Crestwood Employee Center
Open Enrollment is just around the corner! On Monday, October 20 you will receive a Benefits Open Enrollment Email from Crestwood. You can make changes to your health benefits from October 20 – November 5, 2025 on workforcenow.adp.com. Open enrollment activity must be completed before 8 pm (PST) on November 5, 2025. Please click here for important details and to learn what’s new this year
Contributed by: Hope Parr, Communications Manager
World Mental Health Day is recognized on October 10, and each year, the World Health Organization focuses on a theme for global mental health. How can we improve mental health across the world? It starts with us. It starts in our communities.
How can you celebrate World Mental Health Day?
- Participate in a community mental health walk.
- Host an event at your campus for staff and the people we serve.
- Check on someone you know that may be struggling with their mental health.
- Share your personal story of resilience and recovery.
- Prioritize your self-care by updating your WRAP, practicing DBT or CRM.
However you recognize World Mental Health Day, know that you are making a daily difference in the lives of the people we serve. Thank you for being champions for mental health, all day every day! We appreciate the compassionate care you provide at our campuses. We are a network of hope throughout the state of California, and you each are making a difference in the world!
Contributed by: Hope Parr, Communications Manager
Crestwood is proud to sponsor and participate in several NAMIWalks and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Walks this fall.
- September 20: NAMIWalks Solano County
- October 4: NAMIWalks San Luis Obispo County
- October 4: Santa Barbara Out of the Darkness Community Walk
- October 18: NAMIWalks Kern County
- October 19: San Diego Out of the Darkness Community Walk
- October 25: Sacramento Out of the Darkness Community Walk
These walks are a time to come together as communities and rally around a common cause. We walk together to advocate for mental health for all and to support our friends, family members, and neighbors. Together we help shine a light on the importance of mental wellbeing and suicide prevention.
Contributed by: Hope Parr, Communications Manager
At Crestwood, Compassion is one of our closely held values. Compassion is caring about another person’s pain or distress, with the desire to alleviate it. It goes a step beyond empathy. It desires to help ease a person’s burden, to bring hope and healing. At Crestwood, we base our care for the people we serve on Compassion. We not only empathize with an individual’s challenges, but we help offer tools to gently guide them on the road to recovery. We empower and equip the people we serve with hope, resilience, meaningful roles, spirituality, wellness tools, and supportive relationships that speak to individuals’ strengths. We listen; we support; we mentor; we uplift. In the field of mental health, we are each called to Compassion. Thank you for serving with compassionate hearts!
Contributed by: Hope Parr, Communications Manager
Oftentimes, we’ll start meetings at Crestwood with a mindfulness and a few deep cleansing breaths. This practice helps to center our focus and direct our attention inward – to the breath. We may perform a box breath – inhaling for a count of four, holding our breath for another count of four, exhaling for four seconds, then pausing again for four seconds before our next inhale. We may inhale slowly through our nose, feeling our lungs expand, then exhale softly through our mouth, feeling our shoulders relax. We may place our hand on our belly, breathing deeply and feeling the gentle rise and fall. There are many variations of breathing exercises. Some even incorporate a mantra or prayer. Inhale and think: I am grateful for this day. Exhale and think: I am thankful for life’s blessings. However you incorporate deep breathing into your day, aim to set aside time at least once or twice daily to practice. Plan to sit for at least 5 minutes.
The benefits of deep breathing are notable, from reducing stress and anxiety, to improving sleep. When we practice deep breathing, we activate our parasympathetic nervous system which counteracts the “fight or flight” response. We are able to calm our bodies and minds with the power of a breath. We can also improve our attention and focus by doing some deep breathing exercises. From relaxation to better concentration, deep breathing holds benefits for us all.
October 1 – 31: Filipino American History Month
October 1 – 2: Yom Kippur
October 10: World Mental Health Day
October 13: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 16: Boss’ Day
October 20 – 21: Diwali
October 31: Halloween
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