The following resources are available to help nurses manage their mental well-being during the COVID-19 response.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The Employee Assistance Program helps employees integrate and achieve balance with work and family demands, and create a more effective, healthy, and productive workplace.
EAP services include support and counseling for health concerns, financial issues, legal issues, and many more topics. Counseling sessions are strictly confidential and are appropriate for a variety of concerns, stressors, and hurdles.
Quick Videos: How to Survive the Pandemic with an Unbroken Spirit
In these videos, you will learn how to successfully manage your mental health needs while caring for COVID-19 patients, as well as the best and most up-to-date tools to stay strong and focused on your vitally important work and find calmness in the chaos.
Is This Normal
This 5-minute quick video examines what we are experiencing in response to the pandemic and the four domains impacted by distress.
Pros and Cons of Stress
This 4-minute quick video covers the research on stress, the pros and cons of this reaction to events in our lives, and how to make it a positive.
Identifying Mental Health Support
This 6-minute quick video covers various symptoms of distress and how to know when and what type of help you need — and how to get it.
Coping with COVID-19
This 5-minute quick video covers ways you can better cope with the stress of COVID-19.
How to Build Resiliency
This 13-minute quick video covers real-life evidence-based resiliency building skills.
Suicide Prevention Strategies
This 11-minute quick video covers suicide prevention strategies to help your colleagues at risk.