Mental Health & Well-Being

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Resident Mental Health Clinic

Available 24/7- Walk-ins accepted for urgent care
303-724-4716 (business hours) and 303-370-9127 (after hours); [email protected] (e-mail for appointments only)

Residents Mental Health Clinic

Telus Health Support App (formerly My SSP) - 24/7 Mental Health Counseling and Support for Residents 

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The Telus Health Support app is available to CU Anschutz Residents and Fellows, offering free online mental health counseling and support resources 24/7. The Support app offers virtual, chat, and call options to connect Residents with counseling services, anytime, anywhere.

How to connect:

• Visit the Telus Health website
• Download the Telus Health Support app from Google Play Store or Apple App Store
• Call 866.743.7732 (if calling outside of the US or Canada, call 001.416.380.6578)
• Guide to accessing Telus Health while outside of the US or Canada

Telus Health Support App Set-up is Easy:

Telus Health Support App Set-up is Easy:
1. Search and download the Telus Health Student Support
2. Set up your Profile by clicking Student Login 
3. Search for CU Anschutz Student in the search bar. 
4. Enter your information 
5. Review the terms of use and consent. 
6. If you are interested in wellness tips, accept push notifications
7. You are ready to use Telus Health Support!

Ready to talk? Click the phone or chat icons in the top right-hand corner. Explore the wellness content including assessments, podcasts, articles, webinars, and more!

Telus Health Support Info:

Telus Health Support App Troubleshooting and FAQs

LIFT Virtual Fitness

Learn more about LIFT

Disclaimer
The University of Colorado Denver|Anschutz Medical Campus does not own, sponsor, recommend, or endorse any of the health care providers available through the Telus Health service.  Telus Health is a wholly separate third party entity. It is your responsibility to carefully screen and review any information that Telus Health asks you to review and to screen the profiles of and references of any mental health providers that you choose to provide personal information to before you engage with Telus Health and use their services.  CU Student Affairs provides these resources and programs for use as referral only. By providing this information, the University assumes no financial or other responsibility for any relationship established by and between any University student and an individual, company or organization listed on the Telus Health website.

Mental Health Access Through Your CU Health Plan Insurance

All CU medical plans offer one preventative mental health care visit at no cost each plan year. Click below to see your plan's coverage, find providers and learn about the mental health resources offered by CU Health Plans.

Self-Guided Resources

• ACGME AWARE: Resources including self-guided workshops,podcasts, and cognitive behavioral skill building
• Mayo Clinic/American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Video
• AMA CME Modules

Self-Screening Tools

• Burnout - Courtesy of the BMA
• Depression
• Drug Use
  
• Alcohol Use Disorder

Other Mental Health Access Options 

• Colorado Physician Health Program (CPHP) - 303-860-0122 (business hours) and 303-916-8837 (after hours)
  
• CPHP Doc2Doc Wellbeing Consulting - Call 720-810-9131 24/7 to speak to a masters-level licensed clinician. Discuss any concern — stress, relationship issue, poor outcome. More information here. 
  
• Colorado State Employee Assistance Program - Residents have access to the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program, C-SEAP, which provides active State Employees with confidential, cost-free counseling and coaching for issues including relationship concerns, depression, grief and more. Contact C-SEAP directly with questions about available services.

Local Support Groups information and meeting time/locations

• Alcoholics Anonymous www.aa.org
• Denver Area Alcoholics Anonymous www.daccaa.org
• Colorado Narcotics Anonymous www.nacolorado.org
• Colorado Al-Anon

Thinking about joining a gym? Take advantage of discounts available to all CU, UCHealth, and CU Medicine employees at leading fitness centers in and around Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs. Learn More about fitness center discounts!

Anschutz Health and Wellness Center - call for information about medical resident and fellow rates

CU Health Plan Programs (nutrition, sleep, biometric screenings, and more!)

Move app - earn $25 a month for logging either 30 minutes of activity or 10,000 steps a day, for at least 12 days a month. Follow these easy steps to sign up!