New website on mental health and well-being available for students, faculty, and staff
Wellness navigator, resource search tool included in resources
Published
New website on mental health and well-being available for students, faculty, and staff
Published
A robust and easy to navigate website consolidating information on mental health and well-being is making its debut.
Miamians can visit Wellbeing.MiamiOH.edu for resources, tools, information, and more. Featuring a wellness navigator and other support services, the revamped website was part of the recommendations presented by Miami University’s Institutional Task Force on Student, Faculty, and Staff Mental Health and Well-Being late last year.
“Students, faculty, and staff across all of Miami’s campuses will have one place to look for mental health resources,” said Jen O’Brien, director of communications for Student Life. “It’s a work in progress. We’ll continue to fine tune it to make sure we’re meeting the needs of all of our populations.”
O’Brien said there are specific wellness navigators for students at Miami’s Oxford campus and for students attending the regional campuses, as well as for faculty and staff. The navigators operate like a decision tree, helping users find resources based on their responses to a number of questions.
Combining resources into one location was also a goal for the new site.
“We have so many good mental health resources to offer, but people don’t always know about them,” O’Brien said. “This website makes it easier for everyone to find what they need.”
An updated website was high on the list of priorities coming from the task force’s recommendations. A nearly $1 million grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education designed to bolster mental health services was instrumental in advancing the project.
Development and construction of the site took about nine months.
“The grant really enabled us to put this together,” said Jayne Brownell, senior vice president for Student Life. “We had a comprehensive plan on how we would use that money, and we knew the website was a big part of our wish list.”
More than 125 resources, including websites, services, videos, and tools, are linked on the new site. Users can filter resources based on campus location, audience, type of care, and topics.
“A group of staff, students, and faculty was committed for nearly a year to building this site,” Brownell said. “I love it. It’s easy to use, it’s comprehensive, and I like how intuitive it is.
“We hope people will take advantage of the site for their own well-being and to help others around them. If people have suggestions on how to improve it, we welcome hearing those.”
Suggestions for the site can be submitted through the site feedback form.
Miamians can visit Wellbeing.MiamiOH.edu for resources, tools, information, and more. Featuring a wellness navigator and other support services, the revamped website was part of the recommendations presented by Miami University’s Institutional Task Force on Student, Faculty, and Staff Mental Health and Well-Being late last year.
“Students, faculty, and staff across all of Miami’s campuses will have one place to look for mental health resources,” said Jen O’Brien, director of communications for Student Life. “It’s a work in progress. We’ll continue to fine tune it to make sure we’re meeting the needs of all of our populations.”
O’Brien said there are specific wellness navigators for students at Miami’s Oxford campus and for students attending the regional campuses, as well as for faculty and staff. The navigators operate like a decision tree, helping users find resources based on their responses to a number of questions.
Combining resources into one location was also a goal for the new site.
“We have so many good mental health resources to offer, but people don’t always know about them,” O’Brien said. “This website makes it easier for everyone to find what they need.”
An updated website was high on the list of priorities coming from the task force’s recommendations. A nearly $1 million grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education designed to bolster mental health services was instrumental in advancing the project.
Development and construction of the site took about nine months.
“The grant really enabled us to put this together,” said Jayne Brownell, senior vice president for Student Life. “We had a comprehensive plan on how we would use that money, and we knew the website was a big part of our wish list.”
More than 125 resources, including websites, services, videos, and tools, are linked on the new site. Users can filter resources based on campus location, audience, type of care, and topics.
“A group of staff, students, and faculty was committed for nearly a year to building this site,” Brownell said. “I love it. It’s easy to use, it’s comprehensive, and I like how intuitive it is.
“We hope people will take advantage of the site for their own well-being and to help others around them. If people have suggestions on how to improve it, we welcome hearing those.”
Suggestions for the site can be submitted through the site feedback form.
Established in 1809, Miami University is located in Oxford, Ohio, with regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown, a learning center in West Chester, and a European study center in Luxembourg. Visit the new mental health and well-being site at Wellbeing.MiamiOH.edu.
