Statements in Solidarity
- Rush University System For Health: Black Lives Matter
- Joint statement from Chicago area health systems: Coming Together to Take Action on Systemic Racism
Mental Health and Well-Being Resources
- Rush Wellness: The Rush Wellness initiative supports students, faculty and staff
- The Steve Fund: Dedicated to the mental health and emotional well-being of students of color. Text “STEVE” to (741-741) to access a culturally trained crisis text line counselor
- Rush Self Care Guide: A brief guide containing tips on self-care and reducing stress
- Rush Wellness Assistance Program: Crisis and counseling support available in-person, over the phone, and through videoconferencing on mobile devices
- Rush University Student Counseling Center: Free, confidential help, for students and staff. Their webpage also includes many tips on self-care and coping skills for students and professionals
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Free, confidential support for people in distress, including a crisis text line (741-741)
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital psychiatric emergency line: (312) 926-8100
- LGBTQ suicide hotline: (800) 488-7386
- ULifeline Anonymous Self Evaluator: The anonymous Self Evaluator screens for thirteen of the most common mental health conditions that students face. This screening does not provide a diagnosis, but identifies problems that could be impacting thoughts, feelings and behaviors. The screening process also provides information on these conditions and how to reach out for help
- YogaWorks: Online yoga, fitness and meditation classes available free for Rush University students
- Nature Tips for WFH: 10 work-life balance tips for researchers who have trouble working from home
- Family-Care, Community-Care and Self-Care Tool Kit: Healing in the Face of Cultural Trauma
Curated Resources
Tools
- Inclusive teaching toolbox (University of Michigan)
- Project Implicit: Implicit Association Test (IAT)
- The Intercultural Development Continuum
- Sustained Dialogue Institute: Dialogue Guides
Books, Articles, Videos and Podcasts
- How to Be Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- The Making of Asian America by Erica Lee
- An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- Deep Teaching - A conceptual model for inclusive approaches to higher education STEM pedagogy by Bryan Dewsbury (2019)
- Endocrine Disruption, Environmental Justice, and the Ivory Tower by Tyrone Hayes, TEDxBerkley
- NPR Code Switch
- NPR Latino USA
Organizations
Contact Us
Antonio Abeyta, PhD
Program Coordinator
(312) 942-0391
Antonio_Abeyta@rush.edu