Washington Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Through UW WorkLife, The Washington State Employee Assistance Program (WA EAP) supports PEBB-eligible University of Washington employees and their household members to help identify and resolve personal concerns to promote individual and workplace wellbeing. Washington EAP.

Washington State Health Care Authority

Your UW medical plan offers mental health services as well as substance abuse coverage. If you aren’t sure exactly what your plan covers, review the certificate of coverage (also called the benefits booklet) for your medical plan. Find your certificate of coverage using the Washington state Health Care Authority website.

UW Medicine Spiritual Care for UW Medicine faculty and staff

Need spiritual care to manage stress with a faith-based approach? UW Medicine’s chaplains are trained to serve the spiritual needs of our diverse community. The Department of Spiritual Care at UW Medical Center offers culturally sensitive emotional and spiritual support to staff, regardless of religious, faith, or spiritual tradition.

The UW Resilience Lab

The UWRL endeavors to bring the UW community into connection with one another through programming that normalizes the wide-ranging experiences of hardship, failures, and setbacks our community members face through the cultivation of kindness, compassion, and gratitude toward each other and ourselves.

Resources for UW Students:

UW LiveWell

LiveWell empowers individuals with the skills and knowledge to make informed decisions about their health and well-being while at UW and beyond. LiveWell uses both the expertise of professional staff and passion of Peer Health Educators to provide evidenced-based health promotion, advocacy education, and prevention services.

Some of the resources available on the LiveWell site include alcohol and drug resources, sex and relationships resources, sustainable living and more.

Counseling and mental health resources for students

The UW offers students a wide range of health and wellness services, from exceptional medical care and counseling services to recreation classes, safety resources, peer advocates, trainings and more. Make the most out of your Husky Experience here.

Additional tools to manage stress

We all carry and experience stress is different ways. Click here to find resources to help you destress and learn exercises to manage your stress symptoms.