SUPER Vaden Health Services
SUPER provides research-based alcohol and drug prevention education, early intervention services, recovery support and harm reduction programs for the Stanford community via peer educators and professional staff. Our goal is to mitigate high-risk alcohol and other drug usage and their related harms among Stanford students by utilizing health promotion and public health principles through collaborative, cutting-edge, empirically proven educational strategies and outreach programs.
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SUPER provides research-based alcohol and drug prevention and early intervention programs, education and resources for the Stanford community via peer educators and professional staff.
Our goal is to mitigate high-risk alcohol and other drug usage and their related harms among Stanford students by utilizing health promotion principles through collaborative, cutting-edge, empirically-proven educational strategies and programs. SUPER is a unit that reports to the Associate Vice Provost for Health and Well-Being and Executive Director, Vaden Health Center.
SUPER offers a selection of in-person group training and workshops on various topics related to substance use and online interactive education. Here, you can learn more about our offerings.
SUPER offers free, private, short-term support to members of the Stanford student community, providing a range of educational resources on substance use, including alcohol, cannabis, nicotine, and other substances. We are committed to helping you make informed choices, whether you're seeking to learn more about substance use, explore harm reduction strategies, or address your own substance-related concerns.
Welcome families! SUPER has compiled a number of resources, guides, and more for those who have Stanford students on campus.
- Talking to Your College Student About Alcohol: SUPER Family Guide
- Family Letter
- Family Resources
- Family Role in Student Alcohol Use - Myths vs Facts
- Tips for Talking to Your Student About Alcohol and Drugs
- NIAAA Facts for Parents/Guardians
- Song for Charlie (Real Talk About Fake Pills)
- Al-Anon Family Groups
- SAMHSA’s National Helpline
Access the latest news as well as our recent reports.
If you or someone you know is in need of immediate assistance, please review the information provided below. Here you'll find details about getting immediate mental health crisis assistance, medical help, sexual assault and relationship violence support and more.
Harm Reduction Tools Program
“A set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use” - National Harm Reduction Coalition. The spirit of harm reduction is meeting individuals wherever they fall along the spectrum of substance use, recognizing that our relationship to substances is neither linear nor stagnant. SUPER aims to provide harm reduction tools tailored to our community in line with our larger harm reduction approach which includes 5-SURE Safe Rides, 5-SURE on Foot, Cardinal Recovery and The PEERs.
The Well House
Robert Moore North is home to the Well House, a substance-free undergraduate residential community and experience based on the theme of wellness. Our house provides an environment for students to learn and practice holistic approaches to physical, mental, and emotional health. The values of the substance-free community are connection, equity, belonging, authenticity, and vulnerability and humility.
