Provider Wellbeing
ND THRIVES is dedicated to equipping health care providers with the knowledge and skills needed for effective suicide prevention, ensuring they are empowered to support their patients. At the same time, we are committed to supporting their personal wellbeing and preventing burnout by supporting the creation of a nurturing and resilient work environment.
For immediate assistance:
- 988 Lifeline: Call or Text 988.
- Dial Firstlink at 211 or 701-235-SEEK (7335) for local community resource information.
Resource Spotlight: Sheppard Pratt Educational Series
Sheppard Pratt is committed to providing education and resources to support clinicians, caregivers, and the broader community in understanding and addressing complex mental health challenges. This educational series explores evidence-based strategies for topics such as managing difficult-to-treat depression and suicide prevention, offering valuable insights from leading experts in the field.
More Resources from Our Partners
North Dakota Secondary Trauma Prevention Program
This program offers a multi-dimensional approach for responding to the emotional needs of traumatized staff working with abused and neglected children. The content of all meetings are completely confidential.
If you have questions or would like further details, please contact:
Amy Oehlke, CFSTC Director at 701.777.3261 or amy.oehlke@UND.edu
NAMI Resources for Health Care Professionals
On this page, you will find information and a range of resources created especially for frontline health care professionals. You’ll also find actionable tips on building resiliency and well-being, plus ways for families to get involved.
Compassion Fatigue and Self-care Resources for Crisis Counselors
Responding to disasters and other emergencies is important and often rewarding work. While serving communities as a crisis counselor, you may join disaster survivors on their journey toward greater resilience. However, you may also experience stress and distress together, which can lead to compassion fatigue. SAMHSA’s Disaster Technical Assistance Center has put together this page with resources for crisis counselors.
APA Self-care Resources
Promoting wellness and preventing professional distress are important to the well-being of the individual psychologist and for professional psychology. Practitioners are encouraged to take care of themselves so that they do not become stressed or progress further along the continuum to distress or impairment.