Healthcare and Counseling

LGBTQ+ patients are welcomed and cared for through University Health Services and the University Counseling Center. Trans-related health care services were added to the student health care plan at the University in 2014. Read more about the University’s student insurance here.

Full-time students participate in the Student Health Program, which covers primary care visits to the University Health Service (UHS), time-limited therapy at the University Counseling Center (UCC), and health promotion services. Employees and other members of the University community can choose a UHS physician as their primary care provider and come to UHS for their personal health care. UHS also provides occupational health care services for employees. All visits to UHS are confidential. UHS has offices on the River Campus, in the Medical Center, and at the Eastman School of Music.

Services include time-limited individual and couples therapy, group therapy, medication management, 24 hour crisis services, consultation, and educational presentations.

In a mental health emergency, contact the UCC by calling 585-275-3113. A mental health professional is on call 24 hours a day throughout the year. If UCC is closed when you call, you will reach the answering service. The mental health professional will be paged and will then call you.

The Division of Adolescent Medicine at Golisano Children’s Hospital, University of Rochester, has services available to aid families, youth, and young adults who identify as transgender, gender fluid, or have other questions or concerns about their gender identity or expression.

Sexual Misconduct and Title IX

The University of Rochester is committed to creating a safe and supportive environment where all members of our community are treated with dignity and respect. 

Here you will find information and resources available on campus and beyond to anyone who has experienced sex or gender discrimination, including sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, sexual assault, stalking, and intimate partner violence. 

Trillium Health

Trillium Health, a Community Health Center, provides extraordinary care for all, including LGBTQ+ health, ensuring equitable, judgement-free and affordable care. Being part of Trillium Health includes a personalized care plan for you, your child, family member, friend, or partner so you can live life on your terms. Making health care affordable and convenient for you is important. Finances should never be a barrier, and everyone should have access to health care, regardless of income or any other factor. 

The MOCHA Center at Trillium Health

Founded in 1996 as the Men of Color Health Awareness Project, The MOCHA Center has worked to educate Black and Latino men about living a sex-positive life. The MOCHA Center offers social events and other programs focused on improving the health and wellness of LGBTQ people of color—in mind, body, and spirit. We are a place where every voice is heard, the staff knows where you are coming from, and all are welcome. 

To learn more about healthcare in relation to the LGBTQ community at the University of Rochester, contact Col Raimond (he/they).