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Emotional Wellness+ COVID-19 Resources for Students

Coping and Staying Emotionally Well During COVID-19 School Closures

This Active Minds post describes the potential impact campus closures will have on the mental health and wellbeing of students, staff, and faculty, and shares tips for self-care.

Taking Care of Your Mental Health during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak

This information from Mount Holyoke College is intended to support students coping with COVID-19, especially students with loved ones in China.

Coronavirus Sanity Guide

These free resources from Ten Percent Happier include meditations, blog posts, podcasts and talks to help build resilience and calm anxieties.

COVID-19: How to Prepare – Manage Anxiety & Stress
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

English | Spanish

Stigma and Resilience During COVID-19
CDC

Helping Children Cope with Emergencies
CDC

Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health: Tips for Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation During an Infectious Disease Outbreak
SAMHSA

English | Spanish

Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks
SAMHSA

English | Spanish

Protecting Your Mental Health During the Coronavirus Outbreak
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information and Resources
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

News & Announcements

My Green is Lime Green Social Media Contest
March 1 - 31, 2020

The Each Mind Matters annual social media contest is back! In March, we’ll once again invite our social media followers to help reduce stigma around mental health by showing some lime green love. It’s time to turn social media lime green!

California Community Colleges Health & Wellness Prioritizing the Mental Health of Our Students
20 Stories of Impact

The system’s latest mental health initiative, the California Community Colleges Student Wellness Ambassadors Program, trains students to serve as advocates for their peers’ mental health and wellness. Funded by CalMHSA, the 2017-2018 ambassador cohort of 17 students hosted events, tabled, and conducted outreach to more than 20,000 students across the system. This year, 20 new ambassadors were selected from over 200 applicants to continue the work.

Santa Monica College 2020 Healthy Campus Award Winner
Active Minds

Santa Monica College, a long time beneficiary of CalMHSA-funded projects through Active Minds, the Foundation for CA Community Colleges, and others, is among the esteemed Healthy Campus Aware winners. In fact, SMC was the highest-scoring campus of all of the applicants among a very competitive field.

Spotlight on Student Wellness Ambassadors at Moreno Valley College
Mercedes Barbara, Student Wellness Ambassador

Being a Student Wellness Ambassador and a peer health educator at Moreno Valley College has opened up many opportunities. Before this program, not many students were well informed or equipped with resources on things like knowing the signs or how to cope with stress, and Mercedes Barbara is proud to have changed that during her year as a Student Ambassador at Moreno Valley College.

Spotlight on Student Wellness Ambassadors at Bakersfield College
From Mataalofa Hubbard and Annette Brasher, Student Wellness Ambassadors, and Raymond Purcell, Advisor, at Bakersfield College

The goal as a mental health ambassador was to create buzz and awareness about the different resources that are out there in our community, on and off campus. On May 3 as part of mental health awareness month, Bakersfield College and SHAWAC On May 3, 2019, Student Ambassadors hosted an event that gave a lot of cool gadgets and information to help relieve some stress. There were also some moments of truth when asking the students if they knew we had mental health counselors on campus and if they knew where it was located.

Spotlight on Student Wellness Ambassadors at College of the Canyons
Words by Jessica Cabanos and Laura Praskin

Two Student Wellness Ambassadors shared their perspective on this new program: “The momentum that we feel in trying to get this movement started on campus is palpable, and watching our friends take the lead in networking with students and step into leadership roles has been inspiring.”

What is CalFresh?
Supplemental assistance with food benefits (if eligible)

It’s a nutrition assistance program that helps you stretch your monthly budget to purchase healthy and nutritious food.

Be True and Be You
A Basic Mental Health Guide for LGTBQ Youth

If you are, or think you might be LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, and other identities), and going through a tough time, you’re not alone. Whether you’re trying to figure out your own identity or want to learn how to talk to others, it can be hard to know where to find support.

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