Wellness in the workplace is important for all of us. The better we feel physically and emotionally, the more satisfied we'll feel about our work and other meaningful pursuits. The Illinois IPS Initiative supports a series of wellness programs for IPS clients and staff.

Building Financial Wellness 

Building Financial Wellness helps people develop money management skills to promote their overall recovery, well-being, and health. It guides participants in recognizing what triggers spending, how using credit leads to debt, and ways to cope with challenging feelings about money. Participants also learn to set attainable financial wellness goals. Learning occurs in a context of acceptance and encouragement aimed at increasing participants’ sense of control over their personal finances.
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Nutrition and Exercise for Wellness & Recovery (NEW-R)

This 8-week class teaches strategies for healthy eating and physical activity based on mindfulness. Accompanying streaming videos feature people in mental health recovery demonstrating safe exercises. Pilot data show that NEW-R participants lose weight and increase knowledge about nutrition and physical activity.
Listen to a free webinar on the impact of excess weight on employment opportunities, and how to implement NEW-R:
(01:16:10 minutes)
Download the NEW-R webinar transcript
Download the leader and participant manuals for free:

Are you an Illinois Behavioral Health Community Provider? 
If you're an Illinois behavioral health community provider interested in starting a NEW-R group, use this flyer to explain the program to clients and providers.

Illinois NEW-R Flyer

If you start a NEW-R group in Illinois, please complete the following NEW-R Start-Up form and submit it to: Darius.McKinney@illinois.gov. 

Illinois NEW-R Start-Up Form  

Wondering if your participants are satisfied with NEW-R? 
Find out how group members feel about your NEW-R group by asking them to complete this anonymous NEW-R Satisfaction Survey, designed for users within and outside of Illinois.

NEW-R Satisfaction Survey 

Wellness Recovery Action Planning for Work

Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) for Work helps people think about how to maintain wellness and recovery while working. The process helps people to gain an understanding of what good and bad days at work are like, and to identify strategies for maintaining wellness on the job.  ​
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Whole Health Action Management

Whole Health Action Management (WHAM) is a peer support and education program to promote wellness for people with mental health conditions, using a structured goal-setting process based on their self-identified interests and abilities.
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Other Work and Wellness Resources

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