Student Resources

All law students are eligible to purchase student health insurance for themselves, and a spouse and/or dependent child(ren). Students may purchase insurance during the enrollment period each year (typically August 20 – September 29), or when they have a qualifying life event, such as aging off a parent’s insurance, losing a spouses insurance, birth of a child, etc. Complete plan documents can be found at the student health insurance site.

Law students, regardless of whether they purchase student health insurance, are also eligible for care at the Health Clinic at the Detroit Mercy Wellness Center. Services provided by the health clinic promote preventative health care and foster compliance with the objective and aims of the Center for Disease Control and The American College Health Association.

The health clinic is a fully equipped medical office, which includes two exam rooms, medication dispensary and a diagnostic lab. Flexible scheduling, same day and walk-in appointments are available. Contact Olga Parfenov, FNP-BC at 313-993-1185 or parfenol@udmercy.edu for additional information, questions or concerns.

www.aetnastudenthealth.com

1.  Click on: Select your college or university (University of Detroit Mercy) then view your school.

2. Click the purple clipboard (Enroll/Waive)

3. Click: Enroll/Waive

4. Fill in information:

• What type of program are you enrolled in? School of Law students
• Please begin by entering your school TitanConnect (T0XXXXXXX) student ID number and date of birth. Information you provide is confidential and secure. The “T” in your school TitanConnect student ID number must be capitalized.
• TitanConnect Student ID Number (Capitalized “T” is required)
• Date of Birth MM//DD//YYYY
• Click Login

5. Scroll down (to the right) and click on last option: Click Select Plan/Click Continue

Student & Dependent Enrollment - Law Students and Canadian Students

Eligible students may enroll themselves and their dependents in the Aetna Student Health Plan. Students must be enrolled in order for dependents to be eligible. Dependents: lawful spouse, domestic partner and dependent children up to age 26.

6. Click Continue to bypass dental option.

7. Complete any person information needed. Click continue.

Student & Dependent Enrollment - Law Students and Canadian Students

• Plan Holder: (Student-myself)
• Plan Term: Annual
• Effective Date: Enter date that plan starts
• Termination Date: Enter date of termination
• Cost: Enter cost
• Bursar Billed: Enter amount
• Select box: By selecting this box I agree to these terms and conditions opens a modal dialog for the above
  plan

By enrolling in the annual, you will see total amount to the right. That is charged to the student’s tuition account.

All law students are eligible for high quality, confidential personal counseling through the Detroit Mercy Wellness Center. Information on this service can be found here.

The Lawyers & Judges Assistance Program is an arm of the State Bar of Michigan and offers a range of services to law students, including free on-site counseling, referrals, and phone consultations. LJAP also has an online library of Wellness materials, as well as self-tests for depression and substance abuse.

iBreathe
iBreathe is a simple yet powerful app to guide you through deep breathing exercises and breathwork. Whether you are struggling with stress, anxiety, insomnia, or are trying to meditate and relax, iBreathe provides an easy-to-use beautifully designed user interface. Unlike other apps, iBreathe is designed with simplicity in mind and does not contain any bloat or clutter.

Happify
Need a happy fix? With its psychologist-approved mood-training program, the Happify app is your fast-track to a good mood. Try various engaging games, activity suggestions, gratitude prompts and more to train your brain as if it were a muscle, to overcome negative thoughts.

Headspace
Headspace is a popular app that offers guided meditation to help lower stress, improve focus, and sleep better.

Moodfit
Moodfit is a free mental health app with tools and insight meant to “shape up” your mood. Similar to how you might decide to get into physical shape, this app is meant to help you get into mental shape. Whether you’re looking to better understand your feelings or experiencing anxiety, depression, or high levels of stress, Moodfit is designed to help you feel better. There’s a questionnaire that will help you determine the severity of the symptoms, as well as many articles and audio files that can help you better understand what you’re experiencing.

MoodMission
MoodMission is an app meant to help people dealing with stress, anxiety, or depression. The app recommends “missions” based on how the user is feeling. Based on your responses, the app suggests five different missions. Each mission contains objections and an explanation of how the activity may help. You can then choose to accept a mission, and after completing the mission, rate how distressed you feel.

Nobu
Nobu is a free wellness app that will help you learn about mental health, set goals and track your progress against them. Reduce anxiety, work through depression, improve relationships, build self-esteem, increase focus, get better sleep, ongoing aftercare following addiction treatment and medication management. And, if you ever need a little extra support, Nobu can connect you to a licensed mental health professional. You can schedule appointments, communicate and attend your teletherapy sessions right in the app. It’s everything you need for good mental health, all in one place.

Sanvello
Sanvello’s mission is to “help people build the life skills they need, anytime, anywhere, in any way they choose.” It provides clinically validated techniques for dealing with stress, anxiety, and depression. 

