Division of Campus Life
BWell Health Promotion

Support Resources

Resource

Brown University, local and national resources for substance use education, support, and treatment. 

Brown University Resources

Telephone

401-863-2794

  • BWell provides individual confidential appointments where a Health Educator and the student collaborate to develop a schema about the effects of their substance use.
  • These conversations can be a powerful tool in helping to make informed decisions, reduce harm, prevent relapse or connect with additional resources.

Request an appointment online.

Telephone

401-863-3476

  • Provides treatment for a range of psychological concerns, including drug and alcohol use issues, in confidential setting, and a goal-focused, collaborative framework.

Visit CAPS

Telephone

401-863-2536

  • The Donovan Program for Recovery and Substance-Free Student Initiatives endeavors to support students who are in recovery, who are practicing harm reduction strategies, or who are substance-free for any reason through anti-stigma advocacy, inclusive programming and holistic support structures.
  • They host two weekly support groups, the Early Recovery Group (EROB) and the Skills for Harm Reduction Group as well as social and educational events throughout the school year.
  • The dean for recovery and substance-free initiatives provides academic and peer-based (non-clinical) recovery, harm reduction, and substance-free advising for students seeking additional resources.
  • You can email the dean at lindsay_garcia@brown.edu.

Visit The Donovan Program

Telephone

401-863-4111

  • Emergency medical care available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Signs of when to call EMS include:
    • Loss of consciousness or unresponsiveness
    • Seizures or severe shaking
    • Physical injury
    • Continued vomiting or blood in vomit
    • Slowed or irregular breathing
    • Hypothermia (low body temperature), bluish skin color or paleness

Visit Brown EMS

Learn About what happens when you call EMS

Telephone

401-863-3953

  • Confidential health care for Brown students.
  • 450 Brook Street.

Visit Student Health Services

Telephone

401-863-3953

  • Nurses are available for phone consultation 24/7.

Telephone

Dean of the Day available at 401-863-3145

  • Works with students who may be experiencing a wide range of complex or complicated situations that disrupt their potential to thrive at Brown, especially those who need support connecting with a coordinated set of resources or navigating systems.

Visit the Student Support Deans

Local Resources

Telephone

401-438-8860

  • Anonymous twelve-step recovery program.

Visit RI AA

Telephone

Inside RI

1-800-433-6888

Outside RI

1-800-272-9699

  • When you or someone you know is ready to commit or re-commit to recovery the patient assessment team at Butler can assist in finding the right program.

Visit Butler Hospital

Telephone

866-624-3578

  • 12 step recovery program that focuses on the disease of addiction rather than any particular drug.

Visit Greater Providence Area of Narcotics Anonymous

National Resources

An outreach organization that provides extensive information on mental health and substance use resources for People of Color. They feature a College BIPOC recovery guide as well as a curated list of top-rated rehab centers in Rhode Island.
Allows you to review local (Providence and Boston area) therapists. You can filter options by selecting alcohol, substance use or recovery focus. You can also filter by insurance accepted and schedule a phone consultation to see if it is a right fit.

Helplines

Telephone

401-942-7867 (STOP)

  • This support line connects people to treatment and recovery services 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, 365 days/year.

 

Telephone

1-800-662-4357 (HELP) 
TTY: 1-800-487-4889 

  • This Helpline provides 24-hour, free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and/or substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery in English and Spanish.