Self-help resources for coping with stress, anxiety, and other concerns.
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Seven Tips for First-Gen College Students from a First-Gen College Grad (Making Waves Education Foundation)
Adjusting to College (Drexel University)
Adjusting to Graduate Study (PhDStudent.com)
How to Succeed in Graduate School: 5 Actionable Tips (Creighton University)
Control anger before it controls you (American Psychological Association)
Managing Anger (Mind.org)
How to Control Anger Issues (HelpGuide.org)
10 Tips for Dealing with Anxiety (HelpGuide.org)
Anxiety (Columbia Health)
Test Anxiety Tips: 10 Strategies for Before and During the Test (PsychCentral)
How to overcome social anxiety: 8 tips and strategies (Calm)
How to Overcome the Cycle of Performance Anxiety (PsychCentral)
A Guide to Self-Care for the BIPOC Community (Happify)
BIPOC Mental Health Resources PDF (The Mental Health Coalition)
BIPOC Mental Health (Mental Health America)
The Importance of Self-Care for the Mental Health of BIPOC Individuals (Mente Counseling)
Chronic Illness (Cleveland Clinic)
Navigating college with a chronic condition (HealthCentral)
Navigating University Life with a Chronic Illness (Global Health Living Foundation)
Coping Skills: Depression Worksheet PDF (TherapistAid.com)
Coping with Depression (HelpGuide.org)
22 Ways to Cope With Your Depression (Healthline)
Why Are You Experiencing Mood Swings? (Health.com)
5 Coping Strategies to Use When Living With an Eating Disorder (Taylor Learney)
Effective Coping Skills Used in Eating Disorder Recovery (Eating Disorder Hope)
Dealing with Feelings (The Mental Health Coalition)
Advice About College from First-generation Students (First in the Family)
How to Support the Mental Health of First-Generation Students (Active Minds)
How I Overcame the Pressure to Be Perfect as a First-Generation Student (The Jed Foundation)
I’m First, an online community supporting first-generation students
Mental Health for First-Generation Students (Best Colleges)
Coping with Grief in College (HealGrief.org)
Coping with Loss and Grief (Columbia Health)
Coping with grief or loss: how to navigate the grieving process (Calm)
The Grieving Process: Coping with Death (Wellcast)
Overcome imposter syndrome: 8 simple tips to deal with feeling like a fraud (Calm)
How to overcome impostor phenomenon (American Psychological Association)
LGBTQ+ Mental Health Resources (The Trevor Project)
College Guide & Resources For LGBTQ+ Students (Test Prep Insight)
Mental Health Resources in the LGBTQ+ Community (Human Rights Campaign)
It’s Lonely In College: How I Survived & Dealt With My Loneliness (Roots of Loneliness)
17 Easy Things To Do When You’re Feeling Lonely (University of Chicago)
Feeling Lonely in College? Here’s Why & What to Do (Talkspace)
Men's Mental health: There are No Lone Wolves (Siena College)
Men and Mental Health (National Institutes of Health)
Male depression: Understanding the issues (Mayo Clinic)
Getting Started with Mindfulness (Mindful)
?: The Power of Mindfulness: What You Practice Grows Stronger (Shauna Shapiro)
21 Mindfulness Exercises & Activities For Adults (Positive Psychology)
Tips for Managing Adult ADHD (HelpGuide.org)
Strategies for Adults Living With ADHD (Advanced Psychiatry Associates)
Online Resources and Support for College Students with ADHD (EduMed.org)
Autism in Adults: Recognizing the Signs and Living with a Diagnosis (HelpGuide.org)
Perfectionism (Psychology Today)
Your Best Life: Perfectionism—The Bane of Happiness (National Institutes of Health)
Perfectionism Might Be Hurting You. Here’s How to Change Your Relationship to Achievement (Harvard)
Early Psychosis and Psychosis (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Symptoms - Psychosis (National Health Service, UK)
Understanding Psychosis (National Institutes of Health)
Racial Battle Fatigue: What is Racial Trauma and Its Effects on Mental Health? (JED Foundation)
Racial Trauma (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
Managing your distress in the aftermath of racial trauma and stress (American Psychological Association)
Speaking of Psychology: How to combat microaggressions (American Psychological Association)
How to Set Boundaries in Your Relationships (PsychCentral.com)
14 Worksheets for Setting Healthy Boundaries (Positive Psychology)
College Relationships 101: Building Connections (JED Foundation)
The Dating Advice We Wish We Had in College (Very Well Mind)
Healthy College Relationships and Peer Pressure (CollegeXpress)
How to Relate: Healthy Communication and Boundaries for Master's Students (OnlineMastersDegrees.org)
Relationship Reality: Healthy vs. Unhealthy (The University of Nebraska at Kearney)
Tips for Building a Stronger Relationship (Healthline)
Raising low self-esteem (National Health Service, U.K.)
Self-esteem: Take steps to feel better about yourself (Mayo Clinic)
6 Ways to Build Self-Esteem (Psychology Today)
People Pleasing (The Learning Network)
Sleep hygiene tips (Headspace)
Life Kit's Guide to Better Sleep (NPR’s Lifekit)
Digital app: Insomnia Coach
Digital app: CBT-i Coach
Columbia University’s Office of Religious Life
Thriving Together Series: Spirituality in College (George Mason University)
The College Student's Guide to Stress Management (Purdue Global)
Guided Meditation for Beginners [for free] (Quietkit)
Advice Topic: Stress Management (University of Washington)
Effective Tips on Managing Student Athlete Mental Health (Performance Psychology Center)
4 Mental Health Tips for College Athletes (JED Foundation)
5 tips from a former student-athlete to support mental health and well-being (NCAA)
Make an appointment: Substance Use and Recovery Visits (Columbia Health)
Getting Started With Drinking Less (Centers for Disease Control)
How to Support College Students Facing Alcohol and Substance Abuse (TimelyCare)
How to Talk to a Friend about Drinking or Drug Use (BWell, Brown University)
Treatment for Alcohol Problems: Finding and Getting Help (National Institutes of Health)
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Drop-in (during the academic term only): Urgent Mental Health Concerns Drop-in (Columbia Health)
Urgent Medical Concerns (Columbia Health)
What Are Suicidal Thoughts and Do I Need Help for Them? (JED Foundation)
5 Action Steps to Help Someone Having Thoughts of Suicide (National Institutes of Health)
Time Management Is About More Than Life Hacks (Harvard Business Review)
Digital app: Pomodoro Timer
Eidsenhower Matrix PDF (University of California Florida)
Top 5 Free Apps for Students: Time Management + Productivity (Reclaim.ai)
How To Heal From Trauma (Cleveland Clinic)
7 Tools for Managing Traumatic Stress (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Coping with Traumatic Stress Reactions (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
How the body keeps the score on trauma (Bessel van der Kolk)
10 Common Hurdles Student Veterans Face and Tips for Overcoming Them (Golden Gate University)
Student Veterans (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
PTSD: National Center for PTSD (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
Why We Need To Pay Attention to Women’s Mental Health (McLean Hospital)
The Ultimate Guide to College Women's Health, On-Campus and Off (College Consensus)