Resources

Academic Advising
Provides information about academic advisors in your undergraduate college and advice on choosing a major/minor, planning what classes to take, and helping to find opportunities that will enrich your university experience.

Academic Enrichment Program (AEP)
Programs designed to broaden your educational experience and encourage your pursuit of an advanced degree.

Career Center
Provide students with the quality training and tools necessary to find meaningful life work.

Critical Gender Studies Department
An undergraduate program specializing in the study of gender and sexuality.

Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services (OASIS)
A learning center at UC San Diego that provides most of the free tutoring on campus in a collaborative, supportive environment.

Student Promoted Access Center for Education and Service (SPACES)
A fully funded, student run space that is focused on access and retention work through the University of California San Diego.

Study Abroad Office
Provides programs and locations, making sure credits you take abroad will fit into your UC San Diego academic requirements, assists with exploring financial aid and scholarship opportunities, and preparing for the challenges of adapting to living overseas

Teaching & Learning Commons
Works with units throughout UC San Diego to engage with students in their academic and co-curricular pursuits to support them in achieving their undergraduate, graduate, and career goals.

UCSD Undergraduate Scholarships
Provides information about how scholarships can help cover your undergraduate education costs

Asian Pacific Islander Middle Eastern Desi American (APIMEDA) Programs & Services
An office at UCSD intended to build community, enhance leadership skills, and provide retention support.

Black Resource Center
The Black Resource Center is a Campus Community Center that serves everyone at UC San Diego while emphasizing the Black experience. We promote scholarship, foster leadership, and cultivate community for students through the committed, collaborative effort and support of faculty, staff, and the broader UC San Diego community.

Cross Cultural Center
Empowering students to engage in all frameworks of social justice

Intertribal Resource Center
Supports Native American students and promotes educational access in our tribal communities.

LGBT Resource Center
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center at UC San Diego provides a visible presence on campus and enhances a sense of connection and community among LGBT faculty, staff, students, alumni and the UC San Diego Community.

Raza Resource Centro
As a Campus Community Center with administrative staff and student interns, we offer activities, events and resources to connect, students, staff, faculty, and alumni.

Women’s Center
The Women’s Center serves as a resource for the entire campus community while placing the experiences of diverse women at the center through the resources we provide, the programming and learning opportunities we facilitate, and the dynamic community space that we create. We are a unit of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (CSW)
CSW plays a valuable role on campus by advising the Chancellor through the Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (VCEDI) on issues relating to the status of women and gender equity at UC San Diego.

Systemwide Advisory Committee on the Status of Women
Examines issues regarding the status of UC women staff, students, and faculty

Bright Horizons Care Advantage
A UC sponsored benefit to help eligible employees access care for all members of their family (child, senior and pet) and save money on test prep, tutoring and preferred child care centers.

California Childcare Resource and Referral Network
Gives parents’ referrals and information about the elements of quality care and state licensing requirements, as well as the availability of child-care subsidies.

FSAP Caregivers and Eldercare Resources
Resources choices and plans.

Local San Diego Childcare Referrals
In addition to referrals, assists with how to identify high-quality child care for infants and toddlers, as well as follow-up assessments to help parents evaluate their satisfaction with a child care arrangement.

UC San Diego Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC)
Offers weekday care for children 3 months to 5 years old, with 5 age-appropriate developmental programs. (There may be waiting lists for all age groups.) The center offers full-time enrollment only. Parents who meet income guidelines may be eligible for subsidized care, and an after-hours program is available.

UC San Diego Babysitting Service
The UC San Diego Babysitting Resource allows UCSD Students, Staff and Faculty Parents to connect with UCSD Students who are interested in providing a babysitting service.

Caregiver Booklist

211 San Diego
A resource and information hub that connects people with community, health and disaster services.

American Council on Education Women’s Network (ACE)
The ACE Women’s Network facilitates the networking of women interested in pursuing leadership opportunities in higher education.

American Association of University Women San Diego Branch
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) San Diego Branch encourages personal and professional growth in women of all ages. We support scholarship programs and provide community leadership opportunities - all in the context of developing lifelong friendships with like-minded women.

Center for Community Solutions
The mission of the Center for Community Solutions to end relationship and sexual violence by being a catalyst for caring communities and social justice.

San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls
The Commission is mandated to study and advise the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on areas of concern to women’s lives and needs in San Diego County.

