Finding time to take care of your mental health can be difficult, but it’s still essential to your well-being. Some resources that may help are below, but it is not a comprehensive list of all resources. The Office of Well-Being strongly encourages every individual in our organization to establish a primary care provider as a foundation for your mental health, stress and overall wellness.
3 Good Things
- Description: Short video outlining the practice of “3 good things”
- Cost: Free
AHA Stress Meter
- Description: A collection of resources from the American Hospital Associated focused on the healthcare workforce
- Cost: Free
Duke Well-being Resources
Video series
Well-being Tools
- Description: Bite-size videos and resources centered around well-being.
- Cost: Free
Guided mindfulness practices
UM System resources
Leaves on a Stream (video)
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (video)
Loving-Kindness (video)
- Availability: At your discretion
- Description: Resources and links for guided mindfulness sessions
- Cost: Free
Parenting Support: MU Psychological Services Clinic
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- Contact: 573-882-4677 or email adpsc@umsystem.edu
- Availability:
- Monday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Tuesday-Thursday: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
- Friday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Description: 4 week group session held via zoom for parents of children ages 2-12 years old living in Boone County. Strategies for COVID-19, controlling obnoxious behavior, encouraging good behavior, and strengthening your relationships.
- Cost: Most services have fees, but some COVID-19 related services are being offered at no cost. PSC accepts most insurances.
Sleep hygiene
InsightTimer (for meditation and sleep)
- Availability: At your discretion
- Description: App for sleep, anxiety and stress. Includes a meditation timer, sleep resources, breathwork, mindfulness and even some resources specifically for use in the workplace.
- Cost: Free
For UM Employees Only
Benefits contact numbers
- Description: Contact methods for any of the benefit carriers covered under UM Benefit plans.
- Cost: Free
Discounts and resources
Discounts and resources in Columbia Campus employees
Perks and Rewards: For all UM System employees
- Availability: Varies
- Description: Discounts & resources offered to MU employees in the Columbia, MO area and beyond.
- Cost: Varies
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Services
- Contact: 573-882-6701 or email hunterjd@missouri.edu
- Availability: Monday-Friday (onsite at MUHC Fridays)
- Description: Self-directed resources available to all UM System employees.
- Cost: Free
Employee Resource Groups
- Current groups (see link for contact information):
- The PRIDE Network
- African Heritage
- ¡Bienvenidos! Latin Heritage
- Women of MU Health Care
- Description: Employees who share a central unifying background or purpose, and work together to amplify and celebrate unique and diverse cultures at MU Health Care.
- Cost: Free
Financial wellness
- Contact: Jim Green, D.B.A., CFP, AFC, adjunct professor, personal financial planning
- Availability: Varies
- Description: Information and resources for personal financial planning
- Cost: Free
Financial Support resources
You can also check your specific benefits at http://myhr.umsystem.edu/. (pawprint required)
- Description: A resource to walk through total compensation and the monetary value of benefits in addition to comp and taxes for those with questions around their compensation.
- Cost: Free
Fitness (on-site)
- Availability: Varies by location
- Description: Access to fitness equipment for all employees.
- Cost: Free
Lactation rooms
- Contact: For questions, concerns and updates, contact EmployeeRelations@health.missouri.edu
- Availability: Varies by location
- Description: A list of lactation rooms available at Columbia MU Health Care facilities.
- Cost: Free
Nutrition resources
- Availability: At your discretion
- Description: Nutrition and weight management resources.
- Note: If you sign up for the virtual group educational sessions under Real Appeal and complete the first one, you will receive a body mass scale, food scale and portion plate free!
- Cost: Free, some associated with UM health insurance coverage
Retirement planning guidance
Schedule a one-on-one consult
Estimate your retirement benefits
- Contact: UM retirement team at 573-882-2146 or retirement@umsystem.edu, or Fidelity at 800-343-0860
- Availability: Varies
- Description: Resources for retirement planning
- Cost: Free
Stress & emotional well-being
AbleTo
- Availability: At your discretion
- Description: App with self-care techniques, coping tools, meditations and more. Have your health plan ID handy for sign up.
- Cost: Free (for UM health insurance participants)
Tuition assistance
- Availability: At your discretion
- Description: Information around tuition support for you and your family.
- Cost: Free