Special Populations' Student Health Concerns Committee
Mental Health
Learn more about mental health and the resources available on the UIUC Campus
Watch these short clips from the National Alliance on Mental Illness
Learn about the warning signs are and how depression manifests itself
Mental Health Resources for UIUC Students
Download the Welltrack App Today!
WellTrack, an app that offers a suite of online tools and courses to help students identify, understand and address mental health issues they are having will be available to all Illinois students beginning October 15. WellTrack, which employs aspects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, offers a mood tracker, modules that teach students about managing anxiety and depression, and useful tools such as meditations and reminders for users to include enjoyable activities in their days.
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To access WellTrack:
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Download the app from Google Play or the App Store.
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Once in the WellTrack app, enter your Illinois email address and click Continue.
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Agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and click Sign In.
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Enter your university NetID and password and click Login.
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In the resulting screen, click Done (located bottom left).
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You can also access the WellTrack via the web at Illinois.WellTrack.com with your Illinois email and password.
Additional Resources
Below are additional resources available to students to help support mental wellness. These can be used alone to enhance your mental health self-care or in conjunction with counseling services and can be accessed via the hyperlinks in the resource titles.
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Counseling Center Psychoeducational Series—The Counseling Center regularly offers workshops that give you powerful tools to develop resiliency and goal achievement skills. Topics include overcoming perfectionism, managing time, overcoming difficult emotions, improving focus, and using mindfulness to reduce stress and anxiety.
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Kognito At-Risk—This interactive, online training allows you to practice what you would say if you are concerned about a friend or classmate who is showing signs of mental distress. It then provides resources you can connect them to for help.
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Mindwise Mental Health Screenings—These brief, online screenings assess for concerns such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, substance misuse, and eating disorders. The screenings can be a good first step to determine if counseling may be something to consider.
University of Illinois Counseling Center
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Mental Health | McKinley Health Center | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Home | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
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Lifeline (suicidepreventionlifeline.org)
SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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The Pavilion Behavioral Health System | Illinois | PavilionHospital.com
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