Self-help Resources
There are many ways to strengthen your emotional health without ever setting foot in our office. We’ve gathered a set of customized online tools and links to support you in learning and practicing habits of mental wellness.
Anxiety
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America
- Anxiety Self-Assessment
- International OCD Foundation
- Mayo Clinic
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Test Anxiety
- Anxiety Insights Magazine (Pine Rest)
- The JED Foundation
Helpful Apps
- Breathing Zone: Google Play
- CBT-i Coach: App Store link
- Mindshift: Google Play
- Moodnotes: App Store
- Headspace: App Store | Google Play
- Pause: App Store
- Smiling Mind: App Store | Google Play
- Virtual Hope Box: App Store | Google Play
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Understanding ADHD (Pine Rest)
Crisis Support
Depression and Bipolar
- American Psychological Association
- Mayo Clinic
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Depression Insights Magazine (Pine Rest)
Helpful Apps
- Optimism: Google Play
- Moodnotes: App Store
- Virtual Hope Box: App Store | Google Play
Eating Disorders
- American Psychological Association
- Center for Discovery Eating Disorder Evaluation
- National Eating Disorders Association
- National Institute of Mental Health
Grief
Helping A Friend
- 3 V-A-R Steps (Active Minds)
- Be there for them (Mental Health is Health)
- Friendships (The JED Foundation)
- How Using ‘QPR’ Can Prevent Suicides (Psychology Today)
- Seize the Awkward
- How to Help Someone at Risk of Suicide
Mindfulness Meditation
Websites
Audio Meditation Guides
- UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
- University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality & Healing
- The Mindfulness Solution
Interviews, Presentations and Videos
- The Calling of Delight – Greg Boyle (Jesuit priest, author, founder of Homeboy Industries)
- Pay Attention – Frederick Buechner (author)
- Selective Attention – Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons (researchers & authors)
- How to Make Stress Your Friend – Kelly McGonigal (health psychologist)
Helpful Apps
- Insight Timer: App Store | Google Play
- Headspace: App Store | Google Play
- Smiling Mind: App Store | Google Play
Personal Growth
Pornography
Helpful Apps
Psychosis
- Back to School Toolkit
- Helping Your College Student Cope With Psychosis (Psychology Today)
- Information for Individuals and Families (NASMHPD)
- Strong 365
- Students With Psychosis
- Understanding Schizophrenia
Relationships
- The Gottman Institute
- The 5 Love Languages
- Boundaries
- ePREP: Love Takes Learning online program
- Our Relationship online program
- One Love
- Domestic Violence and Abuse (HelpGuide)
- What is Domestic Abuse?
Self Harm
- Cutting and Self Harm (HelpGuide)
- Self Harm (NAMI)
- Support for Self-Harm Recovery (The Trevor Project)
- Understanding Self-Injury (The JED Foundation)
- Self Harm (The Recovery Village)
- Self-Care (TWLOHA)
Sexual Assault & Misconduct
Crisis Support
- National Sexual Assault Hotline: Call 800-656-HOPE (4673) or chat online
Social Skills & Autism Spectrum
- Succeed Socially
- Improve Your Social Skills
- Effective Communication
- Master Conversation and Social Skills
Stress and Self-Care
- American Psychological Association
- Stress Insights Magazine (Pine Rest)
- Self-care (Active Minds)
- We all have mental health (Mental Health is Health)
- Tips for Managing Stress (The JED Foundation)
- Press Pause (Half of Us)
Helpful Apps
- Headspace: App Store | Google Play
- Smiling Mind: App Store | Google Play
- Optimism: Google Play
- Moodnotes: App Store
- Breathing Zone: Google Play
- Pause: App Store
- Virtual Hope Box: App Store | Google Play
Substance Abuse
- AddictionCenter
- Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters
- Alcohol Screening
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Campus Drug Prevention
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration
- College Drinking
Suicide
Crisis Support
- Crisis Text Line – text HOME to 741741
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Helpful Apps
- My3: App Store
Technology Use
- Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
- Can't put down the phone? How smartphones are changing our brains—and lives
- Center for Humane Technology
- Digital Wellness: Meaningful Daily Actions for Students
- This Panda Is Dancing (Time Well Spent)
Other Mental Health Information
- Half of Us
- Mental Health Grace Alliance blog
- Mental Help
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Step UP
- The Desk
- uLifeline
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Helpful Apps
- Optimism: Google Play
- Mood Meter: Google Play/App Store