{"id":6315,"date":"2026-06-16T15:53:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/?page_id=6315"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:53:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:53:59","slug":"mental-health-resources-for-employees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/wellness-programs-and-resources\/mental-health-resources-for-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health Resources for Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Taking care of yourself is essential to help maintain both your physical health and emotional wellbeing. Prioritizing self-care also helps you better handle life challenges and support others around you, including students and colleagues who may be struggling with mental health issues or other traumatic events. Below are specific resources, support systems and benefits that are available to all employees. Reach out to Tracy Oles, teo@uwm.edu, with questions about accessing any of the resources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Explore UWM wellness resources<\/strong> that support you wherever you are on your personal wellness journey on the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/wellness-programs-and-resources\/\">UWM Wellness Program<\/a> webpage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Partner with a UWM Health Coach<\/strong> onsite or virtually to receive assistance working toward health or personal related goals including mental health support. To begin, fill out the interest <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=w3rKC7b8_U6J623pdgPPIZnndRx9mDdJjqayXVBYYBJUOFlQMTc4VVQzTzYwMEtJTkVKM1dJMTBJSS4u&amp;route=shorturl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">form<\/a> or contact Tracy Oles, teo@uwm.edu. Available to all employees regardless of enrollment in the group health insurance plan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ask for help<\/strong>, especially if you are experiencing difficult emotions like feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or hopeless.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UWM\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/eap\/\">Employee Assistance Program<\/a>, though\u00a0Acentra\u00a0Health,\u00a0offers free and confidential short-term counseling and support services to all employees and their family members. Acentra\u00a0Health is available 24\/7 at 833-539-7285 or online at <a href=\"https:\/\/sowi.mylifeexpert.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"uwm-c-link--external\">sowi.mylifeexpert.com<\/a>. Sign in using UWM\u2019s password: SOWI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managers\/supervisors\u00a0can\u00a0request management consultation services or critical incident\u00a0support from\u00a0Acentra\u00a0Health and have an EAP professional provide support to employees\u00a0onsite or virtually. Contact 1-833-539-7285 and ask for the management services\u00a0team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employees enrolled in the State of Wisconsin group health\u00a0insurance\u00a0plan can also utilize the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/well-wisconsin-program\/\">Well Wisconsin Program<\/a>, which includes a variety of wellness resources including mental health support and coaching. Access through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmdhealth.com\/wellwisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"uwm-c-link--external\">Well Wisconsin Program\/WebMD Wellness portal<\/a> using code SOWI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Help end stigma surrounding mental illness<\/strong> by participating in a Make it Okay Training. The training opens the door to increased understanding and caring conversations about mental health with a hope to change attitudes and champion a commitment to mental well-being for all. Look for the next offering on the HR Events <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/events\/\">calendar<\/a> or contact teo@uwm.edu to bring the training to your department.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enroll in Suicide Prevention training<\/strong> and help to\u00a0strengthen our network of UWM faculty, staff, and students prepared to reach out to\u00a0individuals\u00a0in crisis.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wellness\/health-promotion\/emotional-health\/suicide-prevention-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Suicide prevention training<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3280,"featured_media":0,"parent":505,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-6315","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3280"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6315"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6323,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6315\/revisions\/6323"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}