The Wellness Centre believes that a healthy mind, body, and spirit are foundations for students to achieve their personal and academic goals. Located in the UBC Life Building, the Wellness Centre is a friendly, peer-hosted space that offers many wellbeing programs for students.
The Wellness Centre does not offer crisis support or medical advice. Consult crisis support options for what to do during emergency situations.
The Health Promotion and Education Team in Student Health and Wellbeing leads health education and promotion initiatives to enhance the health and wellbeing of individual students and communities of students at UBC.
Learn more about their goals and the work they do at UBC on the Faculty and Staff website.
Wellness Centre Assistants and trained UBC students can answer your questions about health and wellbeing resources, services, and support options.
Get connected through one of the following options:
In response to the accidental drug poisoning crisis in British Columbia, naloxone and fentanyl test strips are available free and anonymously at the UBC Wellness Centre and across campus.
Naloxone is a medication that can reverse accidental drug poisoning from fentanyl. Kits are available for people who could experience accidental drug poisoning from the toxic drug supply in British Columbia or those who might witness a family member or friend experience drug poisoning.
Fentanyl test strips check substances for the presence of fentanyl. You can pick up test strips from the front table at the Wellness Centre.
Drop in test strips and naloxone kit pick up and training are available weekly from Monday to Friday, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Drop by the Wellness Centre or place an order online at our Shop to purchase inexpensive safer sex, sexual health, and sex toy products.
Wellness Centre offers a range of self-directed learning options on Canvas accessible to all UBC students with a CWL. Topics include health resource navigation, mental health literacy, first aid for the toxic drug supply, and more.
You can also book wellbeing workshops, activities, and events led by staff and students for student group or club events and more.
The UBC Student Recovery Community is a safe, welcoming, and inclusive space for students who are in recovery, or curious to explore their relationship with substance use and/or behavioural addictions, including disordered eating, gaming, gambling, and more.
To speak with a Wellness Centre Assistant, you will be asked for your name, email, and location to identify resources relevant to where you’re located.
The personal information and any other information you provide during this session are collected under the authority of section 26(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).
Your information will be kept confidential except if your information is required to provide you with the assistance you have requested, or as required for health, safety, or legal reasons. If you have questions about the collection of this information, please email wellness.centre@ubc.ca.
