Employee Wellness
Employees -- all of us -- need support at different times. UVM's Employee Wellness and the Osher Center for Integrative Health are dedicated to ensuring that our community can access a variety of tools, resources, and information to support their health and wellness.

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What is Mental Health?

The World Health Organization (WHO) conceptualized mental health as a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community. It has intrinsic and instrumental value and is integral to our well-being.

Mental Health in the United States

In 2022, WHO’s World mental health report: transforming mental health for all, highlighted the workplace as a key example of a setting where transformative action on mental health is needed. The recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report on workplace wellbeing shows a significant challenge:

  • 76% of U.S. workers reported at least one symptom of a mental health condition.
  • 84% of respondents said their workplace conditions had contributed to at least one mental health challenge.
  • 81% of workers reported that they will be looking for workplaces that support mental health in the future.

Additional sources: MindShare Partners’ 2021 Mental Health at Work Report & APA’s 2022 Work and Well-being Survey results 

Mental Health in the Workplace Webinar Series

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Webinar 1. Mental Health in the Workplace

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Series Overview:

UVM Employee Wellness, in partnership with UVM Talent Development and UVM College of Education & Social Services (CESS), offered a series of webinars and in-person skill sessions during the summer of 2026 to support employee mental health. Facilitated by two UVM Mental Health Counseling graduate students, Aisha Muktar and Hamdan Ali Khan, these sessions provided opportunities to learn about and engage in subjects that affect all our lives—at home and in the workplace. 

Webinar 1: Mental Health in the Workplace

Learn about the importance of mental health, key takeaways for improved mental health and communication at work and fill your buckets of self-care.

Recorded July 2026.

Webinar 2. Emotional Regulation

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Series Overview:

UVM Employee Wellness, in partnership with UVM Talent Development and UVM College of Education & Social Services (CESS), offered a series of webinars and in-person skill sessions during the summer of 2026 to support employee mental health. Facilitated by two UVM Mental Health Counseling graduate students, Aisha Muktar and Hamdan Ali Khan, these sessions provided opportunities to learn about and engage in subjects that affect all our lives—at home and in the workplace. 

Webinar 2: Emotional Regulation

Gain practical tools to manage stress, improve communication, and support overall well-being.

Recorded July 2026.

Webinar 3. Emotional Intelligence

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Series Overview:

UVM Employee Wellness, in partnership with UVM Talent Development and UVM College of Education & Social Services (CESS), offered a series of webinars and in-person skill sessions during the summer of 2026 to support employee mental health. Facilitated by two UVM Mental Health Counseling graduate students, Aisha Muktar and Hamdan Ali Khan, these sessions provided opportunities to learn about and engage in subjects that affect all our lives—at home and in the workplace. 

Webinar 3: Emotional Intelligence

Build awareness of emotions and understand how these influence interactions with others. Use skills to strengthen relationships and enhance team collaboration. 

Recorded July 2026.

Webinar 4. Building Resilience and Preventing Burnout

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Series Overview:

UVM Employee Wellness, in partnership with UVM Talent Development and UVM College of Education & Social Services (CESS), offered a series of webinars and in-person skill sessions during the summer of 2026 to support employee mental health. Facilitated by two UVM Mental Health Counseling graduate students, Aisha Muktar and Hamdan Ali Khan, these sessions provided opportunities to learn about and engage in subjects that affect all our lives—at home and in the workplace. 

Webinar 4: Building Resilience and Preventing Burnout

Recognize early signs of stress and learn about burnout while learning techniques to strengthen adaptability, maintain energy, and support long-term well-being. 

Recorded July 2026.

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Mindfulness Audio Clips

Audio content curated by UVM Mindfulness can offer support when & where you need it.

Listen to UVM Mindfulness Audio Clips on Soundcloud

A powerful digital wellness platform for support and motivation. Be Well Vermont

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Be Well Vermont HEALTHY HABITS

Employees can activate over 30 healthy habits to focus on to support:
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Managing stress
• Anxiety and depression
• Grief and loss
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Be Well Vermont JOURNEYS

Be Well Vermont is designed to support all of our employees' physical, emotional, financial, and mental health and wellbeing -- regardless of their insurance coverage. Participants can earn up to 150 points per month for completing a journey, 20 points per day for completing a step.
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Selected Be Well Vermont JOURNEYS

• Strategies for Anxiety & Panic Attacks (10 days): Tips to try anytime, anywhere to relieve discomfort and recover more quickly from panic or anxiety attacks.
• Make Sense of Your Moods (22 Days): Understand the difference between short-term low mood and depression. Gain new habits and support.

Supports, tools, workshops, apps, and more Invest EAP Resources

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Invest EAP

The Vermont-based Employee and Organizational Assistance Program (EAP) is a confidential public, not-for-profit program that provides counseling and wellbeing resources to employees and their household members, and workplace resources to organizations.
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Invest EAP Direct Scheduler

Connect directly with support.
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Invest EAP Wellness Workshops

Digital tools you can access when you are ready.

The Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well‑Being

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) believes we can build workplaces that are engines of well-being, showing workers that they matter, that their work matters, and that they have the workplace resources and support necessary to flourish.

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Published in 2022, the 30-page Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being offers a foundation that workplaces can build upon. Centered on the worker’s voice and equity, these Five Essentials support workplaces as engines of well-being. Each essential is grounded in two human needs, shared across industries and roles. Creating a plan to enact these practices can help strengthen the essentials of workplace well‑being. 

Learn more and download the Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being Framework at the Department of Health & Human Services' website.

Learn more about why Workplace Mental Health is important:The American Psychological Association's Work in America™ survey reportsWHO global strategy on health, environment and climate change

WHO Comprehensive mental health action plan (2013–2030)