Coping Corner
Here at the Office of Mental Health and Support Services, we know taking care of yourself can be difficult, especially during a pandemic. This website is intended to serve as a resource by providing you with a variety of tools that you can use to navigate self-care in different aspects of your life. These resources are not meant to replace therapy or other professional support.
Coping Skills/Self-Help
Calm Meditation, sleep, and relaxation app
Western Carolina University Self-Help Resources
Go Ask Alice! Columbia University
Mindfulness Notre Dame
Self-Compassion Notre Dame
Distress Tolerance Notre Dame
AssertivenessLink Notre Dame
Positive Psychology ToolsLink Notre Dame
Relaxation Resources Dartmouth
Manage stress workbook – workbook for students to use as they reflect and work through their stress
Self-Care
www.activeminds.org/about-mental-health/self-care
healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/health-wellness/mental-health/tools-resources
www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2020/03/18/board-games-online-with-friends
Apps
iPhone/iPad/Apple Watch | Android/Google Play
Calm
Provides relaxation and meditation to help improve your sleep and reduce stress with music and melodies.
Breathe
Provides animations to help your breathing.
Insight Timer
Provides guided meditations, music, and talks with the largest library of guided meditations.
Smiling Mind
Spend 10 minutes a day practicing meditation and mindfulness.
Relax Melodies
Melodies that make you feel sleepy.
MyLife
Stop. Breathe. Think. Meditation and mindfulness experience that helps you find peace with meditations and videos.
Prana Breath
Calm and Meditate: Breathing techniques to increase mindfulness.
Resources for Family
www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Family-Members-and-Caregivers/Learning-to-Help-Your-Child-and-Your-Family
www.mhanational.org/what-every-child-needs-good-mental-health
www.wcu.edu/experience/health-and-wellness/caps/self-help.aspx
Community mental health services locator map provided by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addictions
Contact information for Community Mental Health Centers and State Hospitals
Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus) A Parent Resource
Specific resources for Mental Health and COVID-19
Crisis Lines
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK
suicidepreventionlifeline.org - Crisis Text Line: text “GO” to 741741
www.crisistextline.org/text-us - National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
www.thehotline.org - RAINN: Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network: 1-800-656-4673
Chat feature available via web
www.rainn.org - Trevor Project: 866-488-7386
Crisis support for GLBTQ people
www.thetrevorproject.org