Benefit eligible Employees have access to VEBA'S EAP through Optum, which includes 5 face-to-face counseling sessions per incident and referrals to community resources. Get help with stress, relationship, legal, financial, parenting or eldercare problems and more! Use the online Self-Help Programs or Find Resources to explore on your own, or Find a Mental Health Clinician to locate professional care in your community. 

RUSD is committed to supporting the well-being of all employees. We offer tailored wellness services, including brief team-based activities, site-specific community circles, and individual coaching. One-on-one coaching is available with our TOSA and certified coach, Diana Twiss, and provides a confidential, collaborative space to support your personal and professional growth.

Virtual Employee Community Circles are also offered throughout the year. These one-hour sessions create a supportive space for reflection and connection through thought-provoking, community-building questions. All you need is your presence and an open heart. To be added to the invite list, email Diana Twiss at dmtwiss@riversideunified.org. 

Please Note: Employee Wellness programming pauses during Summer Break. If you're interested in coaching or circles during this time, please reach out directly to Diana Twiss. Full programming will resume in the new school year with more opportunities to connect, reflect, and thrive.

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Looking for a Higher Level of Support?
RUSD partners with Care Solace, a free and confidential service that connects you to a mental health professional who accepts your insurance.

Additionally, benefit-eligible employees have access to RUSD’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through VEBA and Optum. This includes in-person counseling sessions (per incident) and referrals to community resources. Support is available for a wide range of concerns including stress, relationships, legal and financial matters, parenting, and eldercare challenges.

📞 Call (888) 625-4809 to get connected. 

24/7/365 Mental Health and Social Service Care Coordination Service for Riverside Unified School District Students, Staff, and their Families. If you are in need of food, housing, or affordable medical and dental care, Care Solace can help you connect to resources and provide eligibility information. 

Kaiser Permanente Thriving Schools developed Resilience in School Environments, or RISE, to empower schools to create safe and supportive learning environments by cultivating practices that strengthen the social and emotional health of all school employees and students.

RISE works with schools and districts to prepare staff to better understand and integrate social and emotional well-being into all aspects of school life, both theirs and their students.

Benefits of RISE

RISE programming aims to:

• Increase staff job satisfaction and reduce staff stress

• Improve safety, connectedness, and relationships among students and staff and also within the whole school community

• Increase skills related to social and emotional learning among students and staff

• Increase mental health supports for students and staff