<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><br><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor"><tbody><tr style="height:21.55pt"><td width="623" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:21.55pt"><img src="cid:ii_mv5p5q5h1" alt="benefits-2020-logo1.jpg" width="156" height="57" style="margin-right: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0in;line-height:normal"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0in;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0in;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0in;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">October 12, 2026</span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0in;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b></font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0.2in"><td width="53" valign="top" style="width:39.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.2in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0in;line-height:19.5px"><font size="2"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:19.5px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">To:</span></font></p></td><td width="571" valign="top" style="width:427.95pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.2in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0in;line-height:19.5px"><font size="2"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:19.5px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Department Benefits Representatives (DBRs)</span></font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0.2in"><td width="53" valign="top" style="width:39.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.2in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0in;line-height:19.5px"><font size="2"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:19.5px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">From:</span></font></p></td><td width="571" valign="top" style="width:427.95pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.2in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0in;line-height:19.5px"><font size="2"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:19.5px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Central HR Benefits Office on behalf of the UCR Wellness Team</span></font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0.2in"><td width="53" valign="top" style="width:39.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.2in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0in;line-height:19.5px"><font size="2"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:19.5px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Re:</span></font></p></td><td width="571" valign="top" style="width:427.95pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.2in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0in;line-height:19.5px">Mental Health First Aid at Work Intro Course</p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.75pt"><td width="623" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:19.75pt"><div style="border-width:medium medium 1.5pt;border-style:none none solid;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;padding:0in 0in 1pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0in;line-height:normal;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="623" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">DBRs, please share this information via your internal listserv.  <b><u>Please do not reply to this email</u></b>.  Please send questions in a separate email to </span><a href="mailto:benefits@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">benefits@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">.</span></font></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in"></p><div><font size="2">Through our collaboration with Kaiser Permanente, we are pleased to offer the Mental Health First Aid at Work Intro course, free for participants. MHFA at Work Intro is a self-paced eLearning course, to be completed in November, that introduces employees to workplace wellbeing practices and teaches them how to <span style="background-color:transparent">understand and reduce stigma in the workplace, recognize and help a colleague who may be experiencing a </span><span style="background-color:transparent">noncrisis mental health or substance use challenge, build a resilient mindset and implement best practices for </span><span style="background-color:transparent">self-care. After taking MHFA at Work Intro, you will have the knowledge to enhance the overall culture of mental health and wellness within our organization. </span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:transparent"><br></span></font></div><div><img src="cid:ii_mv5m3z070" alt="A flyer for mental health first aid" width="420" height="543"><br></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:transparent"><br></span></font></div><div>If you are interested in participating, please email your interest to the Central HR Benefits Office at <a href="mailto:benefits@ucr.edu" target="_blank">benefits@ucr.edu</a>, <b>by tomorrow, October 13, 2026.</b><font size="2"><span style="background-color:transparent"></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:transparent"><br></span></font></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br></p></div></div>
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