COVID-19: Mental Health and Well-Being

The Center for Workplace Mental Health is developing and collecting an array of resources addressing mental health and well-being for both during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you or someone you know is in immediate need of assistance:

• Disaster Distress Helpline (SAMHSA)
  Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Link)
  Call 800-273-8255 or Chat with Lifeline
• Crisis Textline (Link)
  Text TALK to 741741
• Veterans Crisis Line (VA)
  Call 800-273-8255 or text 838255

Resources

• The Center for Workplace Mental Health's Working Remotely During COVID-19: Your Mental Health & Well-Being
• The Center for Workplace Mental Health’s Employee Mental Health & Well-Being During & Beyond COVID-19
• Managing Mental Health during COVID-19 (AMA)
• Coronavirus Stigma and Resilience (CDC)
• Mental Health and Coping during COVID-19 (CDC)
• Mental Health Checklists (National Safety Council)
  • Working with Benefits Providers
  • Employer Role in Mental Health During COVID-19

In the News

• How To Be Supportive Of Co-Workers Struggling With Their Mental Health
• Is COVID-19 a Mental Health Tipping Point?
• 8 Ways Managers Can Support Employees’ Mental Health
• How tech giants are handling the unprecedented mental health crisis in the workplace
• The Implications of Working Without an Office
• The Not-So-Silent Fallout From COVID-19 Stress   
• The Mental Health Crisis is Spreading Faster Than Our Infrastructure Can Support
• Prioritizing Mental Health When Returning to Work
• How to Feel Less Lonely during a Pandemic (Puget Sound Energy)
• The Coronavirus is Taking a Huge Toll on Workers' Mental Health across America (CNBC)
• Returning to Resilience: The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health and Substance Use
• Amidst a Pandemic, a Mental Health Crisis May be Looming
• Flattening the Curve of COVID-19 Mental Health Epidemic to Come

Webinars & Podcasts

• Supporting Employee Mental Health: Actions for Supervisors (The National Safety Council)
• COVID-19 and Mental Health: IBM, Novo Nordisk, and More (Northeast Business Group on Health)
• The Path Forward Overview (Minnesota Health Action Group – 2020 Annual Employer Leadership Summit)
• Employer Town Hall on COVID-19 - Addressing Mental Health and Wellbeing (National Alliance & APA Foundation)
• Ask the Expert Webinar: COVID-19 and Mental Health (NAMI)
• Public Health on Call: Mental Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic: How to Cope in a Crisis (John's Hopkins School of Public Health)
• Workplace MH in the Private Sector (World Economic Forum)
• Mental Health in the Time of Coronavirus (AIGA)