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Prior to scheduling an appointment with a clinician on the Mental Health Service, you will have a confidential telephone triage conversation with a mental health clinician. The triage is a standard procedure, used by many University Health Services, for gathering relevant information about the current situation, in order to make a timely referral to an appropriate clinician with the Mental Health Service.
Here are the options for scheduling an appointment:
- Call Dr. Lerner at (212) 496-8491. If you do not reach him directly, leave a voicemail with the following information: name, school, telephone number (repeated twice) and the likely times that you will be available to receive his return call on the day of your call and on the following day, so that he can conduct a confidential telephone triage. You will receive a return call from Dr. Lerner within 1 business day.
- Email Dr. Lerner at bal2@columbia.edu. Leave the following information: name, school phone number, and the likely times that you will be available to receive his return call on the day of your email and the following day, so that he can conduct a confidential phone triage. You will receive a return call from Dr. Lerner within 1 business day.
- You can call any clinician on the Mental Health Service directly. However the most efficient way to schedule an appointment is to call Dr. Lerner. If you have an interest in working with a specific clinician please make Dr. Lerner aware of your preference.
After the telephone triage, Dr. Lerner will arrange an appointment with a clinician and will provide you with the name, office telephone number, location and time of an appointment that is compatible with your availability.
If you wish to see a clinician outside of the Mental Health Service, 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. 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 extension 7.
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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