Wellness Resources for Our Community
Wellness Resources for Our Community
At the IGI, we believe that a good workplace supports individual well-being, and that individual well-being is essential to doing our best work. Find support for personal health, work-related issues, financial well-being, promoting diversity, and more.
For information focused on IGI on-boarding, facilities, operations, research and IP support, and more, see the IGI Handbook.
UC Berkeley
- UC Berkeley Food Pantry & Alameda County Community Food Bank: Free groceries for community members in need
- Cal Rentals: UC Berkeley’s housing rental site
- Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board: Regulates residential rent increases in Berkeley. Available to provide information to renters, property owners, and more.
- Transportation options, including reduced-fee parking for carpoolers and reduced fares for public transit
- Campus updates
- Find out how to get COVID-19 testing on campus
- Remote teaching resources:
- Telecommuting resources
- Ergonomic tips for working at home
- African-American Initiative
- Alianza Staff Association: Committed to community building, professional development, and promotion of Chicanx/Latinx staff at UC Berkeley
- Asian Pacific American Systemwide Alliance
- The Black Faculty & Staff Organization
- Cal Women’s Network
- Korean Life Scientists in the Bay Area (KOLIS)
- LavendarCal: Campus network for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer employees
- Native American Staff Council
- The Staff Alliance for Disability Access (SADA)
- Disability management: Disability consultation and services related to federal and state disability laws, University policies, and collective bargaining agreements. Services are confidential.
- Job Accommodation Network
- Information on FMLA and Cal disability leave benefits
- The Staff Alliance for Disability Access (SADA): A campus staff organization that addresses the needs of UC Berkeley staff members with any combination of physical, psychological, learning, and medical disabilities
- Women and disability: Information and resources important to women with disabilities, as well as caregivers, friends, family members, and others
- Workers’ Compensation: Information for work-related injury and illness
- Wellness: University Health Services provides workshops, resources, and tools for leading healthy lifestyles
- Fitness and recreation centers on campus, including free remote live and on-demand classes
- Ergonomics: Offers workshops, information resources on healthy computing, as well as departmental computer workstation evaluation.
- Night Safety Services, including BearWalk
- Workers’ Compensation: Information for work-related injury and illness
- Occupational health resources for employees who have been injured on the job
- Self-help resources for stress management, healthy habits, time management, and more
- HIV testing: Free, anonymous, rapid service at Cal
- Database of UC employee salaries
- Title code system: Allows employees to see salary ranges for different job title codes at UC campuses
- Equity increases: If you are being paid less than others with a similar position at UC, you can request an equity increase from your supervisor
- Labor resources: Information about unions and collective bargaining. There may be a union representing your position at UC Berkeley.
- Financial planning resources
- Financial education classes
- IGI Career Development Fund, which offers funding for professional development for IGI members with financial barriers to participation
- UC emergency loan program
- Mental health screening: Online and anonymous
- Employee assistance: No-cost counseling, referrals, and stress management
- Self-help: Resources for emotional well-being
- Getting Help for a Student: Comprehensive list of options on the Cal campus
- Mental Health Handbook: Comprehensive information on recognizing and responding to students in distress
- The Gold Folder and the Gold Folder app: Brief summary of how to recognize and respond to students in distress
- Look for the Signs: Brief summary of how to recognize and respond to students or coworkers who may suffering from depression, including a phone number for a consultation
- Student Concern Report: If a student is in need of help and has been unreceptive to other approaches, you can file a report with the university
- IGI Career Development Fund, which offers funding for professional development for IGI members with financial barriers to participation
- Institute for Broadening Participation: Online library of information on recruitment, mentoring, and retention of underrepresented students
- Implicit Bias: Series of short videos to learn about implicit bias, and how to counteract it
- Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity site: Cal’s hub for programs, services, research, and resources
- Strategic Planning for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity and Senate Faculty Search Guide: Guides for increasing diversity in hiring and retention of faculty and staff
- Speak Up!: A guide to responding to bigoted comments and jokes in the workplace
- Cal Women’s Network: Promotes a culture of respect, empowerment, and growth that supports professional development and leadership opportunities for women
- Women in Tech Initiative
- Gender Equity Center
- Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (formerly known as Title IX Office)
- Sexual violence & harassment resources: Information on getting help, reporting, and supporting survivors
- W.O.M.A.N. Inc.: Comprehensive domestic violence support resources in San Francisco and the Bay Area
- Work/life: Mediation, counseling, and telecommuting options
- Family life: Information on childcare, breastfeeding support, and flexible work arrangements
- FMLA & other leaves of absence
- Elder care: Confidential assistance for employees who are caring for or concerned about an elder or dependent adult
- Ombuds office: Offers free, confidential conflict resolution and problem solving for staff and faculty who perform management functions
- Speak Up!: A guide to responding to bigoted comments and jokes in the workplace
- Sexual violence & harassment resources: Information on getting help, reporting, and supporting survivors
- PATH to Care Center: Offers confidential support and advocacy to survivors of harassment, stalking, and sexual violence. You can call the PATH to Care 24/7 help line for crisis support: (510) 643-2005.
