CARE Overview

The CARE Team (Coordination, Assistance, Resources, and Education) is a central support resource for students experiencing a variety of challenges, including personal crises, life events, health concerns, and academic difficulties. The CARE Team works to ensure students feel supported and connected to resources that can help them navigate challenges and thrive.

Please contact 520-621-7057 or DOS-deanofstudents@email.arizona.edu to learn more about these support services. If you are/or know of a student who is experiencing difficulties and can benefit from these services, we recommend you submit a public CARE Report.

Submit CARE Report

Our Staff Will

Help students arrange appropriate medical and/or mental health care
Connect students with campus and community resources
Monitor compliance with University behavioral expectations
Collaborate with professionals who evaluate threat and assess risk to self and/or community
Meet with students and maintain contact with students to address needs
Foster self-advocacy so students manage their academic, personal, and fiscal responsibilities
Educate the UA campus community regarding student support services, policies and procedures

Roles Beyond Our Reach

Providing mental health counseling or medical advice
Academic advising
Sharing personal student information with parents, faculty, or staff, unless health and safety concerns are present
Represent students in legal situations or code of conduct violations, or serve as a hearing officer
Complete University forms on a student's behalf

Our staff is bound by privacy laws and practice, and with the exception of certain crisis situations, the CARE Team shares information about student concerns only on a need-to-know basis.

*The CARE Team supports and closely aligns its mission with that of the Higher Education Case Management Association (HECMA) and the National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NaBITA).