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If you haven’t been feeling like yourself lately, a simple, confidential questionnaire can determine what is wrong and what you can do for help. Whether for depression or another mental health issue, a mental health screening helps individuals to...

Students returning for classes this fall will find that The University of New Mexico has updated and will begin to enforce its Tobacco-Free policy on its main and branch campuses. New signage at the entrances to campus as well as notices affixed to...

Since 1929, The University of New Mexico has provided medical and counseling services to students in need. Known today as Student Health & Counseling, SHAC still delivers these services with extraordinary quality and value and wants to educate Lobos on...

Riley Del Rey will be the first in her family to graduate from college. She used her time at UNM to complete a degree in philosophy; and also to become secure in who she is as a transgender woman. She says UNM staff and faculty taught her the deep...

With work, school, relationships, homework and those dreaded finals, it’s no surprise that college students don’t get adequate sleep. But what’s surprising is what happens to your mind and body without those zzz’s. UNM Student Health & Counseling (SHAC)...

It’s a text no one wants to receive: a Lobo Alert warning the campus community one of its own has been sexually assaulted. Students immediately wonder if it was their friend or fellow student they see every day on their way to class – and according to...

Keeping students healthy is the primary mission of The University of New Mexico’s Student Health & Counseling (SHAC) office. The SHAC team is on the forefront of issues affecting young adults in hopes to prevent, not react to, potential threats to...

The University of New Mexico Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) will offer free flu shots for anyone 18 years old or older in the SUB Atrium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 2, 3, 9 and 10. SHAC’s “Take One for Raymond” flu shots are dedicated to the...

UNM Student Health & Counseling (SHAC) will offer free mental health screenings for UNM students on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at SHAC on Main Campus and at the UNM Law School on North Campus. Students complete a written self-assessment...

The Division of Student Affairs has announced the appointment of Dr. James Wilterding as interim executive director of Student Health and Counseling (SHAC). The previous director, Dr. Beverly Kloeppel, recently retired. Wilterding joined the SHAC...