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Faculty & Staff Wellness

The President's Mental Wellness Committee was tasked in October 2021...

... to better identify areas of greatest need, and resources to address those needs, related to the wellness of Texas Tech University faculty and staff.

You can also find out more about some of the initiatives that are currently underway as part of the Institutional Effectiveness grant.

Funding Opportunities

Find ways to promote mental wellness at Texas Tech. Click below to explore available funding opportunies.

Funding Opportunities

Resources to Help Faculty and Staff Support Students

Become certified in Mental Health First Aid or QPR. For more information about Mental Health First Aid and QPR, email RISE@ttu.edu.
Use the attached resource guide to help you support student mental health and wellbeing.
Attend “Teaching with Intention: Cultivating Well-Being in Learning Environments,” a RISE workshop designed for faculty and instructors. Request a departmental workshop on the RISE website.

View the Teaching with Intention Booklet

Faculty/Staff: Texas Tech Be Well Challenge

Texas Tech University Faculty & Staff Be Well Challenge. Get fit, make healthy choices, and compete with coworkers with this challenge app. Because everybody needs a little healthy motivation! Track your weekly activity in the Texas Tech Be Well app to get healthy, make smart choices, compete against your colleagues, and have fun!

Try out some of our standard workouts or do your own workout! the challenge will track the number of minutes that you work out. As long as you are breaking a sweat, submit those minutes! Powered by Texas Tech University Recreation.

View the Be Well app on Google Play, or the Apple App Store by clicking below.

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Faculty & Staff Resources

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Wellness Resources

Download a list of faculty and staff wellness resources.

Funding Opportunites

Promote wellness at Texas Tech. Funding may be requested by an academic unit, or by an individual member of Faculty or Staff.

Wellness Assessment

“ ... Question 3: What is the current state of employee mental wellness?
Though, on average, negative mental health symptoms (i.e., depression, anxiety, poor quality of life, poor physical or psychological health) are minimal or mild across faculty/staff respondents, there are significant numbers of employees who do report severe struggles.”

TTU Mental Wellness Committee Survey Results

What is the current knowledge of TTU employees of the available wellness resources? What other wellness resources are desired by TTU employees? What is the current state of employee mental wellness? This survey sought to answer those pressing questions posed by the Wellness Committee in October of 2021.

Activities

Robert H. Ewalt Recreation and Aquatic Center

The Department of Recreational Sports serves the fitness needs of Texas Tech employees and their families through its Facilities and Aquatics, Fitness/Wellness, Outdoor Pursuits, and Special Events. Membership is available to faculty and staff, as well as their families, for a small monthly fee.

Wellness Now:

At Texas Tech

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employees who are experiencing personal problems are encouraged to seek the private and confidential services of the EAP whose staff of trained professionals are committed to providing quality counseling and assistance for individuals, couples, families, and work groups.

Human Resources

Virtual and in-person training and development focused on developing employees.

Therapy Assitance Online (TAO)

TAO Self-Help is a platform of tools and information organized into self-help programs with engaging videos and exercises to help you learn a variety of cognitive-behavioral (CBT) and mindfulness-based skills. This resource is free for all TTU employees and can be used anytime, anywhere you have access to the web.

TTU MindSpa

With each new semester, many of us suffer the negative effects of stress with few opportunities for relief and rejuvenation. The Student Counseling Center MindSpa provides Texas Tech enrolled students, faculty, and staff a sanctuary in which to pamper and nurture mind, body, and spirit.

HealthSelect Medical Virtual Visits

With medical virtual visits, you and your eligible dependents can consult a doctor online for your urgent health care needs.

HealthSelect Mental Health Virtual Visits

Employees who participate in HealthSelect are able to consult a licensed mental health professional any day of the week online.

Faculty and Staff Clinic

The clinic is designed to serve the needs of faculty and staff who are sick at work and need an urgent care appointment on campus.

Family Therapy Clinic

one of the few accredited Couple, Marriage and Family Therapy (CMFT) doctoral programs in the nation, is located on campus and is a place of hope and healing for life's concerns.

Military & Veterans Programs (MVP)

assists veterans and their families in achieving academic, personal and professional success.

Psychology Clinic

located on campus, and is a training and research center that provides psychotherapy and assessment services to the university, Lubbock and neighboring communities.

TTU Police Department

helps prevent crime on campus and disseminate safety information. They provide 24-hour law enforcement and security services for Texas Tech and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Wellness Now:

State & National Resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

a 24/7 network of local crisis centers that provide free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.

Crisis Text Line

text 741741 from anywhere in the U.S. and a live, trained crisis counselor will receive the text and respond to help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment.

Veterans Crisis Line

a free, anonymous and confidential resource that's available to anyone, even if you're not registered with Veterans Affairs (VA) or enrolled in VA health care.

The Trevor Project

the world's largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) young people.

Trans Lifeline

a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support and resources they need to survive and thrive.

TX COVID-19 Mental Health Support Line

is a support line to help Texans experiencing anxiety, stress or emotional challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

StarCare Crisis Line

staffed by a dedicated team who provide 24/7 assessment and appropriate interventions and resolutions to people suffering from a mental health crisis along with a 23-hour observation unit where people in crisis can be admitted and stabilize in a less restrictive environment.

Voice of Hope

serves those affected by sexual assault through a 24-hour crisis hotline, 24-hour medical accompaniments, 24-hour sexual assault nurse examiner services, counseling, law enforcement accompaniment, case follow ups, judicial accompaniment and community education and prevention.

Women's Protective Services

combats domestic violence throughout the South Plains by offering a 24-hour crisis hotline, shelter, food, transportation, therapy, children's programs, job readiness programs and more.

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Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79409
Phone
806.742.2011
Email
rise@ttu.edu

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