Community Resource Center
Established in 1979, CRC has grown from providing basic needs for families in crisis, to offering extensive programs that facilitate the safety, stability, and self-sufficiency of low-income and episodically homeless households – including domestic violence (DV) victims.

Equality California
Equality California brings the voices of LGBTQ people and allies to institutions of power in California and across the United States, striving to create a world that is healthy, just, and fully equal for all LGBTQ people.

League of Women Voters of San Diego
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government and influencing public policy through education and advocacy.

National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, San Diego Chapter
NAPAWF-San Diego’s mission is to build community, engage in political activism and empowerment, develop new leaders, and sustain our chapter and the AAPI movement in San Diego for AAPI womyn, girls, transgender, gender non-conforming individuals and allies.

National Organization for Women San Diego Chapter
San Diego NOW’s purpose is to take action through intersectional grassroots activism to promote feminist ideals, lead societal change, eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect equal rights of all women and girls.

PFLAG San Diego County
PFLAG envisions a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are respected, valued, and affirmed inclusive of their sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.

Planned Parenthood for the San Diego area
Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest provides confidential, comprehensive, high-quality medical services to the communities of San Diego and Riverside, and Imperial County.

Project TRANS
The mission of The San Diego LGBT Community Center is to enhance and sustain the health and well-being of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV communities by providing activities, programs and services that create community; empower community members; provide essential resources; advocate for civil and human rights; and embrace, promote and support our cultural diversity.

San Diego LGBT Community Center
The mission of The San Diego LGBT Community Center is to enhance and sustain the health and well-being of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV communities by providing activities, programs and services that create community; empower community members; provide essential resources; advocate for civil and human rights; and embrace, promote and support cultural diversity.

San Diego Stalking Strike Force
Provides information, resources, and tips about stalking and cyberstalking.

San Diego Women’s Groups
A listing of women’s groups in San Diego— focused on networking, particular industries, occupations, professions and hobbies.

San Diego Family Justice Center
Provides resources to victims of family violence and their children.

San Diego Women in Biotech
The goal of the San Diego Women in Biotech group to build a stronger and more collaborative community among women from academia, industry, and startups. Their events bring together women in biotech for career development, networking, and training, and host panel discussions covering a range of scientific and engineering disciplines, with a focus on female leadership and representation.

Society of Women Engineers San Diego County (SWE)
The Society of Women Engineers is a not-for-profit educational and service organization that empowers women to succeed and advance in the field of engineering, and to be recognized for their life-changing contributions as engineers and leaders.

Women’s Museum of California
Their mission is to educate and inspire current and future generations about the experiences and contributions of women by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the evidence of that experience.

YWCA San Diego County
YWCA of San Diego County empowers women, men, and children to break the cycle of domestic violence and homelessness, and achieve self-sufficiency. Their comprehensive residential programs and community services allow individuals and families to secure immediate safety, recover from trauma, improve their economic status, obtain permanent housing, and ultimately transform their lives.

Academic Family Accommodation Policies
UC San Diego academic personnel policies pertaining to family accommodations for academic appointees.

CARE at the Sexual Assault Resource Center
The UC San Diego confidential* advocacy and education office for sexual violence and gender-based violence (dating violence, domestic violence, stalking).

Center for Faculty Diversity and Inclusion
Provides information on faculty recruitment, development, and advancement.

Faculty Staff Assistance Program
The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program is a confidential service designed to help all campus employees and the members of their immediate household resolve concerns that may be affecting personal well-being and/ or job performance.

HR Work/Life Health and Wellness
Find out about programs that promote health and wellness for faculty and staff at UCSD.

Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD)
Educates the UC San Diego community about issues of bias, harassment and discrimination and to assist with the prevention and resolution of these issues in a fair and responsible manner.

Ombud’s Office
A channel for confidential, neutral, and informal dispute resolution services for the UC San Diego Community.

Teaching & Learning Commons
Works with units throughout UC San Diego to engage with students in their academic and co-curricular pursuits to support them in achieving their undergraduate, graduate, and career goals.

UCSD Center for Mindfulness Work/Life Integration Program
The Center offers a broad range of mindfulness-based programs and initiatives. Whether your interest in mindfulness is personal or professional, on behalf of a young family member or your workplace, or if you are just curious about what it is, you are invited to explore their online home.

UCSD Health Library
Offers access to a range of topics on health and wellness.

