Contact
33 S. Ninth Street
Suite 230
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Help Hotline
Student Counseling Center Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For counseling, health services, and support group information at Jefferson
Off Campus: 215-955-HELP (4357)
The Shrink Space
A referral website for connection to off-campus community mental health care providers.
Types of Resources
Our counselors are available for in-person crisis evaluations from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The SCC is located at 33 S. Ninth Street. Suite 230. Follow the signs for Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Specialty Services.
After hours, all students or Jefferson House Staff experiencing an emergency should call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. On-campus students should go to the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Emergency Room, located in the Main Hospital Building at 10th and Sansom (215-955-6060) and ask to speak to the Psychiatry Resident On-Call.
Dr. Nobleza is also available after hours for urgent phone consultations for students and concerned faculty by calling the SCC phone number at 215-503-2817 and then dialing "1" and then "0". Alternatively, the SCC On-Call Pager is 1-877-656-7287.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255), is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. By dialing 1-800-273-TALK, the call is routed to the nearest crisis center in a national network of more than 150 crisis centers. The Lifeline’s national network of local crisis centers provide crisis counseling and mental health referrals day and night.
The Student Counseling Center has a number of suicide prevention resources available to students, staff, and faculty. Learn More.
Additional Resources
Campus Security
Dial 811 - On-Campus
215-955-8888 - Off-Campus
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Emergency Room
Main Hospital Building
132 South 10th Street (@Sansom)
215-955-6060
(Ask to speak to the Psychiatry Resident on-call)
On-Call SCC Psychiatrist, After-Hours Phone Consultation
Deanna Nobleza, MD
215-503-2817 – Dial "1" and then "0"
SCC On-Call Pager: 877-656-7287
Hall Mercer Crisis Response Center
245 S. Eighth Street
(@ Locust)
215-829-5433
Women Organized Against Rape Hotline
1617 J.F.K. Blvd.
Suite 1100
215-985-3333
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