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- Brochure about depression by the National Institute of Mental Health.
- FAQ regarding depression.
- Advice from college mental health professionals.
- Strategies for tackling depression and moving forward.
- Information about a 24-hour free and confidential support line.
- How to make a difference for someone experiencing a crisis.
- Online resource for college mental health.
- Creating a public dialogue to raise awareness about the prevalence of mental health issues and connect students to the appropriate resources to get help.
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Breathe2Relax: Stress management tool to learn about the effect of stress and how to use diaphragmatic breathing.
Calm: Meditation tool to improve sleep and stress.
Breethe: Teaches you to slow down and take deep breaths.
Stop Breathe and Think: Teaches meditation and mindfulness practice.
Simple Yoga: Daily yoga workouts.
Bloom: Promotes mindfulness and meditation
What’s up? Identify thinking patterns and the sources of your anxiety.
Headspace: Meditation program that gives you a taste of meditation practice in 10 minutes/day.
MindShift: Designed to provide you with tools for managing various types of anxiety
- Brief video to help maintain a healthy balance in life.
- A three-step program to tackle procrastination.
- Three easy steps to time management.
- Brief video about 4 strategies for fostering your relationships in difficult situations.
- Considerations for students and parents.
Tips to Fight Homesickness in College Students - A short conversation about ways to manage homesickness.
Fluid-Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic: Promotes sleep inducing meditation.
Relax Melodies: Promotes sleep with soothing sounds.
- Common issues and ways to address them to help make the most of the break.
- Guide to transition from high school to college and adulthood.
- An introduction to ADHD in adults.
- Recommend resources for college students with ADHD.
- The nation's clearinghouse for the latest evidence-based info on ADHD.
- Tips to manage anxiety and stress.
- Information and helpful links for a variety of anxiety-related concerns.
- Recourse for college students from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
- Back to Campus resource, a mental health America project from the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.
- Resources and information about PTSD developed by Mental Health America.
- Rethinking Drinking: Information about drinking habits and how they may affect your health.
- Resource from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
- Resource network for children, families, and partners of people with alcohol or drug problems.
- Five-step method for getting through and enjoying large parties.
- Tips for getting more confident and getting more out of everyday conversations.
- Five tricks for overcoming fear.
- A guide to learn about the symptoms, treatment and self-help for social phobia.
- Explains the difference between social anxiety disorder and being shy and treatments for social anxiety disorder.
- A short video with advice on the best ways to sit back and relax.
- Listening to the warning signs of stress.
- Online resource for college mental health.
- American Psychological Association page on health and emotional wellness.
- Mental health resource from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Support for individuals and families affected by eating disorders.
- Healthier ways of looking at yourself and your body.
- Steps for developing and maintaining positive body image.
- Five tips for quieting troubling thoughts about your body.
- Five easy ways to help get all the sleep you need.
- Resource from the Division of Sleep Medicine at the Harvard Medical School.
- Dealing with sleep disturbance from the American Psychological Association.
- Initiative to promote resilience, recovery and support reintegration of returning service members, veterans and their families.
- Online resources for managing distress, getting help and understanding PTSD while on campus.
- Connects veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders.
- Resource developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
In the Here and Now: Living Forward with Loss and Change (PDF)
- Grief is a normal and natural response to loss. Though we often expect to grieve the death of a family member or friend, many other significant losses can also trigger grief.
- Information on grief in general and specifically for college students, virtual support groups, and more.
- Grieving is not forgetting. Nor is it drowning in tears. Healthy grieving results in an ability to remember the importance of our loss—but with a newfound sense of peace, rather than searing pain.
Working With Emotionally Distressed Students (PDF)
- Contact Spelman HR for more information.
A Tracker Time Tracker: Helps to organize the day.
Productive Habit Tracker: Promote routine building, setting reminders, tracking progress
Gratitude Happiness Journal: Focuses on positive affirmations and self-image.
Virtual Hope Box:> Teaches basic coping, relaxation, positive thinking, and distraction.
Stress Check: Awareness of stress levels and specific areas being affected.