Emergency and After Hours Information
- For life-threatening emergencies, call 911
- For the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call 988
- For urgent issues, call Campus Safety at 269.337.7321
- If you need to speak to a resident doctor on call at the Family Practice Clinic at WMed for non-emergency medical advice after hours, you can call 269.585.0200. Be sure to identify yourself as a Family Medicine patient and a Kalamazoo College student.
- For Accessibility/Accommidations, contact Accessibility at K
- For mental-health resources, contact the Counseling Center 269.337.7190
- K Care Team is a collaborative, multidisciplinary group that works together to identify, assess, and support community members who are struggling or are engaging in concerning behaviors.
- For domestic or sexual violence help, contact Sexual Violence Prevention and Advocacy, YWCA Domestic Assault/Sexual Assault Program 24 Hour Crisis Line 269.385.3587 or Bronson Sexual Assault Services 24 Hour Crisis Line 888.383.2192
- 211 Gryphon Place– Connection to local resources/Crisis Line-Dial 2-1-1 (cell line 269.381.4357) 24 hours a day 7 days a week to help you find answers, whether it’s assistance with food or in paying heating bills, mediating conflicts, fighting drug addictions, or any number of issues that so many in our community face
Medical Care After Student Health Center Hours
- Unsure where to start? Bronson Care Advisors can help
- WMED Family Medicine: 269.585.0200 or 269.337.6500
- Sindecuse Health Center WMU: 269.387.3287
- Bronson Fast Care (multiple locations)
- WellNow Urgent Care
- Ascension Borgess Woodbridge Immediate Care
- Bronson Hospital Trauma and Emergency Services
- Ascension (formerly Borgess) Hospital Emergency and Trauma Center
- Not sure where to go: check the chart at Need Care Now
- Cope Network is supplying Narcan kits to anyone in need.
- Medical Transport (Non Emergency)–5-Star Medical Transportation 269.903.2509
Sexual Health
- Planned Parenthood – sliding fee scale for long acting contraception (LARC), annual exams/pap smears, birth control, and STI testing, PrEP, gender affirming care, abortion services
- YWCA – Reproductive Health Fund–gender affirming care, abortion services
- CARES – free HIV testing and counseling, PrEP free or sliding fee scale
- Personal Health Division from the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services – free HIV testing and sliding fee scale for STI testing
Food Assistance
- Hungry Hornets Programs
- 211 Gryphon Place– Connection to local resources/Crisis Line-Dial 2-1-1 (cell line 269.381.4357) 24 hours a day 7 days a week
- Loaves & Fishes Mobile Food Initiative
Other Resources
- Resources for Black Students
- Black Wellness Network
- JED Foundation – Protecting Emotional Health. Preventing Suicide
- Sexual Misconduct Resource Guide at Kalamazoo College
- Drug and Alcohol Policy at Kalamazoo College
- LGBTQIA+ MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINES
- LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564 (all ages)
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860 (trans peer support for all ages)
- Trevor Project: 866-488-7386 (text and call hotline for youth)
- LGBTQIA+ Hotlines and Support by subject through PFLAG
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC’s) STDs Fact Sheets
- Birth Control Options – Visit the Bedsider website for tips, testimonials, and more.
- Abortion Finder by state
- UptoDate – general health information
- Go Ask Alice – Columbia University interactive health questions and question archive
- SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
- American Dental Association
- College Parents Matter – Tools for improved communication between parent and college student.
- American Lung Association – To help quit smoking
- MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions.
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
- HealthLine
- Men’s Health Network
- College Students Living with a Chronic Condition on the Center for Online Education website.
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine & Immunization information
- American College Health Association Guidelines and Recommendations
- Tune in to College Health – the American College Health Association YouTube Channel
Note
The links provided on this site are for educational or informational purposes only. The goal is not to provide medical advice or to replace the assistance of a trained health-care professional. Please convey issues, questions or medical concerns to your health-care provider.