What is mental health?

The World Health Organization defines mental health as:

“A state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.”

Long-term goals

1. Normalize the discussion and reduce stigma about mental health across the Sourcegraph team.
2. Increase access to and awareness of existing mental health resources for the Sourcegraph team.
3. Understand how our asynchronous culture can contribute to improved mental health for team members, specifically by decreasing the total number of synchronous meetings for team members.
4. Increase documentation about mental health management resources in our handbook by collaborating and sharing strategies and tools that work.

Overview Mental Health Perks:

We understand the significance of prioritizing mental well-being, especially in challenging times. We value and support our teammates’ mental health and wellbeing. Sourcegraph offers Mental Health support through multiple avenues to meet each teammate's individual needs. We offer a reimbursement up to $250 annually, recommended applications/services, and health insurance plan benefits. Our reimbursement program does not require receipts to be submitted. In addition to general mental health support, our Family Planning vendor, Carrot, offers 24/7 support to teammates with family concerns.

Resources

• Find a mental health provider through our benefits plans
  • General mental health:
    • Use the Sequoia app “find a provider” feature
    • Contact our benefits advocate team
  • Family planning or family concerns:
    • Contact Carrot support
• Use an insurance plan sponsored app
  • Kaiser (Calm, Ginger, MyStength are all included)
  • UHC (Sanvello)
• Recommended mental health apps:
  • Calm: $70/year (Free for US Teammates on Kaiser)
  • MoodKit: $50/year
  • Headspace: $70/year
  • Happify: $140/year
  • Aurora: $50/year
  • Mindshift: Free
  • Reflectly: $60/year
  • Open: $150/year
  • Breathwrk: $200/10 classes
  • Talkspace: w/insurance sessions start at $25/session
  • Wakingup.com: $120/yr

Sourcegraph-specific toolkits:

• Manager Wellbeing One Pager - For people managers to begin unpacking how to have conversations around mental wellbeing and to model best practices in regeneration and taking time off.
• Employee Wellbeing One Pager - For teammates to assess if they might be falling into patterns of burnout, and how to triage effectively by escalating to your manager and others.

Preventative resources:

• Burnout Index Test: Global IT Burnout Index - Take a quick quiz to see how at-risk for burnout you might be.