Benefits & Resources
Week One: The Mental Health Gameboard Challenge Has Begun!
Take steps to enhance your emotional and mental health by participating in our new, four-week Mental Health Gameboard Challenge. To complete the challenge, finish the entire game board before the challenge ends Oct. 29. By completing the challenge, you will earn 25 Healthy Habit Points
Keep your eye out for weekly reminders with tips and motivation to help you make the most of the challenge. Log in each day to discover tips, strategies and coping mechanisms to improve or maintain your mental wellbeing.
The Mental Health Challenge Is Coming Soon!
Oct. 2 – Oct. 29
About the Challenge
Take steps to improve your emotional and mental health by participating in this four-week Mental Health Board Game Challenge. This challenge will consist of a combination of daily mental health tips, quiz questions and journal entries. The challenge runs through Oct. 29, but you will have until Nov. 5 to finish reporting your final activities for the board game.
How to Complete the Challenge
Click a day on the board game and complete the activity of the day. Once you have completed the activity you will submit your entry to receive credit for that day. You will be able to back report throughout the challenge, meaning you can complete the activities for the days that you missed. Your goal is to complete the entire gameboard before the challenge ends Oct. 29. You must complete the entire board game to earn 25 Healthy Habit Points.
Keep an eye out for weekly emails with tips, reminders and motivation to help you make the most of the challenge. Visit www.RiversideHealthcare.org/REACH to log in and participate in the challenge beginning on Oct. 2!
Well In Mind Self-Care Tip
How to support someone in a crisis:
Know the Warning Signs
- Looking sad or down
- Spacy, forgetful, easily distracted
- Overly apologetic
- Extreme mood changes
- Not as socially engaged
- Appearing overtired
- Short, snappy, quicker to lash out
- Decreased ability to cope with stress
- Talking about drinking/substances
- Suicidal thoughts: I don’t want to be here anymore, I can’t take this, You’d be better off without me, What’s the point of trying
Emergency Preparedness Month
Start your emergency preparedness for you and your family today! Check out this piece below for more information or visit ready.gov for examples of preparedness kits you can make!
Free Continuing Medical Education Training in LGBTQ+ now available
As a participant in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index, over 200 different online, on-demand CME accredited LGBTQ+ training options are free to Riverside Healthcare staff. These training options include eLearning courses and webinars from the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and the CAL. Topics range from the basics of LGBTQ+ Patient-Centered Care to more specialized topics for clinicians.
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion at Riverside Healthcare, we highly recommend all staff participate in the free trainings from either the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center or the CAL.
Access Directions are below—and attached.
Option 1: The Center for Affiliated Learning (CAL) offers a range of free online training ranging from basics of LGBTQ patient-centered care to more specialized topics such as serving trans youth. CME/CEU credits are available after completing the training courses. To complete a course(s), please complete the following steps:
- Login to OLIE. Type in the search bar: DEI.
- Start Course HR DIV004 for detailed instructions.
- Visit the CAL log-in page.
- Click sign-up at the bottom to register. You will also find a step by step guide to registration here.
- Use the facility name: Riverside Medical Center Security keyword: HRC and facility ID: 59646.
Option 2: The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center offers over 50 on-demand webinars on a variety of LGBTQ health topics, a number of online learning modules, and a monthly live webinar series, all of which meet the HEI training requirement. The webinars and learning modules offered by The Education Center are free and offer CME/CEU credit.
To complete a webinar(s), please complete the following steps:
1. Login to OLIE account and start Course HR DIV005 for detailed instructions.
2. Visit the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center Log-in page.
3. Refer to these instructions to create a user profile.
4. Use the facility name: Riverside Medical Center Security keyword: HRC and facility ID: 59646.
We encourage all staff to utilize these free training offerings as Riverside Healthcare works to become a leader in LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality. Contact Tierra Dixon-Sullivan ([email protected]) for more information.
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