- Berkeley diversity resources: Report harassment, hate crimes, and discrimination
- Whistleblower hotline
- UC Police: 510-642-3333. You can also report a crime online.
- Schoolwork: Info on how to study effectively and beat procrastination
- Student Learning Center: Free tutoring, study groups, exam reviews, and other learning support for undergraduate courses
- Berkeley Connect: Academic mentoring program for undergrads
- Athletic Study Center: Academic support and tutoring to student athletes
- Cal NDNs (Natives of Diverse Nations): Workshops for Native students that provide skills-training for academia and the professional world, with a focus on writing skills
- Academic support for international students
- Academic counseling for transfer students
- Career counseling and the career counseling library
- Black Student Union, The Black Graduate Student Association, campus resources for the Black Community
- Asian Pacific American Systemwide Alliance and Asian Pacific American Student Development
- Hispanic Engineers & Scientists
- Graduate Assembly, including the Graduate Assembly Graduate Women’s Project, the Graduate Assembly Women of Color Initiative, and The Graduate Assembly Queer and Transgender Advocacy Project
- Boricuas: Community building for Puerto Rican graduate students
- oSTEM: Community and professional networking for undergrad LGBTQ+ STEM students
- Queer Grads
- UC student workers union
- Comprehensive list of UC Berkeley student organizations and student groups
- Volunteering opportunities
- Residential theme programs for undergrads, including Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) and Global Environment Theme House (GETH)
- Campus updates
- Find out how to get COVID-19 testing on campus
- For emotional support, schedule a virtual Let’s Talk appointment or call CAPS: 510-642-9494.
- After-hours emotional support: 855-817-5667
- Financial wellness, online and in-person peer education
- Financial aid and scholarships
- Information on loans, including short-term emergency loans, summer session loans, and DREAM loans for undocumented students
- Work-study program
- IGI Career Development Fund, which offers funding for professional development for IGI members with financial barriers to participation
- Basic Needs: Provides support for Calfresh applications; case management for urgent needs around food, housing, and money; financial aid counseling; and more. They also have comprehensive lists of resources for support with food, housing, and other basic needs.
- STEP can help you get access to laptops, Wi-Fi, and more
- Calfresh/SNAP: Information and application for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (also known as “food stamps” or EBT)
- UC Berkeley food pantry: free food for community members in need. The Bear Pantry serves low-income UC Berkeley student parent families with children in University Village.
- Free demos on how to prepare cheap, healthy food
- STEP can help you get access to laptops, Wi-Fi, and more
- Cal rentals: UC Berkeley’s housing rental site
- Berkeley rent stabilization board: Regulates residential rent increases in Berkeley, works to protect unwarranted rent increases and evictions, and to provide a fair return to property owners. The Berkeley Rent Board has campus office hours on every 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 10am-12pm in the Basic Needs Center (Lower Level MLK Student Union B North). Contact for information or support in rental disputes.
- Safe Time Home Sharing: Provides temporary shelter for people facing imminent homelessness
- Transportation: Information on transportation options, including reduced-fee parking for carpoolers and reduced fares for public transit
- Be Well at Cal: self-help resources for physical, social, and emotional well-being
- More self-help resources for emotional well-being
- Mental health screening (online and anonymous)
- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS): All students have access to free short-term counseling, regardless of insurance plan. CAPS makes an effort to have a multicultural staff, and you may request an LGBT provider, or a provider who shares your ethnic identity. In addition to individual and couples’ counseling, CAPS has psychiatrists on staff to manage medication needs, and offers group counseling on campus.
- Support for Black students, with resources focused on racial trauma
- Eating disorder treatment through Tang Center social services: 510-642-6074
- After hours UHS counseling support: 855-817-5667
- Therapy video resources including mindfulness practices
- If you’re concerned about another student’s mental health:
- Getting Help for a Student: Comprehensive list of options on the Cal campus
- Look for the Signs: Brief summary of how to recognize and respond to students or coworkers who may suffering from depression, including a phone number for a consultation
- Student Concern Report: If a student is in need of help and has been unreceptive to other approaches, you can file a report with the university
- recalibrate: Comprehensive list of resources for urgent issues, including crisis counseling, support for sexual harassment or violence, and help with basic needs (i.e., food), as well as basic wellness resources to explore at your own pace
- Ombuds office: Confidential conflict resolution services
- UC student workers union: Support on employment-related disputes for student workers (tutors, work-study participants, GSIs, etc.)
