Following are some highlights from Work-Life and around the University!
Mental Health
May 9 – Yale’s Counseling and Support Services is offering a webinar, Mental Health Awareness: What You Need to Know, from 2-3 p.m. The webinar will provide information that includes how to help yourself or others with mental health issues and what resources are available to all Yale employees through Yale’s Counseling and Support program.
May 11 – The Power of ‘No’, noon-1 p.m. 55 Lock St., Conference Room 1A/B
Personal Safety
Anyone at Yale can download the Bulldog Mobile (LiveSafe) App on most smartphones. This app gives students, staff, and faculty on campus an effective way to communicate with Yale Police Department (YPD) via a mobile device. Additional information about the app and numerous campus safety services can be found on the Campus Safety website.
Alternative Forms of Commuting
Have you ever considered switching to a new type of commute? Attend this interactive webinar on May 15 from 12:15-1 p.m. to explore your options, including walking, biking, carpooling, and taking the bus or train as well as the benefits available to you as a Yale employee for having a sustainable commute. Learn about programs such as pre-tax savings on transit passes, free monthly parking stays for transit riders and carpoolers, and the guaranteed ride home program.
Parents and Soon-to-be Parents
May 16 – Parents of Preschool Children, Noon-1 p.m., The Anlyan Center, 300 Cedar Street, Room N211
Great news! Benefits-eligible Yale University faculty, managerial & professional staff, and post-doctoral associates can use back-up child care through Bright Horizons Care Advantage at no cost during the month of May. Schedule back-up care between May 1–31 and your co-pays will be waived for center-based care whenever you’re in a pinch for center-based care. Reserve Care Today.
The Yale Baby School is a research and education initiative at Yale for new and expectant parents. Please click here for answers to frequently-asked questions about the initiative.
The Phyllis Bodel Childcare Center at Yale School of Medicine is accepting applications for their full day, full year kindergarten program. The kindergarten is Nationally Accredited by NAEYC and follows the Medical School Calendar. Please visit the center’s website for information and an application or call 203-785-3829 to set up a tour.