*Due to COVID-19 and the closure of our on-campus services, please note the changes in our medical and mental health services below.*
24 Hour Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK
24 Hour Crisis Text Line: Text to – 741741
Free Remote Mental Health Counseling
Get support with adjusting to college, relationship difficulties, coping with crisis, problems at school or work, social isolation, difficulties sleeping anxiety, depression, alcohol and/or drug use, family concerns, stress management, eating disorders, grief, etc.
SUMMER HOURS AND CONTACT INFO: Jennifer Golden, PsyD – Mon/Thurs from 9a.m. -5:30p.m. and Fri from 1p.m. -4p.m. contact jmgolden@peralta.edu or #510-434-3826
Claire Crosetti, LMFT Mondays during summer session from June 14-July 22, 2021 contact ccrosetti@peralta.edu or #510-464-3175
If you want to schedule an appointment for fall semester 2021, please leave a message for Lisa Sawadogo, LPCC, NCC at (510) 748-2320 or email lisasawadogo@peralta.edu who will be returning messages on August 9, 2021. Mental health counseling in fall 2021 will be available Monday – Friday. There will also be a link to request an appointment on the website starting in August.
Free Medical & Nursing Services at Roots Clinic are CLOSED DURING THE SUMMER, SERVICES WILL RESUME AUGUST 23rd, 2021
Provides medical care, first-aid, pregnancy testing, Flu Shots, TB testing, COVID-19 testing, health education, family planning, birth control, sexually transmitted infections, and community referrals. Students can choose to have an appointment by phone, virtually, or in-person.
Services are available for all Peralta students off-campus:
Location – Roots Community Health Center
7272 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94605
Hours – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday
Please call first #510-633-7077 for more information and make sure to provide your student ID.
Patient Navigator
Assists with health insurance, MediCal, and CalFresh (Food Stamp) enrollment. Identifies and connects with housing and financial resources.
Services are available for all Peralta students off-campus:
Location – Roots Community Health Center
7272 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94605
Please call first #510-633-7077 for more information and make sure to provide your student ID.