Feminist.com
An online community fostering awareness, education and activism for women all across the world. We serve as the Internet’s definitive hub for resources and information dedicated to women's equality, justice, wellness and safety. Like a "feminist Google," Feminist.com facilitates connections between women and the many, varied organizations serving their needs and interests worldwide.

Feminist Majority
The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically. Our organization believes that feminists - both women and men, girls and boys - are the majority, but this majority must be empowered.

National Organization for Women
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has 500,000 contributing members and 550 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Graduate and Professional Student Well-Being Associates (GAPSWell)
A Peer Health Educator Program established to foster an environment of learning and trust in order to address individual and community responses related to physical, mental, and social well-being issues that students at UC San Diego may experience.

Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs
GEPA is the central resource for all matters related to graduate education and postdoctoral affairs at UC San Diego.

Graduate & Professional Student Association
Advocates for the rights and interests of our diverse community, to provide for the enjoyment of social, cultural, and service-oriented events, and for the betterment of academic and non-academic life of all graduate and professional students at UC San Diego

Graduate Resource and Advisors Network (GRADNET)
A volunteer staff organization that supports, develops, and empowers graduate staff and advisors in networking, organizing, and sharing of information and resources in order to advance and influence the issues pertinent to graduate education at UC San Diego.

Graduate Women in Computing (GradWIC)
An organization dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the Computer Science and general STEM fields at UCSD.

Society of Women Engineers San Diego County (SWE)
The Society of Women Engineers is a not-for-profit educational and service organization that empowers women to succeed and advance in the field of engineering, and to be recognized for their life-changing contributions as engineers and leaders.

Students with Dependents Resources
A site to help navigate resources available to you as a student-parent, caregiver and/or guardian.

UCSD Graduate Women in Physics
This group was formed to foster a sense of community amongst the women of the UCSD Physics department.

Women in Philosophy Summer Program (SPWP)
SPWP is a two-week program for undergraduate women in philosophy hosted by the UC San Diego Philosophy Department, featuring philosophy seminar courses taught by visiting and UC San Diego faculty, along with a variety of workshops taught by faculty and graduate students, all geared towards providing an engaging philosophical learning experience and helpful preparation for applying to and succeeding at graduate school in philosophy and beyond.

Women in Political Science
The Women in Political Science (WIPS) group, an organization of the women faculty and graduate students in the Political Science Department, proposes to serve as the lead organization to coordinate an event with groups in other departments and programs at UCSD that promote women in academia.

Lactation Accommodation
Find out about the UC San Diego Lactation Program, including registration, facilities and services for employees and students who are breastfeeding.

Gender Justice Glossary
A list of terms created collaboratively between the staff at the UC San Diego Women’s Center and UC San Diego LGBT Resource Center. We built this page together as both Centers seek to create space for thinking critically about gender and power, as well as the impact of gender, gender identity and gender expression on individuals, communities and institutions.

UC San Diego LGBT Resource Center
Since opening on November 8, 1999, the LGBTRC has been a proud home for the entire UCSD Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community. They provide a visible presence on campus and enhance a sense of connection and community among LGBT faculty, staff, students, and our allies at UCSD. Contact rainbow@ucsd.edu or visit lgbt.ucsd.edu.

LGBTQIA+ Campus Resources

LGBTQIA+ Resources in San Diego

LGBTQIA+ National Resources

Free Nationwide Menopause Hotline
Partnered with Alloy Women’s Health, Menopause Mandate Advice Line, a first-of-its-kind service offers free 15-minute, one-to-one online video appointments with their experts to help tackle stigma and give women real-time support to navigate menopause with confidence. The hotline is available not only in English but in Spanish and American Sign Language.

The Menopause Society (Formerly the North American Menopause Society)
Its mission is to empower healthcare professionals helping improve women's health during menopause and beyond.

The International Menopause Society
A global organization, created over 40 years ago to improve understanding and support for women going through the menopause transition. Bringing together leading health care experts from around the world, they promote leading edge research and education, and develop information and resources to support and empower women in midlife.

The National Menopause Foundation
Houses the Women’s Midlife Health Policy Institute to help advance research, education and public policies related to menopause.

The National Menopause Foundation Perimenopause Awareness Resources
Provides downloadable Perimenopause toolbox, Provider Talk Preparation Guide, Symptom Tracker, helpful articles about public policy and more. 

Society for Women’s Health Research
The thought leader in advancing women’s health through science, policy, and education while promoting research on sex differences to optimize women’s health.

