Health and Safety

Mental Health and Safety Resources

• emotionalsupportCOVID@health.ucsd.edu
  
COVID stress line


• Healer Education Assessment and Referral Program (HEAR)

Educates medical and pharmacy students, house-staff, faculty, trainees, and hospital staff about burnout, depression, and suicide. Provides confidential, online assessment of stress, depression and other related issues. Makes personalized referrals to local mental health clinicians and other community resources.

• Physician Well-Being Committee

Dedicated to recognizing and offering assistance to staff physicians who have problems with substance abuse or physical or mental illness, which impair their ability to practice safely and effectively. Confidentiality will be assured depending upon the severity of the situation and the immediate risk to patient safety. If you are anxious about making this first call, you may want to contact the committee Chair initially without disclosing the name of your colleague, just to learn more about how the committee can help.

• CARE at the Sexual Assault Resource Center

Free and confidential services to UC San Diego students, staff and faculty who are victims and/or survivors of sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking.

• Health Care Facilitator Program

Knowledgeable counselors whose job is to help you solve complex problems with your medical, dental or vision plan. Their assistance is free and confidential.

• Optum

Provides counseling resources and support services, including a Provider Search tool for finding an in-network provider based on your preference for type of service, three no-cost visits, and multiple online resources. Members are also entitled to free legal, mediation, and financial consultations via calling 1-866-808-6205. Counselors are available via telephone 24 hours a day. Sign in with an access code and register for logging in.

• Rape Aggression Defense Classes (RAD)
  

A national program designed to provide women with the concepts and methods needed for self-defense. The program enables women to take a more active role in protecting themselves and their psychological well-being.

Mindfulness and Physical Fitness

• Healthy Campus Network (HCN)

Events include free Mindfulness and Meditation, Yoga, Pilates, Zumba at Jacobs Medical Center, Hillcrest, La Jolla School of Medicine Campus

• Free online mindfulness and compassion sessions available through the Sanford Institute, Center for Mindfulness, and Compassion Institute at UC San Diego
  

• Wellness Ambassador Program

Staff and faculty who are health-minded and focused on fostering wellness in their respective department; provide feedback on proposed wellness events at UC San Diego and share health, fitness and wellness programs with their department

• UC San Diego Recreation Center
  
• Massage Therapy
  
• Nutrition
•  ​Personal Training
  
• Pilates (private sessions)
• Masters (Adult) Swim
  
• Fitness and Yoga (group classes)
  
• Recreation Center Faculty Discount

These are our curated selections for faculty. For a complete list of services, visit the Rec website.

Mediation Services

• Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD)
  

Educates the UC San Diego community about issues of bias, harassment, and discrimination, and to assist with the prevention and resolution of these issues in a fair and responsible manner.

• Office of the Omsbud

Provides confidential, neutral, and informal dispute resolution services for the UC San Diego community.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

For managers to log performance or behavioral issues regarding their employees.

• Campus Counsel

Reporting to the Chancellor and to the Vice President for Legal Affairs & General Counsel, Dan Park is the chief attorney for the UC San Diego campus. Dan provides legal advice, retains outside counsel, manages litigation, reviews university policies, and works closely with other administrative offices to ensure legal compliance and to respond to disputes.