In this installment of SPARKTalks, Jennifer Hanni, UVA Health Prince William Medical Center Behavioral Health Inpatient Program Nurse Manager, defines compassion fatigue and burnout, and shares ways to combat those feelings with self-care.

Resources included in this presentation:

UVA Health Resources: https://uvahealth.com/services/mental-health/mental-health-resources 

SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: https://www.samhsa.gov/

AMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://www.nami.org/home

NIH - National Institutes of Health: https://www.nih.gov/

This is the second installment of SPARKTalks, a video series for students, teachers, staff, and families. This year's series will focus on social and emotional wellness. This video features Brielle Anderson, a Workforce Health Consultant with Kaiser Permanente (KP), sharing free online resources for mental health and wellness that are available to both KP members, and non-members. Brielle explains how to use KP’s online health encyclopedia and where to find audio and visual resources for mental health.

Resources mentioned in this video include:

Health Encyclopedia https://kp.org/health 

Mind & Body Wellness https://kp.org/mindbody 

Understanding Mental Health https://kp.org/mentalhealth 

Mental Health & Wellness Tools (Audio Resources) https://kp.org/listen 

This video features Rhys Kuhl, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Resident (LCSW-R) with Woodbridge Therapy Group and covers the topic of "Changing Seasons" and the importance of psychological wellness during times of change.