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Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Community Leader Briefing

Recorded Friday, July 23, 2021

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Please join us for the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Leader Briefing

Recorded Friday, July 23, 2021

During this virtual session we will provide a brief COVID-19 update and present tools for promoting mental health and wellness as we all adjust to new ways of working.

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Meet the Speakers

Michelle-Gaskill-Hames

Michelle Gaskill-Hames, RN, BSN, MHA

Senior Vice President, Hospital and Health Plan Operations, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Maria Koshy, MD

Chair of Chiefs of Psychiatry & Addiction and Director of Regional Mental Health Administration

Yvette Radford

Vice President, External & Community Affairs
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Program

Welcome

Yvette Radford

Vice President, External & Community Affairs

COVID-19 update

Michelle Gaskill-Hames, RN, BSN, MHA

Senior Vice President, Hospital and Health Plan Operations, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Mental health and wellness in the office workplace

Maria Koshy, MD

Chair of Chiefs of Psychiatry & Addiction and Director of Regional Mental Health Administration

Questions & Answers

Jennifer Scanlon

Managing Director, Community and Government Relations, Northern California
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COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Outreach Resources

Text “COVID” to 45356 to hear directly from patients and medical professionals about the vaccine

Visit covidcommunityresources.org to download outreach materials tailored by audience

Find information for African American and Latinx communities at loveprotectsus.org and hazloporamor.org

Watch the Conversation Between Us, About Us, featuring African American and Latinx physicians

Share “Real Talk About the COVID-19 Vaccines” with KP physicians and staff

Visit the Ad Council’s “It’s Up to You” campaign or the State of California’s “Vaccinate All 58” campaign

General resources

California Department of Public Health: cdph.ca.gov

COVID-19 tracker: Covid19.ca.gov

COVID-19 vaccination scheduling link: myturn.ca.gov

Centers for Disease Control: cdc.gov/coronavirus

UCLA Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander data: dashboards

Mental Health Resources

Workforce resources

Mental Health First Aid: visit site

Working Well toolkit – Leading a Mentally Healthy Business: visit site

Coronavirus/COVID-19: Mental Health & Wellness webinar series: visit site

Kaiser Permanente Mental Health and Wellness Insights articles: visit site

business.kp.org/coronavirus: visit site

General resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
Stress and coping with COVID-19
Reducing Stigma

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI):
Resource and information guide on mental health related to COVID-19

American Psychological Association (APA):
Resources for supporting mental health

Mental Health America: visit site

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: visit site

FindYourWords: visit site
Stigma reduction

Kaiser Permanente Resources:
Mental health support: kp.org/mentalhealth

Self-care and resilience tools: kp.org/selfcare or kp.org/selfcareapps
Managing stress and anxiety: download flyer

Additional Resources

Alcoholics Anonymous: visit site

Al-Anon & Alateen: visit site

Caregiver Help Desk:
1-855-227-3640. Staffed by caregiving experts, the help desk helps you find the right information you need to help you navigate your complex caregiving challenges.

Celebrate Recovery: visit site

Crisis Text Line:
Support for people in crisis. Text “NAMI” to 741741 to chat with a trained crisis counselor, 24 hours a day, 7 days week. English only.

GriefShare: visit site:
Find free, in-person grief recovery support groups across
the country.

Narcotics Anonymous: visit site

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline:
Call 1-800-950-NAMI (1-800-950-6264) or email info@nami.org
NAMI National HelpLine Warmline Directory

National Disaster Mental Health Distress Helpline: visit site:
Offers multilingual support for emotional distress due to the pandemic.
Call 1-800-985-5990, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746

National Domestic Violence Hotline: visit site
Victims and survivors can call 1-800-799-7233 (TTY 1-800-799-7233).
If you’re unable to speak safely,
sign in to thehotline.org or text “LOVEIS” to 22522.

Personal Grief Coach: visit site
For help coping with grief, trauma, and distress assistance after suicide.

Refuge Recovery: visit site

SMART Recovery: visit site

Spiritual Resources from Harvard: visit site

The National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline:
Call 1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673) to connect with a trained staff member in your area.

The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids Helpline:
Call 1-855-378-4373 if you’re having difficulty accessing support for your family or a loved one struggling with addiction during COVID-19.

The Steve Fund:
Young people of color can text “STEVE” to 741741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Trevor Project Resources: visit site
Call 1-866-488-7386, instant-message a counselor on their website, or text “START” to 678678, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, if you’re a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgment-free place to talk.

The Unlonely Project: visit site
Building community in social isolation.

Trans LifeLine:
Call 1-877-565-8860 24/7. Trans LifeLine is a trans-led organization.

Kaiser Permanente mental health and addiction medicine care phone numbers

Regions Mental health and addiction medicine
California – Northern
California – Southern
California Mental Health Resolution Line
1-800-464-4000
1-800-900-3277
1-800-390-3503
Colorado
Colorado – Southern
1-303-471-7700
1-866-702-9026
Georgia 1-404-365-0966
1-800-611-1811
Hawaii – Oahu
Hawaii – Neighbor Islands
1-808-432-7600
1-888-945-7600
Mid-Atlantic States 1-866-530-8778
Northwest 1-855-632-8280
Washington 1-888-287-2680
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