Harper Wellness

WELLNESS RESOURCES

• Monkeypox: What you need to know on the latest monkeypox outbreak.
• Monkeypox Resources: Access to a robust list of FAQs and resources related to the Monkeypox outbreak.
• 5 Things You Should Know About Monkeypox (video)
• 988: An easy-to-remember way for people to connect with help and support during a mental health, substance use, or suicide crisis. People can call or text 988 or chat online (988lifeline.org) to be connected to trained counselors. 
• Know Your Rights: Reproductive Health Care: Reproductive health care, including access to birth control and safe and legal abortion care, is an essential part of your health and well-being. While Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion remains legal in many states [including Illinois], and other reproductive health care services remain protected by law. Learn more about your reproductive rights. 
• Coping with Race-Related Stress (resources and information provided by University of Illinois)
• Financial Aid and Scholarships: Information for Harper students on how to pay for college.
• Find Mental Health Resources: No matter what you’re facing, you deserve to be connected to help. Use the FIND HELP Tool to locate free or reduced cost counseling and other mental health resources
  in your community. Select the level of care you’re looking for and enter your zip code.
• Frequently Asked Questions on How College Students Can Order Their Free At-Home COVID-19 Testing Kits
• Harper Happenings: Stay up-to-date on various monthly events and programs that are happening across campus. 
• How to Cope with Traumatic Events: How you feel about and respond to traumatic events may differ, but it’s important to know that it can have a very real impact on your mental health and well-being. And there are things you can do to cope and move through it. You deserve that support, and it will help.
• In-Person Group Exercise Classes at Harper College
• National Suicide Prevention Line
• PACE Bus Route: Pace is Back! A new bus route is arriving at Harper College on August 8. Pace will pilot a new route between the Northwest Transportation Center in Schaumburg an Harper's main campus starting August 8. Route 697 will make stops around Woodfield Mall nad along Meacham and Algonquin roads. The route will operate every 40 minutes each weekday, running from 6:49am - 7:22 p.m. One-way fares range from $1 to $2.25. Pace also has a Campus Connection pass for college students. 
• Report a Concern at Harper College
• Resiliency and Well-Being Resources
• Student Insurance Options and Plans
• The JED Foundation: Tips to Manage Stress and Worries
• Voting in Illinois:
  • Election Dates
    • June 28: General Primary Election
    • November 8: General Election
    • Voter Registration & Voting
      • March 30 - June 23: Period to Request a Vote By Mail Application
      • May 31 - June 27: Period for Early Voting at Permanent Polling Locations
      • June 12: Last Day to Register Online
      • June 28 & November 8: Illinois Residents Can Register & Vote In-Person on Election Day
• WellTrack: WellTrack is a free resource that is available to all Harper students! WellTrack is a self-guided and interactive way to manage your mental well-being. It is an online tool designed to help you understand your feelings of stress, anxiety, or depression. WellTrack is confidential, anonymous, and secure.

For additional information and updates about the COVID-19 response at Harper College, please visit the Harper College advisory page. 

What is well-being?

There are varying definitions for the term well-being. However, to put it simply, Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines well-being as, “the state of being happy, healthy, or prosperous.”

Striving to be well and creating a sense of well-being is a lifelong and iterative process. There is no definitive endpoint. Maintaining or striving for positive well-being is the culmination of small things we can do over time to help improve or maintain our overall sense of happiness, health and resiliency.

This doesn’t mean that we can never be sick or have a bad day. Instead, when we experience those difficult moments in life, we have developed a variety of skills, knowledge and behaviors that make it easier to bounce back and manage those moments. To learn more, see our Wellness Dimensions page.