Student Wellness Resources
4 Simple steps to support your well-being
- COMPLETE the CAT-MH, a brief 10 minute assessment (Computerized Adaptive Test for Mental Health)
- RECEIVE feedback via email, based on the items you endorse on the assessment
- CONNECT confidentially with a Well-bring Navigator as needed to facilitate access to resources
- RECEIVE follow-up in 3-6 months to check-in on your progress and how you;re experiencing this initiative
Student Wellness Resources
Emotional Identity
Trauma
Caretaker resources
- Self-compassion for caregivers
- Supporting a peer
- Parenting during training
- Central Region
- Podcast on physician-parent hacks
- National Parent Hotline: 1-855-427-2736
Self Compassion Practices and Exercises
Spiritual Identity
Mindfulness
- Apps
- HeadSpace ($10/year for students)
- The Smiling Mind
- Stop Breathe and Think
- Process & reflect with a colleague/peer
- Breathing exercises: learn about the (evidence-based) 4-7-8 breathing technique
Podcasts
Physical Identity
Eating disorders
- Recovery Warriors – Podcasts
- How to Eat Intuitively – Podcasts
- National hotline (chat, text, or call)
Fitness
- UIC Fitness Resources
- UIC Rockford Fitness Resources
- UnityPoint-Methodist Wellness Center Atrium
- RiverPlex Fitness Center
- Free Videos
Nutrition
- Recipe book made by M1s from the University of Minnesota
- 20 healthy meals under 20 minutes
Sleep
Social Identity
Relationships
- Being part of a family
- Volunteering
- VolunteerMatch: browse through various types of opportunities in Peoria
- Peoria Park District
Selfhood
Professional Identity
Learn about various interest groups on campus
Equity/Inclusion
- UIC Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change
- Trans health resources + hotline
- Black and African Descent Resources at UIC
- Coming out to Faculty and Staff Resource
- UIC Campus Latinx Resource Guide
- UIC Campus African American Students Resource Guide
- Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer People’s Resource Page
- UIC Women’s Resource Page
- UIC Persons With Disabilities Resource Page
- UIC Counseling Center Social Justice Resources for Supporting Black Communities
Behavioral Health
Additional Mental Health Support
- Addiction
- SoberTool App
- AA Peoria
- NA Peoria
- SAMHSA hotline: 1-800-662-4357
- Verbal/text Hotline for Healthcare providers
- Anxiety
- Attention/Organization
- Depression
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Grief and Loss
Crisis Management
- Crisis hotlines
- Get support from other physicians (text ‘START’ to 741-741)
- Weekdays from 8:00 AM – Midnight
- Can also speak to a psychiatrist