‘The Attitude of Gratitude’ is SupportLinc’s featured topic for July

SupportLinc, provider of behavioral health services for Purdue’s West Lafayette campus, shares information each month on a featured topic. For July, “The Attitude of Gratitude” is the featured topic.

According to SupportLinc, “cultivating an ‘attitude of gratitude’ can help boost overall happiness.” The monthly feature article, which shares information on how gratitude increases dopamine in the brain and can help reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety and more, also includes a short flash course titled “Cultivating Gratitude.”

SupportLinc monthly features can be accessed via a tile toward the bottom of the SupportLinc website’s main page via supportlinc.com. Users will need to log in to access the online SupportLinc resources. First-time users will create an account to begin.

In another article called “Practicing Gratitude,” SupportLinc runs down additional ways individuals can express gratitude. 

Learn more

Mental Health America’s 60-minute webinar on “Cultivating Gratitude to Support Wellbeing” is free to watch and explores:

• The science behind the brain and well-being.
• How to use what we know about the brain to work for, not against, us.
• How to intentionally incorporate gratitude and other well-being tools into daily life.

Slides of the presentation are available at no cost. 

In addition, PositivePsychology.com offers a variety of resources on gratitude.

ADDITONAL MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

To assist students

Faculty and staff who work with students or have a student at home can direct them to the resources below for behavioral health assistance. Note: United Healthcare Student Resources (UHCSR) – medical plan provider for students and graduate students – offers 292 unique mental health providers serving at various locations that are in-network with UHCSR within Tippecanoe County. The list is available here. Additionally, students have access to HealthiestYou, which provides virtual access to mental health care as part of UHCSR’s plan. All services are free for students covered under the UHCSR insurance plan.  

Office of the Dean of Students:

• Continuous Network of Support
• Services and Information
• Presentations & Trainings
• Student of Concern Reporting Link

Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS):

• Therapy Services at CAPS
• Self-help Resources
• Group Therapy
• CAPS YouTube channel
• NAMI On Campus – a free, virtual support group on campus
• Thriving Campus – service that provides students a way to search for mental health providers in many areas, locally and across the country
• TAO – web- and app-based mental health resource, replacing WellTrack

Questions

Questions can be directed to Human Resources at 765-494-2222, toll-free at 877-725-0222 or via email at hr@purdue.edu.