Wellness resources
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.
Marvin
Marvin is a mental health resource developed specifically for medical residents. Marvin works with WSU employees' insurance, so there is no cost other than a standard co-pay. It is also confidential and can be accessed at any time so it is convenient for the residents to use. Here's a sign-up link.
Marvin also offers workshops for residents and faculty free of charge. Please see this flyer. They also have interactive webinars on a variety of topics such as positive psychology, distress tolerance, boundary setting, and interpersonal skills enhancement, or their staff can design specific workshops tailored to meet the needs of individual programs. Program directors may wish to contact Jacinta Harman, Marvin's Director of Clinical Services.
Marvin was recently promoted by ophthalmologist/TikTok sensation Dr. Glaucomflecken.
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Warriors Strong Together
The WSU Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences is offering a program providing free assistance for members of the WSU community who may be facing challenges coping with the demands of the pandemic. Warriors Strong Together provides free mental health intervention to all faculty, staff and students of Wayne State University during this time. As an added convenience, the services are available by telephone or videoconferencing per the caller's preference.
Wellness Warriors Program
Our nationally-recognized Wellness Warriors program is free for full-time eligible employees and is designed to offer each participant the tools and resources to create a personalized wellness plan. More information.
Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
An Employee Assistance Program provides a confidential location for employees and their families to receive assistance with personal matters. The Employee Assistance Program provides professional counseling, education and referral services to you and your family members. You can contact the EAP 24/7/365! 1-800-448-8326
EAP can help you with a variety of issues:
- Marital and family problems
- Child or adult care issues
- Alcohol and/or drug abuse
- Balancing work and family
- Depression and anxiety
- Work-related concerns
- Financial or legal problems
- Career transition issues
- Personal growth and development
- Read more
You may also access the Life Enhancement Resource Center.
ACGME Wellness Resources
- See their tools and resources page designed to support local efforts to improve resident, fellow, and faculty well-being.
- ACGME's AWARE program focuses primarily on individual strategies for cognitive skill-building. AWARE includes a video workshop, an phone app, and two podcasts.
AAMC Wellness Resources
- Association of American Medical Colleges link to Well-Being in Academic Medicine: More information
AMA wellness resources to help boost your personal well-being
- Learn five tips for eating healthy on a budget, offered by a medical trainee and registered dietician.
- Discover three key tips for physicians in medical marriages to strengthen your connection with your partner as your career and relationship progress.
- STEPS Forward Wellness program is an interactive practice transformation series offering innovative strategies that will allow physicians and their staff to thrive in the evolving health care environment.
National Academy of Medicine
- Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience
- Care-Centered Clinical Documentation in the Digital Environment: Solutions to Alleviate Burnout
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention
Personal strategies
- Focus on time and stress management, leadership and personal effectiveness skills: Mind Tools
- Part of AMA's STEPS Forward program: Mini-Z burnout survey
- As AMA members, all GME residents have access to Headspace, a meditation and mindfulness app that offers guided meditations.
- Tools on stress assessment, self-scoring 7-habits profile on current level of self-effectiveness, and 360 degree assessments for self-awareness: Franklin Covey