WellConnect is a student-service website hosted by the University of South Carolina’s Health and Wellness Programs.  It is designed to increase access to, and use of, health information by providing factual, in-depth, straightforward, and nonjudgmental information about physical, sexual, emotional, and spiritual health.  Responses to all inquiries are posted anonymously on the website, so students are encouraged to submit any type of question concerning general health, nutrition, fitness, relationships, emotional wellness, predatorial drugs, sexuality, and sexual health, as well as information pertaining to interpersonal violence such as relationship violence and sexual assault. 

Questions are answered by professionals from the University of South Carolina’s Health and Wellness Programs and Student Health Services.  This includes, but is not exclusive to, public health professionals, social workers, counselors, and medical physicians.  The advice distributed in WellConnect responses is not meant to replace proper diagnosis through physical examination by a medical professional.   WellConnect does not respond to medical, domestic violence, or sexual assault-related emergencies – if you or someone else is hurt or in physical danger, call 911 immediately.  If you are in a domestic violence situation and are using a home or shared computer, be aware that your use might be monitored by an abuser; if you feel that might be a possibility, call the USC Office for Sexual Health and Violence Prevention at (803)777-7619, or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE.

Responses to questions are updated on Fridays.  Questions can be submitted any time – you can WellConnect anytime during the week, 24 hours a day!