Mental Health Resources
As part of your commitment to being healthy, it’s critical to pay attention to your mental wellness and emotional needs, too. Whether you need help managing stress, dealing with a family situation, or fighting an addiction, Green Dot offers confidential resources to help you through any personal issue you may be facing.
Self-care/Emotional Well-being Resources
Programs through Magellan are confidential and available to complete at your own pace, anytime, any day. Call 800.327.6764 or visit www.magellanascend.com (you will create your own email access with password upon your initial visit to the site) to get started:
- RESTORE: A seven-session program and mobile app that teaches new skills to help improve sleep, including sleep restrictions, sleep hygiene, and mindfulness.
- FearFighter: A nine-session program and mobile app for general anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias that focuses on the development of self-management skills to help participants overcome their anxiety.
- MoodCalmer: A four-session program and mobile app for low mood or depression that teaches skills to recognize unhelpful thoughts and motivates participants with real-life examples.
- Shade: A ten-session program for alcohol and/or drug use that includes education on alcohol, narcotics, cannabis, and depression, as well as activities for monitoring mood and triggers.
- OCFighter: A nine-session program for obsessive compulsive disorder that focuses on helping participants understand ritual impacts, identify triggers, and develop self-management skills.
- ComfortAble: A seven-session program for chronic pain that focuses on helping participants improve functioning, prevent pain flare-ups, and change unproductive thoughts and behaviors. Download it from the App Store.
Headspace Meditation App
Did you know that you can register for the paid version of the Headspace app for free? Green Dot has registered @greendot.org and @animo.org email addresses with Headspace’s Educator initiative. Click on the following link and provide your Green Dot email to start a new account or merge your existing Headspace account: https://www.headspace.com/
Counseling Resources (EAP)
Magellan has a national network of licensed professionals trained to help with common challenges, such as stress, anxiety, grief, marital/family relationship concerns, parenting, addictions, and more. Counseling sessions are solution-focused and can help you better understand challenges and determine helpful next steps to move forward. Key features include:
- No cost to you and your household members
- Up to five prepaid counseling sessions
- Entirely confidential
- Option to meet with someone face-to-face or through video
Call 800.327.6764 or visit https://www.magellanascend.com to get started with a free, confidential consultation with a licensed mental health professional.
BetterHelp
BetterHelp is the largest online counseling service providing an alternative form of traditional, in-person counseling. BetterHelp enables you to meet with a counselor by text message, phone, chat or video conference.
Through your program, you have access to 5 pre-paid counseling sessions. Sessions are highly individualized and last about 30-60 minutes. Text messaging can be used in addition to live, scheduled sessions for continuity of care in between sessions.
How to find care
Online registration
- Go to BetterHelp.com/Magellan and click on “Get Started.”
- Enter your first name, last name, email address and company name, then click “Submit.”
- Once you click “Submit,” you will receive an email with the subject line, “Here is your online counseling invite from Magellan Healthcare.” Within the email, click the hyperlinked text that reads “CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED.”
- Complete the registration and questionnaire, then begin messaging a therapist through your web browser or the BetterHelp mobile app. Typically, you can communicate with a therapist within 24 hours of completing the questionnaire.
Phone registration
- Call your program at (800) 327-6764. A Magellan representative will ask you questions to understand your unique situation and, if appropriate, refer you to BetterHelp. The referral form generates an email to you with a unique link to complete a questionnaire.
- Once the Magellan representative refers you to BetterHelp you will receive an email with the subject line, “Here is your online counseling invite from Magellan Healthcare.” Within the email, click the hyperlinked text that reads “CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED.”
- Complete the registration and questionnaire, then begin messaging a therapist through your web browser or the BetterHelp mobile app. Typically, you can communicate with a therapist within 24 hours of completing the questionnaire.