Depression Awareness Day Webinar

To: UCSC Staff and Faculty

From: Pamela Peterson, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Personnel and Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor, Staff Human Resources Re: Depression Awareness Day Webinar

As previously announced in “Our University,” UC will offer a free one-hour webinar on Depression Awareness Day on Thursday, October 11, 2012 that will allow faculty and staff to learn more about the signs, symptoms, and treatment of depression as well as how to get support for yourself, your family, friends, and colleagues.

Dr. Joseph Hullett, an experienced board-certified psychiatrist with Optum (formerly United Behavioral Health), which provides behavioral health services to UC, will lead the presentation and answer questions from employees.

The one-hour webinar will be repeated four times throughout the day - at 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.

To join the October 11 webinar, click on the following link http://shr.ucsc.edu/topics/benefits/misc/depression_awareness_day.pdf and then click on the webinar time that you prefer.  No pre-registration is required.  When prompted to enter your name and email address, you may enter your actual name and email address or, if you prefer to be anonymous, you may enter a pseudonym and non-working email address.

The UCSC Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers free and confidential counseling services year-round.  You can learn more about EAP services at this link:  http://shr.ucsc.edu/topics/benefits/eap/index.htm.