Resources & Support
Resources in Times of Crisis
Harvard University is committed to supporting our community members affected by crises at home and abroad, and to providing a safe campus environment.
The Resources in Times of Crisis website lists a broad range of University-wide resources and supports for community members who are struggling or in need of support.
University-wide Resources
Harvard Human Resources
Harvard Human Resources: HHR Website
- Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity
- Employee Resource Groups strive to promote equal opportunity, awareness and understanding of our rich and diverse community.
- Employee Assistance Program offers free, confidential help for all Harvard benefits-eligible employees on the regular Harvard payroll and their adult household members.
- Office of Work/Life supports the health and wellbeing of benefits-eligible faculty, staff and postdoctoral fellows as well as, their spouses/partners and child and adult/elder dependents.
- University Disability Resources (UDR) values disability as integral to our rich diversity and provides leadership to University efforts to ensure an accessible, inclusive welcoming learning and working environment for individuals with disabilities while complying with federal and state regulations.
Harvard University Health Services
Harvard University Health Services: HUHS website
HUHS has three locations:
- Smith Campus Center, 617-495-5711
- Harvard Law School, Pound Hall, 617-495-4414
- Longwood Medical Area, Vanderbilt Hall, 617-432-1370
BGLTQ Health Support at HUHS: Harvard University Health Services is committed to supporting the health and wellness needs of the BGLTQ community.
Center for Wellness and Health Promotion: Wellbeing workshops and services including massage, acupuncture, exercise, and meditation.
HUHS Behavioral Health: Behavioral Health Services for enrolled HUGHP, Medicare, and Blue Cross of MA High Deductible Health Plan members who have an HUHS primary care physician.
Harvard University Counseling and Mental Health Services: CAMHS Website
CAMHS has four locations:
- Smith Campus Center, 4th Floor, 617-495-2042
- Harvard Law School, Pound Hall, 617-495-4414
- Longwood area, Vanderbilt Hall, 617-432-1370
Also See: Staff, Student, and Faculty Supports
University-wide Supports
Affinity & Community Spaces
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Harvard Library: Research Guides By Subject
Harvard University Ethnicity, Migration, Rights
Harvard University Police Department (HUPD)
Harvard Women in Tech + Allies (WIT)
Hutchins Center for African & African American Research
Muslim Chaplains at Harvard University
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program
Ombuds Office
Harvard Ombuds Office
Cambridge
- Website
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Email: ombuds_cambridge@harvard.edu
Phone: 617-495-7748
Longwood
- Website
- Email: ombuds_longwood@hms.harvard.edu
- Phone: 617-432-4041
Academic and Research Related
Research Centers and Initiatives
This resource list is not inclusive of all Harvard offerings. Please email edib@harvard.edu to add, update, or remove a resource you manage.
- Africa Research Office (HBS)
- Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture (GSD)
- Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation (HKS)
- Asia-Pacific Research Centers (HBS)
- Center for African Studies
- Center for American Political Studies
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Center for Jewish Studies
- Center for Middle Eastern Studies
- Center for the Study of World Religions (HDS)
- China Programs (HKS)
- Civic and Moral Education Initiative (CMEI) (HGSE)
- David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (Cross-School Initiative)
- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
- Democracy in Hard Places Initiative (HKS)
- Democratic Governance Program (HKS)
- Department of Global Health and Population (HSPH)
- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine (HMS)
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (HSPH)
- Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
- Edwin O. Reischauer Institute for Japanese Studies
- Europe Research Center (HBS)
- Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
- François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights (HSPH)
- Future of Diplomacy Project (HKS)
- Future of the American City Project (GSD)
- Global Initiative (HBS)
- Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery Initiative
- Harvard China Fund (Cross-School Initiative)
- Harvard-China Project on Energy, Economy and Environment
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- Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies (GSD)
- Harvard Library
- Harvard Mellon Urban Initiative (GSD)
- Harvard University Center for African Studies (Cross-School Initiative)
- Harvard University Asia Center (Cross-School Initiative)
- Harvard University Native American Program (Cross-School Initiative)
- Harvard-Yenching Institute
- Health and Places Initiative (GSD)
- Hutchins Center for African & African American Research
- Indonesia Program (HKS)
- Innovations in Government Program (HKS)
- Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS) (HBS)
- Institute of Politics (HKS)
- Japan Research Center (HBS)
- Joint Center for Housing Studies (HKS)
- Korea Institute
- Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute at Harvard University (Cross-School Initiative)
- Language Diversity & Literacy Development Research Group (HGSE)
- Latin America Research Center (HBS)
- Leadership Initiative (HBS)
- Mahindra Humanities Center (Cross-School Initiative)
- Mexican Cities Initiative (GSD)
- Middle East Initiative (HKS)
- Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
- Observatory of the Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures
- Pluralism Project at Harvard University (HDS)
- Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program
- Program for the Evolution of Spirituality (HDS)
- Program on U.S.-Japan Relations
- Project on Shi’ism and Global Affairs (HDS)
- REACH - Research, Education, and Action for Refugees Around the World (HGSE)
- Religion and Public Life at HDS (HDS)
- Rethinking Social Housing in Mexico (GSD)
- Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy (HKS)
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The EdRedesign Lab (HGSE)
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The Just City Lab (GSD)
- Women's Studies in Religion Program (HDS)
- Youth Advocacy and Policy Lab (Y-Lab) (HLS)
- The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics (HLS)
- Systemic Justice Project (SJP) (HLS)
- Program on Negotiation (PON) (HLS)
- Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World (HLS)
- Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (PILAC) (HLS)
- Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies (PBLCLS) (HLS)
- Law, Education, and Justice (RIAS)
- Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) (RIAS)
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America (RIAS)
Harvard Division of Arts & Humanities (FAS): Gateway course are offered in many subject areas including (but not limited to):
- Department of Celtic Languages & Literatures
- Comparative Literature
- East Asian Studies
- Ethnicity, Migration, Rights
- Folklore & Mythology
- German and Scandinavian Studies
- Near Eastern Langauges & Civilizations
- Study of Religion
- Slavic Literatures and Cultures
- South Asian Studies
Resources
This is not a comprehensive resource list. If you would like to suggest a University-wide resource for inclusion here, please let us know by emailing edib@harvard.edu
Reporting Resources
Anonymous Reporting Hotline
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Call the Hotline: 1-877-694-2275