May Benefits BeneBytes
May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month to raise awareness of those living with mental health issues and to help reduce stigmatized thinking. Take steps to improve your mental health and wellness by identifying signs, accessing resources in your community, and engaging in activities that promote wellness.
Links below are to helpful articles on mental health awareness:
- https://nationaltoday.com/mental-health-awareness-month/
- https://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/mental-health-resources/mentalhealthmonth
- https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools/
Mental Health America
Mental Health Toolkit
The toolkit includes information about how an individual’s environment impacts their mental health, suggestions for making changes to improve and maintain mental well-being, and how to seek help for mental health challenges.
The toolkit is available by download using this link: https://mhanational.org/mental-health-month
THE SECTION BELOW IS FOR BENEFITS-ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES
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Improve your mental health, one step at a time. It’s normal to feel stress, anger, and worry. But when emotions start to take over daily life, it’s important to pay attention. Signs of mental or emotional distress may include:
- Anxious, irritable, or irrational behavior
- Mood swings
- Sleeping a lot or not at all
- Withdrawal from people and activities they enjoy
- Decrease in appetite or over-eating
- Trouble with focus or memory
- Poor hygiene
- Suspicious thoughts or paranoia
- Hearing voices
- Thinking or talking about suicide
To get started:
- Go to the My Life Values website: https://www.resourcesforliving.com/login and log in using:
- username: owls and password: owls
- Then click on this link Find Support (Must log in prior to clicking this link).
New Hire Benefits Information Sessions
Rice University offers a wide range of benefits to all benefits-eligible employees. However, it can sometimes be hard to maneuver and understand all the options available. The Benefits team has set up new hire sessions every Tuesday and Thursday to answer any questions or concerns you may have. Please reference the links below to view the dates and times for these sessions and register.
- To view dates and times, follow this link: https://rice.app.box.com/s/2258orhpv0kzh6tls6rwcgnxv3ggst1m
- To register for the current month's sessions, follow this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ST-30x5_lJbJgctAF1I2VrD1HEr-bo5Nz7r_0L8KZNU/edit#gid=0