Grief Support Resource Lists and Links (Feinglos Grief Initiative)

Duke Professional Well-being Resources (Internal)

Duke Professional Assistance Services (EAP): Licensed professionals offer assessment, short-term counseling, and referrals for all Duke staff to help resolve a range of personal, work, and family problems. Appointments: 1-919-416-1727. For Raleigh and out-of-state Employees call Business Health Services: 1-800-327-2251.

Caring for Each Other (CEO): The CEO program provides real-time emotional support for individuals and groups. 24/7 phone line: 919-684-9222.

• Individual Peer Support. Peers provide emotional support and referrals to peers who want to speak with someone who provides similar work/services.

• Group Peer Support. Emotional support for teams who have experienced adverse events at work.

• Emotional Support rounding. Proactive rounding on units to offer emotional support to team members.

• Conversations with Colleagues. These are group sessions in which peers emotionally support each other on a specific topic, such as fatigue, work/life balance, or racial justice. The sessions are facilitated by licensed Duke social workers.

Safety Reporting System (SRS): Online, centralized, confidential reporting tool to report safety incidents.

Critical Incident Response Program (CIRP): High-acuity response team available during and following disruptive events to provide consultations for leaders and mental and emotional support for team members. 919-416-1727.

Office of Institutional Equity: Provides education/support, responds to complaints of discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct. Contact: institutionalequity@duke.edu or 919-684-8222.

Response Resources for Leaders: How to respond to your team members in times of stress.

Duke Teamwork Toolkit: Tips and resources to build teamwork.

Happiness Strategies: Tips and reminders of ways to lift your spirits.

CAWS Well-being ResourcesWELL-B Essentials Training (5 hours)/ Live and recorded/ CE availableMonthly Sessions (12 hours across the year)/ Live and recorded/ CE availableLeadership Coaching (5 hours)Bite-sized Tools

DukeWELL

DukeWELL provides care support services for individuals with Duke Basic/Duke Select at no additional cost. Our diverse group of licensed and community health professionals work directly with you and your health care team to help you achieve our health goals.

Our team can support you in these service areas:

• Care Management – Supporting you in coordinating care and managing chronic conditions including:

  • Heart disease & heart failure

  • High blood pressure

  • Diabetes

  • Lung disease / COPD

  • Asthma

  • Kidney disease

• Preventive Wellness – Helping you stay healthy by scheduling regular checkups and preventive screenings and supporting you in maintaining healthy habits

• Pharmacy Services – Assisting you with understanding and accessing your medicine to make sure you are taking it correctly

• Care Transitions – Supporting you as you transition between care sites like hospital to home or skilled nursing facility

• Health Related Social Needs – Connecting you to resources to assist with social needs that may be impacting your health, such as access to food, housing, transportation, and more

Our free program features:

• Care that is convenient to you – appointments via telephone or video visit

• A customized program just for you - find and choose your own healthy path with the help of our care support team

• Access to resources and coaching for nutrition, fitness, stress management, and much more!

• Help adopting healthier behaviors and setting goals - as well as advice and education from DukeWELL's team of health experts

• Greater health and quality of life resulting from better management of your care

A wide range of Durham / Triangle-based resources can be found on the NAMI Durham Mental Health Resource List.

We’ve also listed resources that reflect the community partners we’ve been in conversation with so far. Their work spans across the end-of-life ecosystem in Durham and the Triangle. These can be used for yourself, your colleagues, or your patients!

• Bella Ciao Doula – birth and death doula servicing the NC Triangle

• Bulltánica – a community-oriented healing center that integrates somatic practices, herbal traditions, and cultural programming to strengthen bonds and build resilience.

• Caring House – provides an affordable lodging option and supportive community to Duke Cancer Institute patients and their caregivers

• Durham County Library – offers a wide and diverse range of library services, programming, and collections.

• Endswell – is a modern, full service funeral home offering affordable, concierge services and transparent pricing

• Grieve Leave

• Growing Thru Grief – program offered by a coalition of area religious and civic organizations, which offers support and education to those who mourn. There is no charge to attend, and all are welcome.

• LGBT Center Durham – provides various LGBTQ+ affirming programming and resources

• Museum of Durham History – a museum that uses stories about people, places and things to foster curiosity, encourage further inquiry, and promote an understanding of diverse perspectives about the Durham community and its history

• North Carolina Healthcare Association – unites hospitals, health systems and care providers for healthier communities. 

• Northstar Church of the Arts – a cultural homeplace for people across Durham and a site of lineage, imagination, and collective care where people of all ages and identities belong.

• Peaceful Crossings Durham – end-of-life doula services based in Durham, NC

• Queer Death Club – a network for queer community deathcare; makes space for death, dying, and grief through connection, ritual, and resource sharing.

• Transitions LifeCare – provides services and support to individuals and families as they navigate the end of life or life-changing illness.