Mental Health Awareness
Mental Health Awareness
Seattle Human Resources (SHR) is hosting "Seattle Sheds Light on Mental Health," a citywide year-long focus on well-being activities, webinars, and keynote speakers to support employees.
The challenges of 2020 and 2021 have highlighted a need for more conversations about mental health and more resources to help City of Seattle employees and families.
In 2022, we aim to:
- Normalize self-care and mental health care
- Reduce the stigma of mental illness
- Elevate employee and family mental health resources and benefits
- Offer education opportunities
- Talk about anxiety, trauma, depression, coping, resiliency, and growth
Recorded Mental Health Webinars
Click to listen on demand.
- Self-Care in the Face of Adversity
- Deeply Rooted: Resilience for BIPOC Individuals
- The Great Reckoning: Exploring Wholeness as a White Person
- Stress Reduction Tool Bag
- Coming Together for Minority Mental Health
- BIPOC Panel Discussion: Mental Well-Being
- Men and Depression
- Well-Being in the LGBTQIA Community
- Fear and Anxiety: Moving Forward
- Resilience and Resistance Part 2
- Mental Health: Conquering Burnout
- Increasing Mental Toughness
- Health Care in the Black Community
- Moving out of the Cave Syndrome
- Changing How We Think About Mental Health at Work
- Balancing Mental Health at Work and Beyond
- Resilience and Resistance
- Navigating Mental Health Care
Employee Assistance Program
EAP Enhancements: The City's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) was extended to offer services to ALL employees. Effective 1/1/2022, temporary employees and their household members have access to support for mental health concerns or personal issues.
Starting 2/1/2022, the City added TalkSpace counseling services to the EAP benefit. TalkSpace is an online therapy platform that makes it easy to connect with a mental health provider anywhere, anytime by text, chat, or video call.
Support Resources for Roe vs. Wade Decision – A collection of mental health and reproductive health resources and organizations
Mental Health Hub
Aetna
- Behavioral Health Televideo Services
- Aetna AbleTo Program by video or phone
- Aetna Mental Health Awareness Guide for Parents
- Teladoc Mental Health Services (Most Preventive)
- Teladoc Mental Health Services (Most Traditional)
Aetna Mental Health Resources Flyers
Preventive Plans
Traditional Plans
Kaiser Permanente
Reach Well-Being Program*
In coordination with the "Seattle Sheds Light on Mental Health" campaign, a bundle of activities to support emotional well-being is available on the Reach Well-being platform*. Whether it is COVID variants, burnout symptoms, childcare stressors, family difficulties, or the ongoing social justice fight, life's events can take a toll on us all. Take some time to expand your mental health knowledge and pursue topics and concepts that support your goals.
* Available for City employees on the Most benefits program
Accolade Advocacy Services - Mental Health Support*
Health Assistants can be a helpful resource in finding in-network mental health care and connect you to an Accolade nurse.
- Member Experience Story - Alcohol Abuse
- Member Experience Story - Couples Counseling
- Member Experience Story - Depression and Anxiety
* Available for City employees on the Most benefits program
Other Community-Based Resources
Flyers and Fact Sheets
- Accepting Reality Mental Health America
- Adapting After Trauma Mental Health America
- Dealing With Anger and Frustration Mental Health America
- Getting out of Thinking Traps Mental Health America
- Processing Big Changes Mental Health America
- My Mental Health: Do I Need Help? National Institute of Mental Health
- Work and Your Mental Health National Alliance on Mental Illness
Mental Health Organization Links
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- American Psychological Association
- Mental Health American
- National Alliance on Mental
- Mental Health Resources for LGBTQIA+
- Mental Health Coalition (Resources for BIPOC)
- ASHA International
- King County Community Support and Well-being
BIPOC Mental Health Resources
- BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month Resources- Mental Health America (MHA)
- BIPOC Mental Health Resources – Mental Health Coalition
- Mental Health America (MHA) – Downloadable “Beyond the Numbers” Minority Mental Health Month graphics
- Clinicians of Color – to find a therapist of color near you
- Asian Mental Health Collective
- BEAM– Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective
- Racial Trauma – Mental Health America (MHA) Overview and Resources
- Sharing Hope (3-part video series)
- Compartiendo Esperanza (3-part video series)
Speakers' Recommended Resources
- Dr. Dalton-Smith "7 types of rest that every person needs"
- Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A guide to reclaiming yourself
- Inflamed
- Braiding Sweetgrass
- My Grandmother's Hands