Black Girls Guide to Surviving Menopause
A multidisciplinary platform centering the stories and needs of Black women, femmes, nonbinary, genderqueer and gender expansive people. 

The Swell
A learning platform and community of “curious, kind, soulful, humble, kickass, fearless and generous humans who are leaning into the second half of their lives.

Let’s Talk Menopause
Aims to change the conversation around menopause by helping create a world in which meno

Menopause Mandate (MM)
Women need to be supported right now. Not after they have left their job, not after they have spent too many sleepless nights, not after going from doctor to doctor, not after being misinformed about the facts. MM is working to prioritize women’s meno-health NOW.

Alloy
A digital platform providing access to accurate information; board-certified menopause-trained doctors; community and conversation; and science-backed solutions.

Menopause - The Journal of Menopause The Menopause Society
Published monthly, provides a forum for new research, applied basic science, and clinical guidelines on all aspects of menopause. 

Women Living Better WLB
WLB improves the path to menopause through education and research.

The Citizen's Guide to Menopause
A resource designed for everyday people who are ready to step up, raise their voices, and demand better policies, education, and care for menopausal women everywhere

The Menopause WIKI

The Menopause WIKI Resources

Menopause Provider Directory

Is it time to “retire” your gynecologist?

Menopause in the News 2024-25

Recommended books for menopause: 

• Estrogen Matters Revised and updated 2024 (Drs. Avrum Bluming and Carol Tavris)

• The Estrogen Question (Dr. Sandra Rice)

• The Definitive Guide to the Perimenopause and Menopause (Dr. Louise Newson)

• The Menopause Manifesto (Dr. Jen Gunter)

• The Menopause Guidebook (The North American Menopause Society)

• The Menopause Brain (Dr. Lisa Mosconi)

• The New Menopause (Dr. Mary Claire Haver)

• Grown Woman Talk (Dr. Sharon Malone) 

• Better Sex Through Mindfulness (Dr. Lori Brotto)

• The Natural Menopause Method: A Nutritional Guide Through Perimenopause and Beyond (Karen Newby)

• The Complete Guide to the Menopause: Your Tool Kit to Take Control and Achieve Life-Long Health (Dr. Annice Mukherjee)

• Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause and Beyond (Rachel Lankester)

• Second Spring: The Self-Care Guide to Menopause (Kate Codrington)

• What Fresh Hell Is This? Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You (Heather Corinna)

• Perimenopause Power (Maisie Hill)
• Mind Over Menopause: Lose Weight, Love Your Body, and Embrace Life After 50 with a Powerful New Mindset (Pahla Bowers)
• The New Rules of Menopause (Dr. Stephanie Faubion M.D. M.B.A.)
  

   

  How to get involved

  U.S. Senate Bill:

  • Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4246
  • How to find/contact your U.S. Senator to voice support: https://www.senate.gov/general/contacting.htm

   

  U.S. House Bills:

  • Menopause Research and Equity Act:
    https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6749/text
  • We’re Addressing the Realities of Menopause (WARM) Act: https://bluntrochester.house.gov/uploadedfiles/warm_act.pdf
  • Improving Menopause Care for Veterans Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8347
  • How to find/contact your U.S. Representative to voice support: https://www.house.gov/representatives

   

  State legislators:

  • How to find/contact your state elected officials to call for action: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials

   

  Unboxing Menopause: Campaign to Remove Outdated Warning Label on Vaginal Estrogen:

  • Campaign page: https://www.letstalkmenopause.org/unboxingmenopause

   

   

Academic Family Accommodation Policies and Programs
UC San Diego academic personnel policies pertaining to family accommodations for academic appointees.

Bright Horizons Care Advantage
A UC sponsored benefit to help eligible employees access care for all members of their family (child, senior and pet) and save money on test prep, tutoring and preferred child care centers.

HR Work/Life Family
Discover family-friendly stops for staff. UC San Diego provides benefits and programs for the health, well-being, and education of employees and their families.

The Parents, Guardians & Caregivers Association (PGCA)
PGCA aims to create a supportive, family-friendly campus environment for UC San Diego staff, faculty, students and university affiliates who are parents, guardians and/or caregivers. Contact: pgca@ucsd.edu.

Students with Dependents Resources
A site to help navigate resources available to you as a student-parent, caregiver and/or guardian.

UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness
The Center offers a broad range of mindfulness-based programs and initiatives. Whether your interest in mindfulness is personal or professional, on behalf of a young family member or your workplace, or if you are just curious about what it is, you are invited to explore their online home.

