Mental Well-Being
Mental Well-Being Programs
WeCOPE – Connecting with Our Positive Emotions
WeCOPE is a 6 to 7-week evidence-based program that helps adults cope with life stress. Based on the work of Dr. Judith Moskowitz, the program has been shown to reduce stress and depression, increase positive affect, and improve health behaviors among adults.
Sessions meet once a week for one hour. The sessions teach skills such as mindfulness, savoring, positive reappraisal, gratitude, and goal setting, among others. Sessions may be virtual or in-person depending on audience needs.
Current and Upcoming Classes
Virtual Class
Dates: January 27 – March 3, 2025 (6 weeks)
Times/Days: 12:00-1:00 pm, Mondays
Location: Zoom
Sign up at https://forms.gle/8uK8JavLebKUZ36o7
Dimensions of Wellness
The 8 Ways to Wellness session(s) are interactive presentations that explore SAMHSA’s (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) 8 Dimensions of Wellness. Wellness is categorized into serval interconnected dimensions and this series can provide strategies and resource to create balance in each.
Is your organization or group interested in learning more about the 8 Dimensions of Wellness? Contact Health & Well-Being Educator Jillian Smith at jillian.smith@wisc.edu to schedule a “Eight Ways to Wellness for Leaders” or “Eight Dimensions of Wellness” presentation for your group.
Extension Waukesha County * University of Wisconsin-Madison
515 W Moreland Boulevard * Administration Center Room G22 * Waukesha, WI 53188
Office Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday * Phone: (262) 548-7770
Extension Waukesha County is located in the Administration Center of the Waukesha County Courthouse Complex. Enter through the main Courthouse doors. After going through security, take the corridor on the left to the the Administration Center. Take the elevators or stairs to the ground floor and go to room G22.
