Information on Mental Health and COVID-19
Mental health links and facts about COVID-19
Information on Mental Health and COVID-19
- Shared facts about COVID-19
- Coping with stress during disease outbreaks
- Tips for social distancing, quarantine, and isolation
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html
- AFSP-Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty https://afsp.org/taking-care-of-your-mental-health-in-the-face-of-uncertainty/
- JED Mental Health Resource Center https://www.jedfoundation.org/mental-health-resource-center/
- Mental Health America- Mental Health and COVID-19 https://mhanational.org/covid19
- How to Prevent Loneliness in a Time of Social Distancing https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-prevent-loneliness-in-a-time-of-social-distancing/
Mindfulness and Meditation Resources(Mindfulness and Meditation can be very helpful)
Calm: meditate, sleep, relax:
- https://www.calm.com/blog/take-a-deep-breath
- https://www.calm.com/
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.calm.android&hl=en_US
- TAO (Therapy Assistance Online) https://www.taoconnect.org/mindfulness-exercise/
- MoodSpace (Android only)- very user friendly, No need to create an account: https://moodspace.org/
- Koru Mindfulness: http://thepause.korumindfulness.org https://student.korumindfulness.org/
- Insight Timer – App for sleep, anxiety and stress: https://insighttimer.com/
- UCLA Health Free Meditations: http://marc.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=22 https://www.tarabrach.com/guided-meditations/ www.tarabrach.com,
- The Mindfulness Solution: http://www.mindfulness-solution.com/DownloadMeditations.html http://www.mindfulselfcompassion.org/meditations_downloads.php
NJIT Student Health Services Information
Webinars and Discussions
Active Minds has many online resources for university students: https://www.activeminds.org/about-mental-health/be-there/coronavirus/?sm_guid=MzI5MjMwfDIyNzY2Njc0fC0xfGptYW5kYWxhQGRyZXcuZWR1fDI2MTcyNjB8fDB8MHw2OTAxNTczNnw5NTF8MHwwfHwyOTUwMTk1
Resources for Online Mental Health Therapy and Treatment
- Talkspace: www.talkspace.com Talkspace’s unlimited messaging and video conferencing makes it a convenient app for addressing a variety of needs.
- Sanvello: https://www.sanvello.com/coronavirus-anxiety-support/ Free premium access through the COVID-19 crisis
- Betterhelp: www.betterhelp.com Betterhelp allows a variety of ways to contact your therapist, including live chat sessions.
- 7 Cups of Tea: www.7cups.com You can access free support from peers on 7 Cups of Tea or you can choose to pay to speak to a professional.
- Pride Counseling: www.pridecounseling.com Pride Counseling offers online therapy to individuals in the LGBTQ community, and their goal is to offer discreet, affordable, and accessible treatment.
- Teen Counseling: www.teencounseling.com Teens can chat, message, speak over the phone, or video conference with a therapist who has experience treating their age group.
- MDLive: www.mdlive.com MDLive provides access to psychiatrists who can prescribe and manage psychiatric medications.
- Amwell: https://business.amwell.com/ Amwell offers access to a variety of mental health professionals any time of day or night
- Regain: www.regain.us Regain specializes in couples therapy and they offer a variety of services to help address relationship issues.
- Brightside: www.brightside.com (Only available in New York and Pennsylvania). Connects patients with online psychiatry and therapy. It starts with a free evaluation and then pairs you with the right professional depending on your needs and agreed upon form of treatment