Work/Life Law
An organization based at the University of California Hastings College of Law, dedicated to advancing gender equity.

UCSD Working Moms Network Facebook Group

UCSD Parents Facebook Group

UCSD Undergraduate Student Parents Group

UCSD Moms List-serv

Office of Postdoctoral Scholar Affairs at UC San Diego
The purpose of the Office of Postdoctoral Scholar Affairs is to provide guidance and expertise, foster professional advancement and enrich the community for postdoctoral scholars.

Academic Family Accommodation Policies
UC San Diego academic personnel policies pertaining to family accommodations for academic appointees.

DisAbility Counseling and Consulting
The Human Resources division that can provide additional information and advice regarding job accommodations and pregnancy related accommodations.

Lactation Accommodation
Find out about the UC San Diego Lactation Program, including registration, facilities and services for employees and students who are breastfeeding.

Resources for Expectant Parents
If you're expecting a child soon, these topics will help you learn about options available to you.

The Pregnant Scholar
An online toolkit for university students, faculty and administrators on pregnancy and parenting.

UC San Diego Extended Studies
Serves the critical lifelong learning and skill development needs of individuals, organizations and the community. Provides continuing education, certificate and degree-related programs; community initiatives that support economic and social development; and a wide array of public-service lectures, forums and special events.

Staff Learning and Development
Supports staff through professional development resources, managerial and leadership development programs, team development tools, earning technology tools, and instructional design strategy and support.

UC Women's Initiative for Professional Development (UC WI)
UC WI is an experiential professional development program for women designed to elevate women in leadership, establish a pipeline for advancement, and contribute to women’s and UC's success.

How to Show up for Abortion Access
A great site to visit when you are asking yourself the question "what can I do to support abortion access?".

All* Above
An organization that envisions a world where abortion care is affordable, available, and supported for everyone who needs it.

California Future of Abortion Council
The “California Future of Abortion Council” (CA FAB Council) is comprised of reproductive freedom and sexual and reproductive health care allies, partners, and leaders.

Access Reproductive Justice
ACCESS removes barriers and builds the power of Californians to achieve reproductive justice.

ACT for Women and Girls
A reproductive justice organization building power through leadership development, community organizing, advocacy, and policy change in our communities.

Black Women for Wellness
Black Women for Wellness Action Project
An organization that works with partners, allies and the state California to provide a safe space for those in need of abortion services.

California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
CLRJ is a statewide organization committed to honoring the experiences of Latinas to uphold their dignity, bodies, sexuality, and families. They build Latinas’ power and cultivate leadership through policy advocacy, community education, and community-informed research to achieve reproductive justice.

California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom
CCRF is a statewide coalition of more than 40 organizations working to promote sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice.

California Future of Abortion Council
The CA FAB Council works in collaboration with policy makers, researchers, advocates, providers, patients, and key constituents to determine potential challenges in the state and recommend solutions that will continue to provide access and stability for both Californians and those who may seek services here from out of state.

Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice
A multidisciplinary research center dedicated to issues of reproduction and designed to support law and policy solutions by bridging the academic-advocate divide.

Forward Together
An organization that unites communities to win rights, recognition and resources for all families.

Forward Together Action
Forward Together Action (FTA) organizes our communities to build power so all families can thrive.

Women’s Health Specialists
An organization whose goal is to empower women through support, education, self-help and services so that they can make the best health care decisions for themselves.

Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare (TEACH)
An organization that provides training in early abortion in an effort to provide comprehensive healthcare.

Women's Foundation of California
The Women’s Foundation California is a statewide, publicly supported foundation dedicated to achieving racial, economic, and gender justice by centering the experience and expertise of communities most impacted by systemic injustice.

Indigenous Women Rising
Indigenous Women Rising is committed to honoring Native & Indigenous People’s inherent right to equitable and culturally safe health options through accessible health education, resources, and advocacy.

National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum works to build a movement for social, political, and structural change for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and girls.

Reproductive Justice – In Our Own Voice
In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda is a national-state partnership focused on lifting up the voices of Black women leaders at the national and regional levels in our fight to secure Reproductive Justice for all women, femmes, and girls.

Reproductive Justice Archives - Prism
An independent and nonprofit newsroom led by journalists of color, we tell stories from the ground up: to disrupt harmful narratives, and to inform movements for justice.

