm in order to be delivered that same day. To initiate this service, you must first complete this paperwork and turn it into Wegmans or Lauderdale. Note that these forms will authorize Wegmans to keep your credit card on file.

Other things to know:

• You must opt-out of automatic refills; instead, inform Wegmans to deliver to Lauderdale when you call for a refill.
• You may get a text from Wegmans that alerts you that your prescription is ready; that does not mean it has arrived at Lauderdale.
• Wegmans usually delivers prescriptions to Lauderdale on weekdays between 3 and 3:30 pm.

Sexual Health Needs

Sexual/reproductive health services are offered through the Center for Sexual Health and Wellness, a service provided through Livingston County Health.

PrEP at Geneseo

PrEP at Geneseo is a service offered by Trillium Health. PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) is a once-a-day single blue pill that prevents HIV infection. Prep will be offering remote (telehealth) services for the Fall 2020 semester.

Job Openings at Student Health and Counseling

Our department currently has several job openings. Details can be found at jobs.geneseo.edu/postings/search.

• Nurse 1 (Temporary/Part-Time)
• Mental Health Counselor, Student Support Services - this grant-funded position works with both Counseling Services and TRiO Student Support Services

Certified Medical Home

The Department of Student Health and Counseling at SUNY Geneseo has received Accreditation as a MEDICAL HOME. A MEDICAL HOME is student-centered, comprehensive, team-based, accessible, and quality-focused. Allow us to be part of your health care team. We need your detailed health history, recent physical exam, and immunization records in order to coordinate with your health care providers to offer you the best medical care. Student Health and Counseling, your "Medical Home Away From Home"