Staff Resources

• Register your workplace for Not Myself Today. 
  • This free workplace mental health initiative helps you build greater awareness, reduce stigma, and foster safe and supportive cultures.

• Consider becoming a Wellbeing Champion 

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• Register for Coaching Services through UBC HR. 
  • Whether you seek one-one-one coaching for yourself, or wish to develop your communication skills to be more coach-like in your conversations with others, Coaching Services can support you to grow in your career. 

•  Learn the signs a colleague may be in distress and the steps you can take to help support them in seeking help. 

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• Thrive Month: 
  • Empower your staff and colleagues to take time for their mental health throughout Thrive month (and beyond!) and help reduce the stigma by talking about it. 
    • Encourage them to attend Thrive events, or host your own!
    • This year, United Way and Thrive have teamed up to offer United Way Champion Funds to projects that support social connection and giving back.  

• Register your workplace for Not Myself Today. 
  • This free workplace mental health initiative helps you build greater awareness, reduce stigma, and foster safe and supportive cultures.

•  Learn the signs a colleague may be in distress and the steps you can take to help support them in seeking help. 

Thrive Month:

• Empower your staff and colleagues to take time for their mental health throughout Thrive month (and beyond!) and help reduce the stigma by talking about it. 
  • Check out the Thriving Workplaces Tool Kit for practical ways for your unit or department to engage in Thrive
  • Encourage them to attend Thrive events, or host your own!
  • Get involved with the United Way UBC Okanagan campaign
  • Workplace Health and Wellbeing provides UBCO departments and units to apply for a Thriving Workplaces Micro Fund of up to $500 to be applied towards activities that promote health, wellbeing and build resilience in the workplace.