The California Blueprint - Protecting Reproductive Rights
Governor Newsom’s California Blueprint expands funding for facilities, security and
workforce to ensure women have access to abortion services and other essential health care.

Center for Reproductive Rights
A global human rights organization of lawyers and advocates who ensure reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights for the dignity, equality, health, and well-being of every person.

California’s Reproductive Justice Future (video)

California’s Reproductive Justice Future: Moving Money + Building Power
An hour-long video conversation that examines what comes next in California as we continue to chart a path towards reproductive justice together. Highlighting perspectives from across California’s reproductive justice movement, Marisol Franco, Director of Policy Programs at Women’s Foundation California and Nakia Woods with California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom, will moderate a dynamic conversation with leaders and activists of the reproductive justice movement, Onyemma Obiekea with Black Women for Wellness, Laura Jiménez with California Latinas for Reproductive Justice, and Jessica Pinckney with ACCESS Reproductive Justice.

Women’s Healthcare and Reproductive Rights Master Doc

In Response to Supreme Court Decision, Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Protect Women and Providers in California from Abortion Bans by Other States

Californians can vote to add abortion to the state's constitutional rights

California Future of Abortion Council Recommendations to Protect, Strengthen, and Expand Abortion Care in California

Roe v. Wade: What You Can Do

26 States Are Certain or Likely to Ban Abortion Without Roe: Here’s Which Ones and Why

Abortion in America: How Legislative Overreach Is Turning Reproductive Rights Into Criminal Wrongs

Abortion On Our Own Terms

It Can Already Take Weeks To Get An Abortion

Ineedana.com: helps abortion seekers find a verified abortion provider and resources. Find a clinic + support to get there

Abortionfinder.org helps abortion seekers find a verified abortion provider and resources

Reprolegaldefensefund.org covers bail and funds strong defenses for people who are unjustly targeted by police or prosecutors for self-managing their abortion outside of a clinical setting 

Onlineabortionresources.org compiles accurate information to help people access an abortion

Plancpills.org has information for accessing and using abortion pills

all-options.org provides unbiased, judgment-free options counseling.

Is Abortion Legal in My State?

You shouldn’t have to ask your boss for an abortion

Planned Parenthood Petition

RepRoductive Justice BRiefing Book:A Primer on Reproductive Justice and Social Change

Additional Information

UC statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision | University of California 

UC San Diego Statement Supporting Reproductive Rights of Women

Turnaway study shows impact of abortion access on well-being

Abortion pills will soon be available on California campuses - CalMatters

Student Community Service Official Program
Assists with arranging to have a repeating escort so a CSO will meet you at the same place and time based on your schedule.

UCSD Police Department
Law enforcement serving staff, faculty, patients and visitors, handling all patrol, investigation, crime prevention education and related law enforcement duties.

Rape Aggression Defense Classes (R.A.D.)
A national program designed to provide women with the concepts and methods needed for self-defense. The program enables women to take a more active role in protecting themselves and their psychological well-being. Classes are taught by certified R.A.D. instructors over three evenings and cost $10. All women in the UC San Diego community – students, staff, faculty and affiliates – who are at least 16 years old are eligible to attend.

CARE at the Sexual Assault Resource Center
The UC San Diego confidential* advocacy and education office for sexual violence and gender-based violence (dating violence, domestic violence, stalking).

Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD)
Educates the UC San Diego community about issues of bias, harassment and discrimination and to assist with the prevention and resolution of these issues in a fair and responsible manner.

For UC San Diego students (undergraduate, graduate, or professional)

• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS): 858-534-3755. CAPS provides confidential counseling such as individual, group, couples and family psychotherapy for registered UCSD undergraduate and graduate students.
• Student Legal Services: 858-534-4374. Student Legal Services offers free and confidential counseling on legal topics for individuals and/or groups as well as referrals to a private attorney.

For UC San Diego staff or faculty

• Faculty & Staff Assistance Program (FSAP): (858) 534-5523. FSAP is a campus resource that provides one-on-one information, support and counseling. They can also refer you to community resources outside the university.
• UC San Diego Office of the Ombuds: (858) 534-0777. The UC San Diego Office of the Ombuds provides confidential, neutral, and informal dispute resolution services for the UC San Diego community.

