Mental Health & Wellness

Join the Mental Wellness Task Force for a Lunch and Learn Series on health topics including stress, anxiety, depression, and more. Speakers for the series range from therapists and psychiatrists to doctors and professors, all of which bring their expertise to each topic. The Lunch and Learn Series also includes resources for you to access on your own.

With new offerings every season, the Mental Wellness Book Club gives you the opportunity to read about a topic that interests you and to have a discussion about it in a welcoming and open environment.

• Affective Neuroscience and Developmental Psychology (ANDP) Lab 
• Brain Aging and Cognitive Health (BACH) Lab
• The Brain Institute
• The Center for Patients with Special Needs (CPSN)
• Civil Practice Law Clinics
• Department of Psychiatry
• Health Policy Institute

LifeSolutions provides access to a collection of easy background reading about the science of mental health disorders as well as resources for coping, such as self-assessments, online seminars, and “skill builders.” To access these resources:

1. Visit the LifeSolutions page
2. Click on Online Work Life Resources
3. Click on Visit Our Work Life Portal
4. Under the term Balancing click on Mental Health

The University of Pittsburgh library call number ranges beginning with RC 460 and W have books about living with mental illness yourself and with another member of the family who has a mental illness. Review these books at pittcat.pitt.edu. The University Library System also provides University faculty and staff access to databases on topics such as psychology and the related compilation of tests and measures.

The UPMC Healthy Lifestyle Program has great stress management tools available online. The easy-to-navigate modules show you techniques and demonstrate how stress affects health. In addition to these online services, the HLP conducts stress management sessions for faculty and staff. Contact hlp@upmc.edu to arrange a one-hour session or several sessions for a group of co-workers.