When there are challenging cases that impact caregiver psychological well-being, Vanderbilt offers a variety of support services for faculty and staff.

When a colleague is impacted by an unanticipated outcome or challenging case, Peer Support Teams within a workgroup proactively offer emotional support to affected peers.

The month of May has been designated as Mental Health Month. The aim of Mental Health Month is to educate the public about the realities of mental health conditions and to reduce stigma around seeking support or identifying as a person with a mental health concern. Fear and unfair stereotypes have helped foster stigma. Potential consequences of stigma include:  isolation, blame, secrecy, rejection, bullying, and discrimination. At its worst, stigma can also lead to suicide or other forms of self-harm.

Are you busy? For most us, the answer is always "Yes". John Lennon once said "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." Making plans and being busy isn't always a bad thing, but are we in fact so busy that we might be missing out on the important things in our lives like staying connected with family and friends; being productive at work; making our health a priority; or achieving our personal goals.

Learn more about the 4 areas energy flows that were discussed in the 2014 Game Plan for Your Health video.

Resilience: Turning Challenges Into Success provides information on ways to build attitude, skill set, and healthy lifestyle practices to support having ability to ‘spring’ back from life’s challenges and unexpected stressful events. Featured in this video are Vanderbilt experts and faculty/staff sharing their practical tips and insight that have helped them navigate successfully challenges they have encountered.  

Stress is your body’s reaction to change that requires some kind of physical, mental, or emotional response. It’s a normal part of life. The Cope Better, Stress Less video provides valuable tips on how to manage stress effectively and discusses how stress protectors can help us bounce back from stress we encounter. Take The Stress Check-Up