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Mental Health Resources
We recognize that stress happens. Sometimes life doesn’t go as planned and that can create a lot of stress. Stress impacts all aspects of our well-being, but especially our ability to cope and to thrive – our mental, emotional & spiritual health.
How Does Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Play a Role in Our Well-Being?
Recognizing your own and others emotions and responding appropriately makes a difference. It is the ability to cultivate positive thoughts, practice self-compassion, express emotions and consciously choose your responses; including, engaging in support systems to help cope. A strong sense of spirituality provides important benefits to health. It is linked with a sense of meaning and purpose which offers a sense of direction, shapes goals, influences behavior, and provides comfort during life’s challenges.
What Can You and Your Team Do?
Facilitate warm connections with others and encourage opportunities to express gratitude, self-compassion, mindfulness. Offer resources to support healthy coping skills, recovery and resiliency.
NPS Caregiver Well-being Resources
Benefits & Well-being – Caregiver Service Portal
Choose Well: Well-being – Caregiver Service Portal
My Mental Health Matters: Resources devoted to supporting the mental and emotional health of every Providence Caregiver. Download and share the flyer.
Mindful Community. Fridays, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pacific. Receive Outlook invites by contacting [email protected], who is in a 2-year training program to teach the ancient Buddhist heart practices. These heart practices are a time-tested way to cultivate love, peace and compassion. Practicing equanimity, or a non-reactive acceptance of whatever is present in this moment, provides a peaceful foundation to handle whatever life throws at you.
Video Resources
Dr. Christine Runyan Presentation on burnout – The risk of burnout is real for those in service work. While burnout is the opposite of engagement, it often follows intense periods of (over) engagement. In this presentation Dr. Runyan discusses a series of recommendations that can allow you to be in service to yourself on a day-to-day basis. This practice is necessary in order to sustain your work over time. Originally presented at the 2021 Edge of Amazing Summit, the presentation is now available to view free of charge, for all Providence Caregivers. Presented by Providence Institute for a Healthier Community.
Visit our library of stress and mental health videos for helpful meditation guides, yoga classes and more.
Local Community Resources
LiveWellLocal.org powered by Providence Institute for a Healthier Community, is a hyper-local search and collaboration tool for health and well-being resources that makes it easy to find and connect with the many community assets in Snohomish County that support health and healing.
Here you can connect with a wide range of local assets that support and enhance the quality of life for you, your family and your patients in Snohomish County.
Type in a keyword or browse the topic categories under Security and Basic Needs – to support your well-being journey.
Helpful Hotlines and Website Resources
Crisis Lines and Suicide Prevention
- Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741, 24/7 Crisis support in the US
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Free & Confidential, Available 24/7
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Learn About Mental Health
- Mental Health America dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness, promoting mental health of all, and committed to anti-racism in all that we do
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
- National Institute of Mental Health Transforming the understanding
and treatment of mental illnesses. -
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services program aiming to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on communities.
- Well Being Trust national foundation dedicated to advancing the mental, social and spiritual health of the nation
Meditation and Gratitude
- 10 Ways to Be a More Thankful Person (U of MN)
- Free Guided Meditation from UCLA
- The Greater Good (UC Berkeley)
Counselor Directories
The list below includes additional tools for finding counselors and services that may be covered by insurance.
Good Therapy: Online portal that allows users to search for counselors by insurance type, language(s) spoken, accessibility needs, schedule availability, and more.
Multicultural Counselors: Network of Washington Counselors of Color that serves an array of clients seeking counseling and therapy from providers who understand the specific needs of people of color and various cultures.
Peer Seattle: A non-profit organization providing peer emotional support and services to the LGBTQ community and their allies for mental health, chemical and behavioral addiction, and chronic illness. Phone: 206-322-2437
Psychology Today: Online portal that provides behavioral research, helpful articles, and a directory of counselors who provide mental health services in the U.S. and internationally.
Helpful Apps
Headspace This app is great for meditation newbies or those who are curious about what all the buzz is about. Got kids? Headspace for Kids has options for three different age categories: 5 and under, 6 to 8, and 9 to 12.
Calm App For meditation and relaxation support.
Day One Journaling is one of the best ways to clear your head and keep stress in check.
Flipd The app helps you disconnect by locking your screen for a set amount of time.
White Noise For some individuals, though, white noise can block out background noise and improve focus.
Yoga Wake Up Start the morning off by being mindful.
