Mission

To support and engage students around emotional, physical, and spiritual health.

Counseling and Wellness

To make an appointment for on-campus counseling or get assistance with finding an off-campus provider, please email our counseling staff at wellness@pmc.edu.

All counseling sessions are strictly confidential unless you provide written consent or may be of danger to yourself and/or others. Counseling sessions do not become part of a student’s record. Any counseling information used in statistics or research will guarantee the anonymity of the student.

Campus counseling can provide students with:

• Support for personal, family, social, and academic stressors.
• Skill building around academic and emotional wellness.
• Educational information on various topics related to adjusting to college, managing stress, building healthy relationship and so much more!

For Immediate Support

Campus Safety:

Any student who needs immediate emergency assistance should contact the Campus Safety Office at (617) 731-7777

Nearby Hospitals (available 24/7):

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA
  Main: 617-667-7000
  ER: 617-754-2450

• Brigham and Women’s Hospital

  75 Francis Street, Boston, MA
  Main: 617-732-5500
  ER: 617-732-5636
  Dental Clinic: 617-732-6018

Please be advised that going to the Emergency Room is not recommended for minor or common illness. Emergency rooms are best used for serious life threatening medical conditions. An emergency room co-payment can be $100.00 or more. You are responsible for all co-payments, including co-payments for ambulance service.

If you require medical attention outside of the hours of the urgent care center, students are advised to go to the Emergency Room at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

If you have an emergency that is not life threatening but requires an Emergency Room you should look for safe transportation independent of the college. If transportation is not available, call Campus Safety at 617-731-7777 for assistance and they can connect you with the Student Affairs Administrator on-call to arrange a ride share (e.g., Uber or Lyft). The cost of the ride share will be added to your student account.

Nearby Urgent Cares (Not open 24/7):

• PhysicianOne Urgent Care:

  1210 Boylston Street
  Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
  Phone: 617.608.3215
  https://physicianoneurgentcare.com/find-us/locations/ma/chestnut-hill-urgent-care

• Beth Israel Deaconess Urgent Care at Chestnut Hill:

  200 Boylston Street, 4th floor
  Newton, MA 02467
  Phone: 617-278-8500
  http://www.bidmc.org/Other-Locations/UrgentCareCenters/UrgentCareChestnutHill.aspx

The following hotlines offer emotional support services:

• The Samaritans’ 24-hour Befriending Service

  (617) 247 0220
  http://www.samaritansofboston.org

  The Samaritans provides a free and confidential 24-hour phone befriending line. This unique service, which is staffed by trained volunteers, provides unconditional and non-judgmental support to those who are alone, depressed or in crisis. Whatever the challenge or struggle, anyone who is suffering can find at the Samaritans a caring, empathetic ear, eager to listen and understand.

• Boston Area Rape Crisis Center hotline

  (617) 492-7273 or (800) 841-8371
  http://www.barcc.org

  The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center has a 24-hour hotline for sexual assault survivors, significant others (including family and friends) and professionals. They also provide medical accompaniment to a survivor after sexual assault and legal advocacy.

• Planned Parenthood’s hotline

  1-800-258-4448. Choose Option 3.
  http://www.pplm.org

  For confidential questions about sexual health, birth control, emergency contraception, parenting, adoption and abortion.

For non-emergency off-campus counseling services:

• Brookline Community Mental Health

  41 Garrison Road
  Brookline, MA 02445
  (617) 277-8107
  http://brooklinecenter.org/adult_services

• Arbour Hri Hospital

  Mental Health Services
  227 Babcock St
  Brookline, MA 02446
  (617) 731-3200
  http://www.arbourhealth.com/HRI.htm

• Bournewood Hospital

  Mental health and chemical dependency care
  300 South St
  Brookline, MA 02467
  (617) 469-0300

Specialty Services:

• Massachusetts General Hospital Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic

  55 Fruit Street, Cox 5, Boston, MA
  617-726-2748

• Women’s Health Services

  111 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
  617-277-0009 or 617-277-1774

• Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)

  99 Bishop Allen Drive, Cambridge, MA
  617-492-RAPE (7273)

• Domestic Violence Safelink (a 24 hour multilingual statewide hotline)

  1-877-785-2020 TTY: 1-877-521-2601

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  Rape Crisis Intervention Program
  Request a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (S.A.N.E.)
  330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA
  617-667-4645

• Brigham and Women’s Hospital

  Request a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (S.A.N.E)
  75 Francis Street, Boston, MA
  617-732-5636

Please carry your student health insurance card with you at all times.