- Sexual violence & harassment resources: Information on getting help, reporting, and supporting survivors
- The PATH to Care Center also offers confidential support and advocacy to survivors of harassment, stalking, and sexual violence. You can call the PATH to Care 24/7 help line for crisis support: (510) 643-2005.
- Berkeley diversity resources: Report harassment, hate crimes, and discrimination
- Whistleblower hotline
- Call UC Police: 510-642-3333 or report a crime online
- Cal Veterans Services: Counseling, peer advising, study and community space of veterans
- Cal NDNs (Natives of Diverse Nations): Workshops for Native students that provide skills-training for academia and the professional world, with a focus on writing skills
- The Centers for Educational Equity and Excellence: Connects non-traditional students, including former foster youth, student parents, and re-entry and transfer students of all ages, with academic, financial, and emotional support
- Disabled Students Program (DSP): Register with DSP to get help with accommodations. DSP staff includes disability specialists, professional development counselors, and accessibility experts.
- Educational Opportunity Program (EOP): Guidance and resources for first-generation and low-income students, including academic counseling and support for academic probation. They have special resources for STEM students.
- Queer Alliance & Resource Center: Hosts social events and educational and safer sex programming for the queer community
- Student Parents Program: Centralized multi-purpose campus resource for advice, support, and community. Babies welcome.
- Transfer Student Center has programs including academic counseling, a mentorship program, and social events.
- Services at the Tang Center for LGBT students, including transgender care
- Women’s Resources from the Gender Equity Center
- Highly subsidized Backup Childcare
- The Bear Pantry: serves low-income UC Berkeley student parent families with children in University Village. Qualifying families are eligible to receive Bear Pantry Bins with non-perishable food staples.
- Financial Support for Student Parents & Other Resources: includes University and larger community information on grants for parents, student parent policies, family and childbearing leaves, childcare reimbursement & subsidies, and more
- Graduate Student Parent Advocacy Project (GSPA)
- Student Parent Center: Centralized multi-purpose campus resource for advice, support, and community. Babies welcome.
- The UC Immigrant Legal Service Center serves the immigration-related needs of documented and undocumented immigrant students in the UC system
- The Undocumented Student Program at UC Berkeley, including legal support and peer support
- University Health Services at the Tang Center
- Fitness and recreation centers on campus, including free remote live and on-demand classes
- Be well at Cal: Self-help resources for physical, social, and emotional well-being
- Health promotion: Provides workshops, consultations, resources, and tools for leading healthy lifestyles, addressing issues including: alcohol and drugs, sexual health, and multicultural student health
- recalibrate: Comprehensive list of resources for urgent issues, health and wellness, and finding community at Cal
- Self-help resources for stress management, healthy habits, time management, and more
- Advice Nurse
- Services at the Tang Center for LGBT students, including transgender care
- Sexual health education, gynecology care, and free, anonymous, rapid HIV testing at Tang
- Free health coaching for personalized suggestions
- Free nutrition counseling & cooking demos
- Ergonomics: Workshops and information resources on healthy computing. Offers consultation and coordination of the campus network of departmental computer workstation evaluators.
- Night Safety Services, including BearWalk
- Women’s Resources from the Gender Equity Center
- Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (formerly known as Title IX Office)
- Sexual violence & harassment resources: Information on getting help, reporting, and supporting survivors
- W.O.M.A.N. Inc.: Comprehensive domestic violence support resources in San Francisco and the Bay Area
UCSF
- Asian Pacific American Systemwide Alliance (APASA)
- The Black Caucus at UCSF
- Chicanx Latinx Campus Association (CLCA)
- Committee on Disability Inclusion
- Committee on the Status of Women
- Korean Life Scientists in the Bay Area (KOLIS)
- LGBT Committee
- LGBTQ mentoring program: be a mentor to a queer undergrad or graduate student.
- MaD (Mommy and Daddy) Scientists at UCSF
- Native American Health Alliance
- Campus updates
- Campus policies
- Remote teaching tools
- Disability Management: Disability consultation and services related to federal and state disability laws, University policies, and collective bargaining agreements. Services are confidential.
- Information on FMLA and UC disability leave benefits
- Committee on Disability Inclusion
- Occupational health resources for employees who have been injured on the job, and information on Workers’ Compensationfor work-related injury and illness
- Job Accommodation Network
- Free, online training for faculty and staff who work with students with disabilities, with a focus on the medical school context
- Filing a discrimination/harassment complaint
- Database of UC employee salaries
- Title code system: Allows employees to see salary ranges for different job title codes at UCSF
- Equity review: If you are being paid less than others with a similar position at UCSF, you can request an equity increase from your supervisor.
- Labor resources: Information about unions and collective bargaining. There may be a union representing your position at UCSF.
