where to go for help
Stress Management
University Resources:
UMHS Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
For health system employees
The UMHS Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a confidential, no cost service for UMHS faculty, staff, and their families as well as U-M staff and faculty located near UMHS. Our goal is to inspire ongoing individual and organizational development, while contributing to the health and well-being of the Health System community. We do this by providing brief counseling and coaching services, mediation services, crisis intervention, assessment and referral, educational and training programs, and supervisory, staff, and team consultation.
hr.umich.edu/mhealthy/programs/mental_emotional/eap.html
(734) 763-5409
Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FASAP)
For campus employees in Ann Arbor, Dearborn, & Flint
The University of Michigan Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FASAP) offers a number of services to help staff, faculty, and their immediate family members with personal difficulties encountered at both work and home. All services are free of charge and confidential and include: short-term counseling on personal, emotional, family and work place issues; personalized coaching services to assist with achieving professional or personal goals; critical incident, trauma and grief counseling; and educational presentations on a variety of emotional and mental health topics.
www.umich.edu/~fasap
Central Campus (734) 936-8660 TTY (734) 647-1388
Flint Campus (734) 936-8660 TTY (734) 647-1388
Dearborn Campus (313) 593-5430
Geriatrics Center and Turner Senior Resource Center
U-M Geriatrics Center’s Social Work & Community Programs aim to help people achieve the highest wellbeing. Our social
workers offer individual and group counseling in the clinic to both older adults and family members. A wide range of support groups,
educational programs, and peer counseling services are also available. The center also offers daycare for older adults with dementia.
Information and support for caregivers is provided by telephone, email and through individual and group sessions.
http://www.med.umich.edu/geriatrics/communityprograms/index.htm
(734) 764-2556
Health Education Resource Center (HERC)
The MFit Health Education Resource Center is a full-service lending library located in the East Ann Arbor Health Center. The HERC has
a complete collection of health materials which includes electronic, print, and audiovisual resources. Use the online search feature
to locate materials of interest to you. Some information can also be accessed online.
http://hr.umich.edu/tools/education/herc/
(734) 647-5645
House Officer Mental Health Program
The House Officer Mental Health Program provides confidential counseling, evaluation, and psychotherapy for house officers and their
significant others. The program is staffed by psychiatrists who know the medical setting. They have experience treating the full
range of personal and work problems of physicians at all levels of training.
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/hoa/house_officer_mental_health_program
(734) 647-9776
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International Center
The U-M International Center provides a variety of services to assist international students, scholars, faculty and
staff at the University of Michigan. The International Center advises on adjustment to U.S. society and American
culture, academic concerns and community resources, and also conducts workshops and orientation sessions for international students,
scholars, and U-M departments.
www.umich.edu/~icenter
(734) 764-9310
MFit Employee Wellness Program (EWP)
MFit is dedicated to educating, motivating, and empowering UMHS employees to make healthy lifestyle choices that improve their overall quality-of-life. By providing education, resources, exercise, relaxation and nutrition classes, we are committed to improving the health status of UMHS employees, their families, and their communities. EWP offers many programs and services to employees in a supportive, non-competitive environment, including seminars, events, incentive programs, and exercise & relaxation classes including yoga and tai chi.
hr.umich.edu/mhealthy/programs/activity/mfit.html
(734) 975-3024
U-M Occupational Health Services
Occupational Health Services include prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of work-related injuries and
illnesses with the goal of returning individuals to optimal health and productivity. OH’s team of board certified occupational
medicine physicians and occupational health nurses collaborate with U-M’s Department of Occupational Safety and Environmental
Health and Work~Connections to protect and manage employee health.
http://hr.umich.edu/mhealthy/programs/occupational/index.html
(734) 764-8021
UM Cardiovascular Medicine at Domino's Farms, Stress Management Services
Cardiovascular Medicine at Domino’s Farms considers stress management to be an essential component of wellness and offers stress management classes and individual consultations to enhance health and well being. Classes include Restoring Balance: Tools for Stress Management, Beginning Meditation and Deepening Meditation. Individual consultations may include strategies for life balance, ways of coping with stress, instruction in relaxation techniques and/or coaching to implement behavior change. Services are open to all UM staff, faculty, students, patients and the general public.
http://www.med.umich.edu/cvc/health/classes_stress.html
(734) 998-5679
Psychological Clinic
The Psychological Clinic is a University of Michigan agency offering outpatient mental health services for adults and couples 18 and over. University affiliation is not required to receive services. Services include consultation, psychological testing, short and longer-term psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral therapy for individuals and couples (psychiatric consultation available in conjunction with therapy), groups for eating disorders and social isolation. Sliding scale fee.
http://www.psychclinic.org
(734) 764-3471
Stress and Anxiety Disorders Program
The Stress and Anxiety Disorders Program is a subspecialty clinic within the U-M Department of Psychiatry. The program is committed to providing state-of-the-art treatment for anxiety disorders and maintaining scientific leadership in the study of these disorders.
http://www.psych.med.umich.edu/anxiety/
(734) 764-5348
University Center for the Child & Family (UCCF)
The University Center for the Child and the Family (UCCF) is a University of Michigan facility offering a comprehensive range of mental health services for children and families in the community. UCCF offers counseling, therapy, and mental health services to children and families in the following areas: Learning Disabilities, social Skills, Child Evaluations and Assessments, IQ Testing, ADHD Evaluations, Emotional and Behavioral concerns, Parenting, grief and loss, Relationship Issues for Marriage and Couples.
http://www.umuccf.org/
(734) 764-9466
U-Move Fitness
U-Move Fitness offers a wide variety of group exercise and wellness classes to faculty, staff, and students of the University of Michigan and residents of Ann Arbor and surrounding communities. Please check the schedule and class descriptions in the registration section of the U-Move website.
http://www.umove.kines.umich.edu/
(734) 764-1342
Community Resources:
Community Mental Health Services Programs
Mental health services in Michigan are coordinated through local Community Mental Health Services Programs (CMHSPs).This website provides an alphabetical list of local CMHSPs. The list includes contact information for your local program.
Community Mental Health Services Programs
Michigan Department of Community Health: Mental Health and Substance Abuse
The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Administration of the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) provides support and services for adults with serious mental illness, children with serious emotional disturbance, people with developmental disabilities, and people with substance use disorders.
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2941---,00.html
517-373-3740
Michigan Mental Health Networker
The Networker website provides listings of mental health therapists, agencies, and support groups in Michigan. The site also provides news articles and other informational resources on mental health topics.
http://mhweb.org/index.html
Support Groups/ Self-Help Groups:
Note: If you don’t find the support group or self-help group you’re looking for, search on the more general sites listed under the Support Groups/ Self-Help Groups category. There are many more potentially relevant groups than can be included here.
No listings at this time. If you would like to suggest a group for inclusion, please email understandingu@umich.edu
