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How to make an appointment to see a Mental Health Service clinician:
- The most efficient way to shedule an appointment is to call Dr. Burton Lerner, 212-496-8491. If you have a preference for specific clinicians he will try to work that out. Because of the frequency with which your schedule and a specific clinician's schedule are not likely to match, calling a specific clinician directly often delays rather than expedites making an appointment. Neverless you are free to call anyone on the Mental Health Service staff. If when you call Dr. Lerner you connect to his voice mail leave your name, telephone number and any other relevant information. His voicemail is entirely confidential. Dr. Lerner will get back to you on the day that you call in order to initiate a telephone triage. The triage is aimed at gathering the necessary clinical information about the current situation in order fro him to make a referral to an appropriate clinician whose availability matches your schedule.
- Contact an Aetna network or out-of-network clinician directly after
obtaining a referral. These referrals are available either in the Student Health Service or from a Mental
Health Service clinician. The Mental Health Service has a list of clinicians who participate in the Aetna
network. You can locate additional in-network clinicians by going to
www.aetnastudenthealth.com. The school code is 812835. You can then enter DocFind to select a clinician.
Daytime Emergencies - Call (212) 305-3400, or come to the Student Health Service, 60 Haven Avenue, Lobby Level.
After Hours Emergencies - Call (212) 305-3400.
If you or a friend have an immediate concern about suicide, call our SHS number at 212-305-3400
and request to speak with a Mental Health Clinician. You may also call the suicide hotline at
800-273-8255 or walk yourself or friend to the Emergency Room.
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