- In the Know: UCSF labor relations news
- Financial education classes
- UC emergency loan program
- IGI Career Development Fund, which offers funding for professional development for IGI members with financial barriers to participation
- Resources for finding housing
- Commuting options
- Faculty and Staff Assistance: Free, confidential short-term counseling, including couples counseling, biofeedback, and mindfulness training
- Mental Health Handbook: Comprehensive information on recognizing and responding to students in distress
- If you are concerned about a student’s mental health, contact the mental health liaison for your department for a consultation.
- IGI Career Development Fund, which offers funding for professional development for IGI members with financial barriers to participation
- Institute for Broadening Participation: Online library of information on recruitment, mentoring, and retention of underrepresented students
- Implicit Bias: Series of short videos to learn about implicit bias, and how to counteract it
- Office of Diversity and Outreach: UCSF’s hub for programs and resources
- Strategic Planning for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity and Senate Faculty Search Guide: Guides from UC Berkeley for increasing diversity in hiring and retention of faculty and staff
- Free, online training for faculty and staff who work with students with disabilities, with a focus on the medical school context
- Speak Up!: A guide to responding to bigoted comments and jokes in the workplace
- Fitness & recreation on campus
- Ergonomics: Offers information resources and training on computing and lab research ergonomics, including a rebate program for ergonomic equipment
- Occupational health resources for employees who have been injured on the job, and information on Workers’ Compensationfor work-related injury and illness
- Self-help resources from UC Berkeley for stress management, healthy habits, time management, and more
- Committee on the Status of Women
- CARE Advocate: Free confidential support for UCSF students, staff, and faculty who have experienced sexual harassment, assault, and intimate partner violence. Includes options on filing complaints; criminal, civil, and administrative reporting options; and no-contact orders.
- Tip sheet and more in-depth guide for reporting and resources for sexual harassment, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence
- Filing a discrimination/harassment complaint
- W.O.M.A.N. Inc.: Comprehensive domestic violence support resources in San Francisco and the Bay Area
- Commuting options and support
- Information on leaves, including FMLA
- Campus Life Services and the myfamily.ucsd.edu directory: Information to support parents and caretakers, including:
- Information on campus childcare centers, childcare affordability resources, access to Bright Horizons Sittercity program, and the back-up care program.
- Campus lactation accommodation program
- Parent education lecture series & video library
- Eldercare resources
- Pet care
- Ombuds office: Offers free, confidential conflict resolution and problem solving for staff and faculty
- Sexual violence & harassment resources: Information on reporting, getting help, and responding to accusations
- Filing a discrimination/harassment complaint
- Whistleblower resources
- Contact UC Police: for emergencies, call 415-476-8871 or 9+911 from a campus phone. For non-emergency issues, call 415-476-1414 or report a crime online.
- Campus updates
- Campus policies
- Remote learning and teaching tools
- Student Disability Services: disability consultation and services related to federal and state disability laws, University policies, and collective bargaining agreements. Services are confidential.
- Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science Education
- Filing a discrimination/harassment complaint
- Financial aid
- Info on how to make a spending plan, including budget calculators
- Debt management resources
- Labor resources: Information about unions and collective bargaining. There may be a union representing your position at UCSF.
- In the Know: UCSF labor relations news
- IGI Career Development Fund, which offers funding for professional development for IGI members with financial barriers to participation
- Resources for finding housing
- Commuting options and support, including student services
- Student Mental Health & Wellbeing services
- If you are concerned about another student’s mental health, contact the mental health liaison for your department.
- UC student workers union: Can provide support with employment-related disputes for student workers (tutors, work-study participants, GSIs, etc.)
- Sexual violence & harassment resources: Information on reporting, getting help, and responding to accusations
- Ombuds office: confidential conflict resolution services
- File a discrimination, harassment, and/or Title IX complaint
- Whistleblower resources
- Contact UC Police: for emergencies, call 415-476-8871 or 9+911 from a campus phone. For non-emergency issues, call 415-476-1414 or report a crime online.
- The UC Immigrant Legal Service Center serves the immigration-related needs of documented and undocumented immigrant students in the UC system
- Undocumented Student Support Services at UCSF
- CARE Advocate: Free confidential support for UCSF community members who have experienced sexual harassment, assault, and intimate partner violence. Includes options on filing complaints; criminal, civil, and administrative reporting options; and no-contact orders.
- Tip sheet and more in-depth guide for reporting & resources for sexual harassment, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence
- File a discrimination, harassment, and/or sexual violence complaint
- W.O.M.A.N. Inc: Comprehensive domestic violence support resources in San Francisco and the Bay Area
- Campus Life Services and the myfamily.ucsd.edu directory: Information to support parents and caretakers, including:
- Information on campus childcare centers, childcare affordability resources, access to Bright Horizons Sittercity program, and the back-up care program,
- Campus lactation accommodation program
- Parent education lecture series & video library
- Eldercare resources
- Health-promotion resources
- Pet care