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Health and Wellness
Your physical, emotional, and mental health play an important role in college success. Find resources to help you stay healthy here.
If you cannot find what you need, or want assistance connecting with any of the sites listed, please contact the resource navigator, in the Student Life Office, at labain@iu.edu.
Primary Care
IU Health Resources
Healthy IU
Information about programs and services, health screenings, wellness resources, work and life.
Health Clinics
Community Howard Regional Health
Howard County Health Department
Urgent Care/Walk-In Clinics
Crisis Assistance
Domestic Violence
Family Service Association of Howard County
Housing Emergency
Kokomo Rescue Mission
Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse
Community Howard Behavioral Health
800-273-8255
Four County Mental Health Services
800-552-3106
National Suicide Prevention Life Line
800-273-8255
Reproductive Health Care
(exams, birth control, pregnancy resources, STD testing, etc.)
Ascension St. Vincent Clinic of Hope
206 S. Union St., Kokomo. 765-4673 for an appointment
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.
3712 Southlea Drive, Kokomo. 800-550-4900
Indiana OB navigator program and reproductive resources
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc.
964 Mezzanine Drive, Lafayette. 765-446-8078
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
202-1/2 Lincoln Road, Kokomo. 765-455-5566
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday
Dental Care
Project Access
Doctor-donated care for those at 200 percent of the federal poverty level without insurance (e.g. a single-person household making less than $2,082 per month).
Mental Health
IUK Office of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Kelley Student Center, Room 210
Contact: Beth Barnett, director of CAPS, 765-455-9553
Free to all IU Kokomo students.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Hotline: 800-662-4357
The National Grad Crisis Line
1-877-GRAD.HLP (1-877-472-3457)
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Contact: call 866-331-9474 or text loveis to 22522
Mental health resources created by and for Black people.
The Steve Fund
The Steve Fund is the nation’s only organization focused on supporting the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color.
Alcohol and Substance Use Support and Treatment
IU Kokomo Office of Counseling and Psychological Services
Kelley Student Center, Room 210
Contact: Beth Barnett, director of CAPS, 765-455-9553
Free to all IU Kokomo students.
Online treatment locators
Find mental health and substance abuse services by zip code.
Gilead House
406 E. Sycamore St., Kokomo. 765-865-9427.
Free services for men, women, and their children, recovering from drug or alcohol addictions.
Fairbanks Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Call 1-800-225-4673 for more information and assistance.
Indiana Addictions Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or TTY: 1-800-487-4889.
Additional Wellness Resources
Nurse Family Partnership for New Families
Nurse-Family Partnership works by having specially trained nurses regularly visit young, first-time moms-to-be, starting early in the pregnancy, and continuing through the child’s second birthday.
Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) information and application
For information, or to find out if you are eligible for coverage through the Healthy Indiana Plan, call 1-877-GET-HIP9 (1-877-438-4479). Also, IU Kokomo’s resource navigator can help you make an appointment with an insurance enrollment specialist, who can provide assistance. Contact labain@iu.edu or 765-455-9353.
Additional Campus Resources
All-gender restrooms: Main Building, rooms 171, 173, 294, or 296
Wellness rooms for nursing mothers: Main Building rooms 154 or 060