September
Pause...Make Mental Fitness Part of Your Routine
This month, we’re highlighting the transformative power of mental fitness. Just like committing to a physical fitness routine can bring short- and long-term benefits to your health, taking time to build “mental muscles” has benefits too.
Why it matters: Building mental fitness is not just something we do for ourselves — it also shapes how we show up for one another. We all face difficult moments and challenges that can feel overwhelming. By talking openly and reaching out to others, we can remind one another that we don’t have to face challenges alone.
Building mental fitness can:
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Make you feel calmer and steadier every day.
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Help you build essential skills, like focus and emotional regulation.
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Make it easier to navigate stressful moments when they happen.
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Reel Moments. Real Choices.
This month is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and we want to take a moment to share one caregiver’s personal story. Our hope is that this message offers encouragement to anyone who may be struggling and serves as a reminder that support is available. We also hope it inspires each of us to check in on the people around us, reach out with care, and remind others that they are not alone. Feel free to share these stories in your own team meetings.
Suicide Prevention Training
Have you taken the ECPR training in Personify Health this year? We have all heard of CPR for those in cardiac distress, but what about Emotional CPR for mental distress? Emotionally Connect, Partner and Respond (ECPR) is an effective approach any of us can use to help support and respond to peers, colleagues, family members or community members experiencing mental health concerns. Suicide prevention training empowers us to make a difference in our communities, including where we work.
Back to School Resources
Back-up Care: Family support for a busy school year
Back to school brings Back to school brings new routines, new activities, and more responsibilities your Bright Horizons® benefits give you family support, so you can juggle it all with confidence.
Brightside: New school year, new loan rules — Brightside can help with both
Back-to-school season and expenses go hand in hand — from supplies to electronics to classroom fees. And now that student loan changes are in effect, new plans, payments, and deadlines could impact you too.
Your Brightside Financial Assistant can help you find your best options for all of these, by phone or chat. It’s part of Brightside Financial Care, your free Providence benefit.
How Brightside can help this back-to-school season:
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Find free school supplies — your Financial Assistant can connect you with resources in your area
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Apply for programs to offset the cost of school — meals, childcare, fees, and tech tools
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Get a $100 Cash Advance if you're short on cash before payday — no fees, no balance requirements
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Understand recent student loan changes - including whether you or family members were (or will be) impacted, and your options
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Explore ways to pay education — for you or a family member, including automatic saving from each paycheck with a competitive interest rate
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Lock in a lower student loan interest rate —by enrolling in autopay before September 30, 2026.
Check out the September events:
2027 Health Incentive
It’s not too late, there’s still time to earn your points. To earn 100 percent of your 2027 health incentive, you must reach Level 4 by Nov. 13, 2026.
2026 Health Incentive Appeal Window
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The health incentive appeals window closed on March 31st.
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Reach out to the Benefit Service center if you have any questions regarding your health incentive funding.
