Mental Health

Employee Assistance Program

The University of Alabama has contracted with Uprise Health to provide professionally trained counselors to give options and resources for coping more effectively with a variety of life challenges. Access the resource library to find monthly newsletters, support guides, and more.  

Improve your mental health through sleep changes and stress reduction in this 5-week program focusing on decreasing emotional stress and improving the quality/quantity of sleep.

FREE wellness yoga classes are available on campus for faculty and staff. Registration required.

The previously recorded Let’s Talk series with health psychologist, Dr. Josh Eyer, PhD, and various UA experts discusses steps you can take to respond effectively to the current COVID-19 crisis. Topics range from getting a better night’s sleep and building better relationships to bouncing back after quarantine.  

By living gratefully, we can embrace life and become more fully engaged in the present.  We can make a shift from being worried and sad to feeling a greater calm and ease.  Begin your journey by following an assortment of activities and tips.

UMC Facuty & Staff Wellness Clinic

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Behavioral Health – Providing counseling and stress management as well as grief and bereavement services from doctors, nurses and psychologists with an array of expertise to all University of Alabama employees and their families. In-person or telehealth options available.  These visits are covered as part of UA’s employee BlueCross BlueShield health plan.