Mental Health
Finding long-term affirming mental health is important. Students are encouraged to visit CAPS to help find a local long-term mental health care provider, since CAPS maintains relationships with Evanston and Chicago-based providers while also able to consider your financial/insurance situation in identifying a provider. If you are interested in finding one on your own there are some national databases and local groups you might want to consider. We always suggestion asking your network, as personal referrals are often more insightful than national databases.Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
TimelyCare
Available free of charge to any Northwestern student with an active NetID, TimelyCare provides a variety of resources, including Scheduled Counseling, the 24/7 TalkNow on-demand service, Health Coaching and Group Sessions. TimelyCare’s Scheduled Counseling and Health Coaching appointments are available days, evenings and weekends, and TalkNow services are available all day, every day.
NUhelp
NUhelp is your guide to navigating Northwestern's wellness, safety, and crisis resources - whenever you may need them.
Employee Resource: Employee Assistance Program
Northwestern's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is available to faculty, staff, and household members. The NU EAP provides 24/7/365 free and confidential access to a variety of mental health and well-being services and resources, including short-term counseling.
Medical Care
Medical care is provided to all Northwestern students at the Northwestern Medicine Student Health Service (NMSHS) on the Evanston and Chicago campuses. Students can call 847.491.8100 or log into the MyNM Patient Portal to schedule an appointment. Click here to review the medical services provided by NMSHS.
External care providers or linkages to care:
If your medical situation requires you to take time away from campus, the medical leave of absence process can be supported by Student Assistance and Support Services.
HIV Care and Prevention
Northwestern Medicine Student Health Service
HIV Testing is available for students by appointment at NMSHS. Please ask NMSHS for more information about test types and costs based on your insurance plan.
Evanston Public Library
Howard Brown Health provides free community HIV and STI screenings at the library. Services that are provided are HIV prevention counseling, rapid HIV screening (finger prick), and confidential syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening.
Every 4th Tuesday of the month | 3 pm – 7 pm | Community Meeting Room, Main (downtown) Library, 1703 Orrington Ave, Evanston
No reservation required. First come, first served. For more screening sites and information, see howardbrown.org/outreach.
TPAN Chicago
Clinical services, free HIV and Hepatitis C testing, HIV+ community, and education can be found at TPAN Chicago located at 5537 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60640 (Located near the Bryn Mawr Red Line Station).
Insurance
Student Health Insurance Plan
The Northwestern University Student Health Insurance Plan (NU-SHIP) complies with all Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements for student health insurance plans. There are no exclusions for pre-existing conditions for this plan. The plan year runs September 1–August 31. Annual benefits apply to services received during this period of time.
Emergency Medical Aid
The Office of Undergraduate Finical Aid provides emergency aid on a case-by-case basis. Emergency Aid is only eligible to currently enrolled student. Resources may be provided for a portion of an expense and may include options other than grant assistance. Northwestern Housing & Facilities
All Gender Housing
All-Gender Campus Bathrooms
Illinois law requires all single-stall restrooms in public spaces be designated as all gender restrooms.
Access a map of all-gender restroom options on the by selecting the "All-Gender Bathrooms" filter on Northwestern's online campus maps.
Locker Rooms
Northwestern Financial Aid