Student Health and Wellness Center

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For your health and well-being

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Welcome to the Student Health and Wellness Center (SHAW)! We are here to help you reach your full potential for health and well-being through our medical care, counseling services, health promotion, and victim advocacy.

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How We Help

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Medical Services
Necessary health services for students
Physicians and nurse practitioners treat illness and injury along with a team that includes nurses, a dietitian, medical assistants, and laboratory technologists.
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Counseling Services
We offer a wide range of mental health services.
Mental health providers offer short-term psychotherapy, crisis stabilization, case management and medication evaluation and follow up care.
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Health Promotion
Promoting student well-being and academic success
Health educators work with Peer Health Advocates (fellow students) and other campus partners to promote healthy lifestyle choices and a healthier campus community for all of us.
Promoting a healthier campus community
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Survivor Support & Victim Advocacy
Providing emotional support, as well as legal, medical, and academic advocacy
Free & confidential advocacy and support to UWM student victim/survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence and/or stalking.
Support and resources for survivors & victims

Wellness Wisdom Posts

Managing Healthy Relationships
Healthy relationships are a significant part of every individual's life. When I see the overall well-being of myself, I would like to balance my academics, professional, family, and social life equally so that my mental health will be good and I will be productive. Academic and professional life can be managed by incorporating a good organization and management strategy to handle our responsibilities in a productive way.   On the other hand, maintaining healthy relationships will have a different approach …
Sexual Health: Safe Exploration
College is a time of intellectual and social growth. For many students, it's also a period of personal exploration, which can include exploring sexuality. Understanding your own desires, boundaries, and relationships is a healthy and important part of development. However, sexuality is often stigmatized, and misinformation about sexual health is common. Sexual health is a key component of overall …
Go Forward? Only Thing to Do! On We Go! 
As the days get longer, my time at UWM gets shorter. The realization slowly kicks in that I’ll be leaving a campus that's been home for the past three years. Leaving friendships that I’ve built, connections that I formed, and maybe a few projects left unfinished. There are some feelings of uncertainty and fear of the unknown. What job am I going to have once I’m done and how quickly am I …
No Flight? No Fright: Spice Up Your Spring Break Staycation
As you watch your peers head for vacation, it can be hard to not feel bummed about staying on campus or going home. It can be hard to find ways to stay busy and have fun when the weather is still cold and unpredictable. If you shift your mindset to take advantage of your free time, …
Overlooked but Important: Sexual Satisfaction
A Vital Component of Sexual Health Sexual health is not just about avoiding illness and pregnancy; it's also about well-being and pleasure. Sexual satisfaction is a strong indicator of sexual health, relationship satisfaction, overall health and its impact on quality of life [i][ii][iii][iv]. It's a subjective experience that involves emotional and physical fulfillment from sexual …
Taking Care During High Stress Times
With everything that’s going on, we tend to turn to social media for a break. At some point, social media turns into a constant reminder of the chaos in the world and starts to become overwhelming. It’s important to remember to take a break from the news occasionally and to take the time to practice self-care and process what’s going on in the world right now. Besides taking a social media or news break, …