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Coronavirus Employee Well-Being Resources

Maintain Your Resilience & Wellness

General Support Questions

The Resiliency Center exists to foster wellness and resilience for all employees within University of Utah Health. In response to the coronavirus crisis, we will be working with colleagues from across the organization to provide well-being resources to the U of U Health community and beyond.

Local Community Crisis Helpline

Free, 24/7 Community Crisis Response Website
1-800-273-TALK (toll free)
1-801-587-3000 (local)

National Crisis Helpline

Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990
Text: TalkWithUs to 66746

Employee Counseling Services

Phone: 801-587-9319
Email: kendrick@blomquisthale.com

Visit the Employee Assistance Program

Resident & Fellow Questions

Phone: 801-213-8753
Email: amy.armstrong@hsc.utah.edu 

View GME Wellness Site

Medical Student Questions

Phone: 801-585-1207
Email: teresa.stocks@hsc.utah.edu

Visit the Medical Student Wellness Program

Employee Illness & Testing

Phone: 801-581-2227

Visit the Work Wellness Center

HMHI (UNI) Outpatient Psychiatry Services

Physicians, providers, nurses and other COVID-19 front-line staff can access short term psychiatry and therapy services through telehealth services with psychiatric providers at HMHI (UNI) Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinics.

We are available to treat these conditions with medications and psychotherapy:

  • Acute stress disorder
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Insomnia

Thirty–60 minute visits available.

Please email unioutpatientpsychiatry@hsc.utah.edu for more information and to schedule.

Explore Online Resources

Self-Care

Coping with Stress (CDC)

Coronavirus & Mental Health: Taking Care of Ourselves During Infectious Disease Outbreaks (APA)

Managing Stress Associated with the COVID-19 Virus Outbreak (Veterans Affairs)

Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19 (CDC)

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health (CDC)

Family-Care

Helping Children Cope with Emergencies (CDC)

Just for Kids: A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus (NPR)

Supporting Children During Coronavirus (NCTSN)

Taking Care of Your Family During Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks (CSTS)

Talking to Teens & Tweens about Coronavirus (NYT)

Health-Care Professionals & Teams

Accelerate Connect: Local Expert Strategies for Well-being (U of U Health)

Accelerate Explore: Simple Well-being Practices You Can Do Right Now (U of U Health)

Beyond Burnout: A Physician Wellness Hierarchy Designed to Prioritize Interventions at the Systems Level (Am J Medicine)

Caring for our Caregivers During COVID-19 (AMA)

For Providers and Community Leaders: Helping People Manage Stress (Veterans Affairs)

Managing Healthcare Workers’ Stress Associated with the COVID-19 Virus Outbreak (Veterans Affairs)

Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR) Manual (Veterans Affairs) 

COVID Education 

Coronavirus & Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks Response (CSTS)

Five Ways to View Coverage of the Coronavirus (APA)

Q&A on Coronaviruses (WHO)

Red Book Online COVID-19 Outbreak Page (AAP)

Research Information: Pandemics (APA)

Speaking of Psychology: Coronavirus Anxiety (APA)

Sustaining the Well-being of Healthcare Personnel During Infectious Disease Outbreaks (CSTS)

Accelerate: Insights for Well-Being

Listen-Sort-Empower to Improve Professional Well-Being

View the Professional Well-Being Toolkit