Mental Health Services
All CAPS programs and services are designed to meet the academic, developmental, remedial and preventive needs of the campus community. Although most of CAPS services are included in the Student Health Fee, charges apply for all scheduled appointments that are missed or not cancelled by the workday before the appointment. All fees associated with CAPS services are billed to your UAConnect account.
CAPS services are available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. For appointments or other questions, call 479-575-5276.
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Mental Health Services
CAPS offers a variety of individual therapy options. Our staff works within a broad range of theories and approaches to help tailor services to fit each client’s individual need.
Note: CAPS does not provide services to children or conduct clinical services through email.
Group therapy is an effective form of treatment, which is why CAPS organizes various therapy and support groups.
Group therapy is a beneficial form of treatment for many different concerns, including those commonly experienced by college students such as depression, anxiety and adjustment issues.
CAPS offers psychiatric services for a range of mental health concerns for students registered at the University of Arkansas.
24-Hour Emergency Mental Health Services are available to students, faculty and staff by calling 479-575-5276.
A mental health emergency might include suicidal or homicidal thoughts, severe panic attacks, self-harm or a strong urge to engage in self-harm, psychosis, and recent traumatic event.
Psychological assessments offer a way to measure traits, feelings, beliefs and abilities that can lead to people's problems.
A typical psychological assessment includes an interview with a mental health practitioner, one or more formal psychological tests, and a follow-up with the mental health practitioner to provide assessment results.
Some tests can be completed individually, while others are completed with an examiner. Psychological assessments typically require a referral from a treating CAPS provider.
CAPS offers a range of consultation services. If you have a request for or question about the consultation services CAPS offers, please call 479-575-5276.
CAPS actively works to raise mental health awareness on campus.
Invite CAPS to your classroom, training event, or meeting to discuss mental health topics, and be sure to look for CAPS around campus during their several campus-wide events.
Let’s Talk is an additional form of outreach offered to the campus community at various locations on campus.
An important part of our mission is to conduct research that aids our clinicians and other practitioners across the country in deepening our understanding and effectiveness.
CAPS also participates in a national research project designed to improve our services and expand the knowledge about college student mental health.
All research is done with the knowledge and consent of clients.
The training of graduate students in the various counseling and mental health disciplines is a professional activity that CAPS has supported since its inception.
Our training program helps students develop personally and professionally in a supportive clinical environment. Over the years, the program has expanded to include trainees from different academic departments, necessitating a formalization of the CAPS training experience.
