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Academic space....100%!! Whenever I have had things come up and I have reached out to professors, they have been so kind and understanding. They make me feel supported by telling me to take care of myself and they never fail to offer to assist if they can.

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I feel like we have a level of flexibility at our work that allows for mental health care. I consider myself luck to work for someone and on a team that has my best interest (professionally and personally) at heart. I also feel like I have access to speak with and rely on others outside of my team should the need arise.

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I would have to say no at this current moment. I started my role a month and a half ago and I enjoy the space that I work in with my current co-workers, but it hasn't really maintained or hindered my mental health. One big issue that Im noticing is that lower-level employees have to work harder for lower pay. Senior-level employees or directors get paid way more but work less hours than lower-level employees. All other employees essentially have to work almost 10-hour days. The friction is that we all do impactful work so there should be a balance for everyone on work hours to reduce burnout. This has caused those around me to want to leave the college thus contributing to higher turnover rates in many departments. I am a firm believer that Senior-level roles do have a lot more work to do on a daily so they rightfully deserve the flexibility of hours but theres so much controversy with this around the college.

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I feel very supported at the micro level at my institution in terms of my mental health. My direct supervisor allows for "unofficial" flex time and recognizes we have lives outside of work and we are all human.

But then at the macro level higher leadership will sometimes come in with that very micromanaging approach and complain about the most nitpicky stuff and complain without understanding (going back to the point about feedback without knowing the person or situation) and that can be EXTREMELY draining on the mental health.

Especially when we talk about "playing the game" of trying to grow at the institution and it feels like leadership only ever critisizes small things and never ever celebrates the big things...

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I learned today that someone at my job has 2 therapy dogs, so that helps :)

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My supervisor takes active steps to check-in during our weekly 1:1 and we together make plans to prioritize tasks and encourages me to take time off.

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My supervisor offers "banked" hours, which means if I work overtime, I can take those hours another day. And that truly helps with my mental health because at my job I work a lot of overtime hours, overnight trips, etc. And sometimes ya girl just needs a break....

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At my current institution, I am still learning all that they have to offer, but it is clear that the resources and dedicated support they offer to students and the community is equally as available to staff. At my previous institution, there were individual people who I felt I could go to and confide in when needed, but the institution as a whole had a very "too bad, so sad" mentality.

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My institution offers free mental health assistance through our employee assistance program - but I'm not sure the quality of it and I know some folks are nervous about it getting back to the school somehow? But I will shout out my health insurance for making my therapy free?