Atrium Health offers many resources to support the mental health of teammates and their family members. Based on your current mental health needs view the entire inventory of mental health resources for your market below.
If you or someone you know are in immediate danger call 911 immediately.
9-8-8, is the number for people across the US to use when they or someone around them is experiencing a mental health crisis. Call, text, or chat 988 to immediately be put in touch with a trained counselor to help de-escalate the situation over the phone or assign a mobile crisis team to respond.
If you or someone you know needs mental health care, you can call Atrium Health’s Behavioral Health Help Line. The Physician and APP Well Being Help Line is 704-444-5877. Both resources are staffed 24/7 with licensed professionals.
If you are in crisis or need someone to talk to, please ask for help.
Atrium Health offers benefits and resources to support the mental health and well-being of teammates and their family members. Please take advantage of the mental health resources available to you.
The EAP program is designed to help you and your family emotionally cope with all types of issues – marital conflicts, financial problems, job stress, legal issues and more.
The Atrium Health EAP offers free counseling for teammates and family members.
All teammates, regardless of benefit eligibility, and their family members can participate in short-term solution-focused individual, couples or family counseling sessions. If a long-term referral is needed, EAP will help to facilitate the transition to a long-term counselor, making sure to consider referrals that are in-network with the client’s insurance. In order to improve access for teammates and their eligible family members, EAP will be offering up to 6 counseling sessions per concern per year with no limit on the number of concerns. EAP offers virtual, in-person (at one of our 4 locations) and telephonic sessions determined by client choice.
In addition to our standard multidimensional delivery of support, we are expanding service delivery to meet and anticipate the growing needs of our employees during this crisis.
MyStress Tools is an online suite of stress management products such as stress tests, journaling exercises, guided meditations, videos and relaxation music, and are available at no cost to teammates.
Atrium Health Floyd HR Portal Employee Assistance Program
Cigna Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers free, confidential counseling any time, day or night, to help with personal problems and work-life balance issues. EAP counselors can confidentially discuss your situation and help you find resources and information on issues such as mental health, personal and professional relationships, substance abuse, family life, and daily stress.
You can schedule up to 5 visits for yourself and each family member in your household with a Cigna EAP provider listed in the provider directory on the EAP website
When you face difficulties, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is always ready to help. EAP is provided as a benefit to Medical Center staff/faculty and their immediate family members. It is a confidential service where trained counselors offer assessment, referral and short-term problem-solving to address a range of personal/emotional concerns. Services are available at no cost.
After hours contacts:
All calls are confidential. See below.
Appointments and services with the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) are strictly confidential. Except in cases of legal responsibility, no information can be released without written consent. All discussions in the EAP office remain absolutely confidential. Information maintained by EAP staff is neither part of nor accessible by any medical or personnel record system.
All records pertaining to the counseling services are treated in a highly confidential manner.
EAP provides professional assessment, referral and follow-up services for a range of individual and family difficulties such as:
When you need additional support, services are available through the Atrium Health Medical Plans. You can also select a provider within your network and close to you or virtual options. View the Get Care Now document to help you find appropriate care.
Visit totalrewards.org to learn more about your medical plan coverage.
Part of taking care of yourself, your mental health and managing your stress is learning how to participate in self-care. Self-care is any activity we deliberately do to take care of your mental, emotional and physical health.
Atrium Health is proud to give teammates the opportunity to take advantage of many resources available internally and externally to help build and grow their own resiliency.
How to Download Moodfit app on your personal device
Confidential: No personal data will be shared with Advocate Health.
Questions? Email: hello@getmoodfit.com
These sessions are a live opportunity to virtually connect in a safe environment to pause, breathe and re-set. In this uncertain time of uncontrollable situations, collectively we can leverage the power of our breath to practice a moment of self-care.
Watch a recorded webinar at your convenience, any time, from any device.
Peaceful Pause is a five-minute virtual session that plays music researched and proven to reduce stress and anxiety. Create a daily reminder on your outlook calendar and include this link to invite calm and feel refreshed.
Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for a live meditation—take a few minutes of your day to tap into your breath and find a moment of stillness.
| Date and Time | Topic |
| June 4 at Noon ET |
Cultivate a curiosity for what is possible |
| July 2 at Noon ET | Finding creativity through stillness and awareness |
| Aug. 6 at Noon ET |
Learning to let go of what’s not serving you |
| Sept. 3 at Noon ET |
Practicing patience by connecting to your breath |
| Oct. 1 at Noon ET |
Naming your emotions |
| Dec. 3 at Noon ET |
Reflecting on the year and finding joy |
This two-part series will guide you through practical tips for incorporating more mindfulness into your daily life. Practicing mindfulness can help reduce stress, provide clarity, reduce reactivity and improve awareness without judgement.
Thursdays, May 15 and 22 from Noon to 12:30 p.m. ET | Register here
Thursdays, Sept. 18 and 25 from 12:30 to 1 p.m. ET | Register here
Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches participants how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide the initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health challenge.
To register or for additional information or to schedule for other locations please visit the Atrium Health Mental Health First Aid website or email us at MHFA@atriumhealth.org.
Atrium Health believes in integrating peaceful spaces throughout our System to promote healing and alleviate suffering. These spaces are meant to be nurturing and therapeutic, to reduce stress for our patients and teammates.
Take time to visit these locations:
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Recharge stations-- Each campus has a chapel. There are also several Serenity Rooms with full-body massage chairs, quiet music, low lighting, chocolate and aroma therapy.
Take time to visit these locations:
Trauma-Informed Care is about understanding what happened to you, not what's wrong with you.
Trauma-Informed Care:
By doing this, we can make sure everyone has better experiences with Advocate Health.
Trauma-Informed Care is important for all of us. It is not just for patients or certain roles, we all can make sure everyone feels safe, respected, and supported. This approach to care can help us be kind and understanding to others, especially when they're going through tough times.
The Together As One program offers trauma-informed peer support to help teammates, including physicians, APPs and leaders, handle workplace stress. This initiative aims to create a safer, more supportive environment to reduce burnout and enhance resilience by establishing a peer support network. Through training, participants become Peer Support Ambassadors, offering immediate emotional support and linking to formal services when needed.
For more information, visit Advocate Health Well-being Programs & Resources, scroll to “Well-being Programs,” and click “Peer Support: Together As One.”
Advocate Health encourages open dialogue about mental health and fostering an environment where everyone knows that mental health matters. It’s important to destigmatize mental health through sharing perspectives and experiences of our leaders and teammates and using supportive language. A range of mental health resources and programs are available for leaders and teammates.
Access resources:
Participate in a supportive culture
 Jennifer Ziccardi Colson, RN, NEA-BC |
 Ebony Boulware, MD, MPH |
 Suzanna Fox, MD, FACOG |
 Julie Freischlag, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), DFSVS, MAMSE |
 Tim Lineberry, MD, eMHA, CPE |