Worry Watch
WorryWatch provides mental health resources for college students and is downloadable through the App Store for a one-time low fee. WorryWatch allows the person to record any type of worry experienced throughout the day. After writing down an upsetting event or emotion, the user is provided with tools to reflect and assess each situation. Statistics about times and events causing negative feelings is generated to give an idea of stress triggers. The user may even find some of their worries are unfounded. A highlight of WorryWatch is that the app functions both online and offline. The interface is very easy to use and all journal entries easy to locate.

For more resources, visit the Mental Health Association student organization.

Track your own wellness, including:

• Physical Emotional Social
• Academic Cognitive Sleep
• Connect with the right support resources on campus and beyond
• Help us realize student challenges (Collects Aggregate data)
• You can opt out any time

To Start: Text MERCYLAW to 650-670-4440

NAMI Helpline
The hotline is staffed from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday (EST). There is also a 24/7 crisis text line and chat option for resources and immediate support.

SAMHSA’s National Helpline
SAMHSA provides 24/7 confidential and free support, acting as a referral and information service for individuals and families with mental health concerns.

MentalHealth.gov
This resource provides information to help families and individuals get help and mental health support.

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIMH offers a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a Crisis Text Line, Veterans Crisis Line, and information on finding a health care provider or treatment program.

BIPOC Addiction and Mental Health
BIPOC is an umbrella term for people who identify as something other than white. The acronym is often used in North America to describe minorities who are underrepresented in media and other areas of society.

Evernote
The best note taking app around! Keep important info handy by syncing your notes to all your devices, add text, images, audio, scans, PDFs, and documents to your notes, express yourself with formatting tools that help you write how you think and get what you need, when you need it. Search gives you results as you type.

Focusbooster
Focus booster is a free desktop app that aims to help improve your focus and productivity. The app uses the pomodoro technique, a popular time management technique that divides focused work sessions into manageable, 25-minute intervals (referred to as ‘pomodoros’). Each pomodoro is separated by a 5-minute break that allows you to refocus before jumping back into your work.

FocusMe
Stick to your productivity resolutions and cut bad internet habits by downloading FocusMe. This app tracks how much time you spend on distracting internet sites and allows you to block them for optimum focus. Other features such as Pomodoro timer, scheduler, and break reminders keep your eye on the prize and productivity on track. (Psst… this app is free for Android users!)

Forest
What if I told you every time you use your phone a tree dies? With Forest, gamification is the key to effective time management. The app plays out like a game — encouraging you to stay off your phone by growing a tree. Once you use your phone, the tree dies. It tracks how much time you’ve gone without your phone and encourages you to go even longer next time. Added bonus, users can spend virtual coins to plant real trees.

Freedom
Reduce distractions and improve productivity with this app that blocks websites and apps on your smartphone or desktop computer.

Google Keep
Capture inspiration when it strikes! Keep is simply the quickest way to offload ideas, thoughts, and to-dos without losing focus.

• Create notes and lists, set time and place reminders, and check off your completed tasks.
• Add a collaborator to your notes and lists, then get things done together.
• Add photos and drawings, or just draw on your photos.
• Dictate your thoughts, keep will transcribe them for you.
• Search notes by automagically created topics.
• Group notes together with #labels.
• Color notes for easy scalability.
• Access your notes on any device, synced automatically to your phone, tablet, watch, and laptop via the Google Keep website, or Chrome app.
• Use “Ok Google” voice commands to “take a note” or “add to to-do list”.

RescueTime
This app runs in the background of your desktop computer or smartphone, tracking how much time you spend on various sites and apps, and then provides a detailed report on where you spent your time. Use this information to tweak your browsing habits and work more efficiently.

Netflix Party
Netflix Party is a new way to watch Netflix with your friends online. Netflix Party synchronizes video playback and adds group chat to your favorite Netflix shows.

Spotify Group Session
Stream Music with your friends Simultaneously Using Spotify’s Group Session Beta.

The safety, health and well-being of the Detroit Mercy Law family is a top priority for the University. Use the link to find answers and contact information for these issues.

National Eating Disorders Association
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders. NEDA supports individuals and families affected by eating disorders, and serves as a catalyst for prevention, cures and access to quality care.

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Othrys Hour is a community-building circle. People tend to feel the most connected to one another when they sense that other people see them, know them, and care about them. A community-building circle allows participants to build connections through meaningful conversation, vulnerability, and building relationships. Othrys Hour does this by providing a safe space for networking, healing, and gaining new insight.

Each week, Othrys Hour's one-hour conversations revolve around a theme spanning from imposter syndrome to inspirational quotes. The themed conversation tends to last around 30 mins. We use the last 30 mins to talk about current events or what troubles us. Each Othrys Hour brings our community closer together. If you have any questions, please contact lawstudentservices@udmercy.edu.