Off-campus Resources

• Center for Community Solutions (CCS): 888-385-4657 (DVLINKS). This 24-hour, toll-free hotline connects San Diego County victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault to community resources such as counseling, temporary housing, legal assistance, etc.
• Women’s Resource Center: (760) 757-3500: This 24-hour hotline connects victims and survivors to support services, counseling, shelter, and education in North San Diego County.
• San Diego Family Justice Center: (866) 933-HOPE(4673). The FJC provides comprehensive, trauma-informed, wrap-around services for domestic violence survivors and their families. License to Freedom: (619) 401-2800.
• License to Freedom: (619) 401-2800. License to Freedom is a non-profit organization serving refugee and immigrant survivors of domestic and relationship abuse in the East County and San Diego region.
• YWCA San Diego: (619) 234-3164. This 24-hour domestic violence hotline connects survivors experiencing domestic violence and homelessness to residential programs and services.

CARE at the Sexual Assault Resource Center
The UC San Diego confidential* advocacy and education office for sexual violence and gender-based violence (dating violence, domestic violence, stalking).

DisAbility Counseling and Consulting
A division of Human Resources responsible for providing disability management and job accommodation consultation services to UC San Diego faculty and staff who have a medical condition (physical or mental) that interferes with their ability to work or return to work.

Employee Relations, Policy Development and Work/Life
Employee Relations is the division of Human Resources that serves as the first point of contact for employees, supervisors, or managers who have questions or want assistance related to conflict in the workplace, policy interpretation, referrals, and consultation on a wide range of matters related to work.

Equal Opportunity Services
This division designs and facilitates campus-wide programs to foster equal opportunity, heighten awareness of the value of diversity, and ensure UCSD's status in good standing as a federal and state contractor.

Faculty Staff Assistance Program
The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program is a confidential service designed to help all campus employees and the members of their immediate household resolve concerns that may be affecting personal well-being and/ or job performance.

HR Work/Life Health and Wellness
Find out about programs that promote health and wellness for faculty and staff at UCSD.

Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD)
Educates the UC San Diego community about issues of bias, harassment and discrimination and to assist with the prevention and resolution of these issues in a fair and responsible manner.

Ombud’s Office
A channel for confidential, neutral, and informal dispute resolution services for the UC San Diego Community.

Staff Learning and Development
Supports staff through professional development resources, managerial and leadership development programs, team development tools, learning technology tools, and instructional design strategy and support.

UCSD Staff Association
An organization that creates community, champions staff interests, and provides opportunities for professional networking and development.

UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness
The Center offers a broad range of mindfulness-based programs and initiatives. Whether your interest in mindfulness is personal or professional, on behalf of a young family member or your workplace, or if you are just curious about what it is, you are invited to explore their online home.

UCSD Health Library
Offers access to a range of topics on health and wellness.

UCSD Whistleblower Hotline
Provides an avenue for reporting concerns anonymously. Employees are also encouraged to discuss concerns about possible improper activity directly with their supervisors or department heads, and to use other campus reporting mechanisms currently in place.

Center for Research on Gender in STEMM
Fosters social scientific research on gender disparities in STEMM fields.

GirlTECH San Diego UCSD
UCSD’s GirlTECH program, hosted by the San Diego Supercomputer Center, aims to encourage young women to learn and apply computational thinking and coding skills.

Graduate Women in Computing (GradWIC)
An organization dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the Computer Science and general STEM fields at UCSD.

Idea Engineering Student Center
Fosters an inclusive and welcoming community, increase retention and graduation rates, and promotes a sustainable culture of academic excellence among all engineering students at UC San Diego.

Sally Ride Science
Promotes learning and careers in science, technology, engineering, arts and math.

Society of Women Engineers San Diego County (SWE)
The Society of Women Engineers is a not-for-profit educational and service organization that empowers women to succeed and advance in the field of engineering, and to be recognized for their life-changing contributions as engineers and leaders.

UCSD Center for Research on Gender in STEMM
Fosters social scientific research on gender disparities in STEMM fields.

UCSD Graduate Women in Physics
This group was formed to foster a sense of community amongst the women of the UCSD Physics department.

Women’s Center STEMinist Network
The STEMinist Network creates opportunities for gender marginalized undergraduate students in STEM to connect and build community within the larger context of STEM as a male dominated field.

Women Organization for Research Mentoring in STEM (WORM)
WORM is aimed at fostering personalized and useful mentoring experiences for women in STEM at UCSD at all levels.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
High quality, culturally-sensitive, and confidential counseling services, including individual, couples, family and group counseling, crisis/urgent care interventions, and referral services FREE of charge.

