Recovery awareness month - Coping with stress and substance use

If coping with everyday stress means reaching for a substance, reading the September blog from Behavioral Health Partners can offer suggestions to help you cope in a healthier way. 

Emotions and Quicksand: Lessons from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Sitting with Difficult Feelings

Sitting with difficult emotions can be challenging. Check out Behavioral Health Partners’ December blog post for tips on how to sit with these emotions and let them pass.

Emotional First Aid

Do you have a first aid kit? If so, what’s inside? Probably some bandages, antibacterial ointment, gauze pads, and alcohol wipes—items that will patch up your body and get you back to what you were doing. But what do you do to heal an emotional wound? Check out Behavioral Health Partners’ September blog post for some tools to add to your Emotional First Aid kit. Behavioral Health Partners is brought to you by Well-U, offering eligible individuals mental health services for stress, anxiety and depression.

Mental Health Services Available Through Well-U

Did you know that as an employee enrolled in a University health care plan, you may be eligible to receive mental health services from Behavioral Health Partners? Find out more about these services in the August Behavioral Health Partners' Blog Post. Behavioral Health Partners is brought to you by Well-U, providing eligible individuals with mental health services for stress, anxiety, and depression.

New Year, New Resolutions for Better Mental Health

If you are like the majority of Americans, you made a new year’s resolution to welcome 2017. But did you know that only about 8% of those who make resolutions actually succeed in keeping them? Most often those that succeed do so by making explicit measurable goals. This month’s blog post from Behavioral Health Partners (BHP) shares 3 simple resolutions you can easily incorporate into your daily routine to promote positive mental health. Behavioral Health Partners is brought to by Well-U, providing eligible individuals with mental health services for stress, anxiety, and depression.

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