Where to go when:
When you need someone to talk to
The Counseling Center offers short-term therapy in individual and group sessions to support students in their moments of need. Long-term care and counseling referrals are also available to assist students with more profound or complex needs.
Appointments are available Monday through Friday, from 9am-3pm, with urgent support offered 24/7 via phone.
Email: therapy@pratt.edu
Phone: 718-687-5356
You are injured or feeling unwell
Health Services is a community-based primary care service staffed with advanced nurse practitioners. We support students through acute and chronic health issues, provide prescriptions, and offer community referrals for any out-of-scope need.
Email: health@pratt.edu
Phone: 718-399-4542
You need academic support
Do you need academic help? Do you need an accommodation? The Learning/Access Center (L/AC)is the campus resource that facilitates full access for Pratt students with disabilities so they can freely and actively participate in all facets of Pratt living. The L/AC collaborates to provide Institute-wide advisement.
Email: lac@pratt.edu
Phone: 718-802-3123
Veteran Resource Center – Pratt Institute
Access to Pratt Programs and Activities
Learning/Access Center Faculty Resources – Pratt Institute
You are hungry
The Pantry – Food Insecurity: Students at Pratt who are experiencing food insecurity (inconsistent or unreliable access to food) have access to programs created to provide free or discounted food.
Email: thepantry@pratt.edu
You want to work towards better habits
Are you looking for ways to thrive and stay organized? RWW is an office centered around the wellness and well-being of the student population; through one-to-one training, guided seminars, group work, and community endeavors like the pantry and farm-to-campus, RWW provides critical supplementary care to the institute.
Schedule a 1×1 appointment with staff of the Resilience, Wellness, and Well-being Center through Starfish.
- Health Coaching with Jasmine Cuffie – Eating well, Sleeping well, Moving well, Living well
- Resilience and Positive Change with Sam Harvey – Mindfulness and Stress Management, Resilience and Positive
Email: rww@pratt.edu
You want to create without pressure
CAT4Pratt is an opportunity to participate in creative arts therapy experiential group sessions (art therapy and dance/movement therapy). You will engage in a creative process without the pressures of academic expectations.
Email: cat-4-pratt@pratt.edu
If you can’t find your issue here, view this list of additional resources
Off-Campus Resources
Food
- Food Bank NYC
- City Harvest
- The Campaign Against Hunger
- St John’s Bread and Life Program
- Brooklyn Rescue Mission
- CHiPS
- NYC List of Food Pantries
Clothing
Art Supplies
Crisis – Life Threatening Emergency – Call 911
Domestic Violence – National Domestic Violence Hotline
Online chat hotline
Telephone hotline: 800.799.SAFE
Sexual Assault – https://rainn.org/resources
Suicide Prevention – National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255.
Housing – 311 (food, SCRIE/DRIE, Temporary Housing and Shelter)
Make sure you are signed up for Pratt Emergency Alert; The Pratt Emergency Alert System is the quickest way to get vital information about any building or campus emergencies. Pratt ALERT also offers you the convenience of timely notifications of campus closings due to inclement weather.
Travel
ACCESS-A-RIDE: (718) 393-4999, (800) 662-1220 (TTY Relay)
MTA REDUCED FARE PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: (718) 330-1234 (All Boroughs) (718) 596-8273 (TTY Relay) Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Local Mental Health Services & Resources
Mental Health Help: NYC 988 is your connection to free, confidential crisis counseling, mental health and substance misuse support, information, and referral. You can reach the toll-free helpline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by phone, text, and online chat. Mental health professionals there can link you to the services you need.
Phone or text: 988
Phone (Español): 988, Aprete 2
Interpretation services are available in over 200 languages
TTY: 711, then 988
Chat: 988lifeline.org/chat
Find Services at nyc.gov/988
for more information: https://www.nyc.gov/site/mopd/resources/mental-health.page
Local Urgent care and Health Resources
Health Insurance
HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE: (800) 318-2596 (All Boroughs)