CARE at the Sexual Assault Resource Center
The UC San Diego confidential* advocacy and education office for sexual violence and gender-based violence (dating violence, domestic violence, stalking).

Office for Students with Disabilities
Determines eligibility for modifications, adjustments and other accommodations for students and dependents who have disabilities.

Student Health Services
Provides quality primary medical care, including urgent care and support services such as laboratory, pharmacy, and x-rays.

Students with Dependents Resources
A site to help navigate resources available to you as a student-parent, caregiver and/or guardian.

The Zone
The Zone is a lounge for student well-being designed to promote healthy, balanced living to UCSD students.

The Hub Basic Needs Center
Provides access to nutritious food, affordable & emergency housing, financial resources, and more.

Triton Food Pantry
Provides a discreet service to UCSD students in need of food.

UCSD Center on Gender Equity and Health
An organization dedicated to building awareness, research and action on the equitable treatment of women and girls as a means of improving the health of populations globally.

UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness
The Center offers a broad range of mindfulness-based programs and initiatives. Whether your interest in mindfulness is personal or professional, on behalf of a young family member or your workplace, or if you are just curious about what it is, you are invited to explore their online home.

UCSD Health Library
Offers access to a range of topics on health and wellness.

UC San Diego Recreation
Classes and programs to help you get fit, have fun, learn new skills - with skilled instructors

UC San Diego Wellness Resources
Feel good, get fit, be safe and find find resources for healthy, balanced living.

Student Involvement
Find opportunities to get involved on the UC San Diego campus — student organizations, clubs, community service, communication and leadership-building activities, sororities and fraternities, sports and athletic options, and much more.

Career Center
As part of our comprehensive commitment to career development, we strive to provide students with the quality training and tools necessary to find meaningful life work.

Financial Aid & Scholarship Office
Financial aid information for prospective undergraduates, continuing undergraduates, grad/professional students, parents, and veterans and their families.

International Students and Program Office
ISPO's team of expert staff provides the highest levels of knowledge and expertise in advising and immigration services to international students at UC San Diego.

Office for Students with Disabilities
UC San Diego welcomes students with disabilities and dependents who have disabilities (families, children, partners, significant others) in our programs, classrooms, activities, campus living and physical environments.

Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination
OPHD's mission is to educate the UC San Diego community about issues of bias, harassment and discrimination and to assist with the prevention and resolution of these issues in a fair and responsible manner.

Ombud’s Office
An alternate channel for confidential, neutral, and informal dispute resolution services for the UC San Diego Community. San Diego's International Center promotes social, educational, and intercultural participation and awareness.

Student Legal Services
Student Legal Services (SLS) provides free, confidential counseling on legal topics, education, and attorney referrals only to registered UCSD undergraduate and graduate students.

Students with Dependents Resources
A site to help navigate resources available to you as a student-parent, caregiver and/or guardian.

Student Veteran’s Resource Center
The Student Veterans Resource Center (SVRC) is committed to ensuring that military affiliated students successfully make the transition from the military environment to campus life, and are assisted in their progress toward completing their academic degree. The Center also provides opportunities for peer-to-peer support, mentoring and social networking.

Tritons Belong
The Tritons Belong initiative encourages our campus communities to engage in conversation, dialogue, and connections through our Principles of Community to enhance understanding and compassion in these times.

Undocumented Student Services
The Undocumented Student Services Center at UC San Diego is committed to serving our undocumented students and students from mixed-status families through a holistic approach that encompasses professional guidance, academic support, legal services, counseling and psychological services, and other forms of individualized support. We strongly advocate generating a sense of community for all students that are undocumented or come from mixed immigration-status families.

Campus Safety
Campus safety is everyone's responsibility. From personal to group safety, you'll find excellent resources here.

Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (CSW)
The Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) was formed in 1987 and is composed of representatives appointed by the Chancellor from members of the faculty, staff, and students at UCSD.

Systemwide Advisory Committee on the Status of Women
Examines issues regarding the status of UC women staff, students, and faculty.

UCSD Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Data Dashboards
Accountability data dashboards as well as a series of detailed reports focused on inclusivity – from campus climate feedback to the success of diverse campus committees over the years.

UC San Diego Center on Gender Equity and Health
An organization dedicated to building awareness, research and action on the equitable treatment of women and girls as a means of improving the health of populations globally.