Located in Triton Center, the new heart of the UC San Diego campus, the building expands and centralizes support for students, providing access to physical health, mental health and well-being resources. Now, services and programs offered by Student Health and Well-Being (SHW), UC San Diego Health and the School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry are united under one roof. This includes Student Health Services (SHS), Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and Health Promotion Services (HPS), and the College Mental Health Program (CMHP). For the first time, a physical therapy unit is also available to students in the new Rehabilitation Services unit.
“In 2014, UC San Diego became the first UC to integrate student health and counseling services within its affiliated UC Health system, providing students with access to academic medical center resources as part of their continuum of care. The opening of the Triton Health and Wellness Building is the next step in that evolution,” said Patty Maysent, CEO of UC San Diego Health. “We are uniting student-facing well-being and mental health services with UC San Diego Health primary care and occupational medicine all under one roof. Now, students, faculty, and staff can access fully integrated, world-class care directly on campus — right where they live, learn and work.”
The Triton Health and Wellness Building contrasts with the former Student Health Building, which was tucked away among eucalyptus trees off Library Walk. The facility’s comprehensive care is enhanced through intentional architecture, curated artwork and digital screens programmed by UC San Diego’s Chief Campus Curator’s Office. This design embodies the campus’s ArtsConnect initiative, which champions art as integral to wellbeing, a vehicle for diverse perspectives and a powerful tool to embed empathy in healthcare.
The integrated care available from the new centralized location includes state-of-the-art primary care, urgent care, optometry services and a pharmacy. A dedicated well-being lounge also provides a restorative space for students to pause, relax and reflect before an appointment or while passing through Triton Center. The top floor of the building is dedicated to mental health services, housing CAPS and CMHP to provide culturally sensitive, evidence-based treatments for general and complex mental health issues. Students will continue to see SHW care providers.
