District Approaches to Supports and Funding for Students Experiencing Homelessness
A space for students to connect with one another to strengthen their well-being and support network across the state of California.
Source: Learning Policy Institute
Health & Wellness Resources
These health and wellness resources are an extensive, curated collection of tools and resources. The library includes external resources as well as resources that were developed under CCC Health & Wellness or submitted by the colleges. Search by keyword, topic, and/or audience.Doctor Clinic-Nurse Referral Form
This is a sample referral form (Word document) for referring students to health services.
Source: Modesto
Drugs of Abuse
Learn the facts about the most commonly abused drugs. Each drug page includes a brief overview, street and clinical names, the effects of the drug on the brain and body, statistics and trends, and relevant publications and articles written by … read more
Source: NIDA
Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction
Booklet on drug addiction, including its effects on the brain and new approaches to preventing and treating the disease.
Source: NIDA
Early Alert Priority Pass
This one-page referral form was developed to help connect students to needed services on campus across a variety of departments.
Source: Butte College
Eating Disorders Are on the Rise: Here’s How Educators Can Help Their Students
During the pandemic, eating disorder helpline calls increased by as much as 80% while the number of hospitalizations for adolescents with eating disorders more than doubled. Educators are often the first to identify signs of trouble in children and teenagers, … read more
Source: The JED Foundation
Emotional Wellness+ COVID-19 Resources for Students
California Community Colleges Health & Wellness collated these resources to help college faculty, staff, administrators, and students support their mental health, health, basic needs, and wellness. Please check back often as we will keep this list updated with new resources. … read more
Source: Various
Engaging Young People in a Virtual World
This resource offers practical tips for service providers to more effectively utilize technology to engage with youth. Also included are important considerations for ensuring young people’s physical, social, and emotional safety on virtual platforms. Learn more
Source: Youth Collaboratory
Enhancing College Student Sleep: Programming Strategies That Could Work on Your Campus
PowerPoint presentation and training notes on sleep in college, including strategies for student services to promote better sleeping.
Source: University of St. Thomas
EPICenter – California Injury Data Online
Source on injury data, by type, that can be filtered by specific demographics. Includes alcohol and other drugs.
Source: California Department of Public Health
Evolving Minds
Evolving Minds is a mental health non-profit offering resilience and mindfulness-based educational programs for students, educators, and non-profits. They offer programming for youth leaders and educators grounded in developing resilience and mindfulness skills that build community, create a culture of … read more
Source: Evolving Minds
Financial Workshop Kits
NEFE created these customizable workshop kits on financial topics. Select “College Series” to filter your results to workshops to present to college student audiences.
Source: National Endowment for Financial Education
Find Your Anchor
The premise behind Find Your Anchor is that each person needs an anchor. “Establish an anchor — a dependable, stable, secure base that you can hold on to, one that keeps you firmly planted, no matter what winds or storms … read more
Source: Find Your Anchor
Foster Care Transition Toolkit
The U.S. Department of Education created this toolkit to help youth transitioning out of foster care successfully transition to adulthood. It can also be helpful for caring and supportive adults who work with former foster youth. The toolkit contains a … read more
Source: U.S. Department of Education
Funded Child Care & Development Options
Lists state and federally funded programs that can help families afford child care.
Source: Child Care Resource Center
Gaining Momentum – Balancing the Work and College Life
This resource from Value Colleges discusses time management guidelines, benefits of working during college, and financial management considerations.
Source: Value Colleges
Gamblers Anonymous
Twelve-step program to support individuals to change compulsive gambling behavior. Website offers a broad range of problem gambling information and resources, including localized hotline information.
Source: Gamblers Anonymous
Getting Exercise in College
Specific suggestions for incorporating exercise into your routine at college.
Source: KidsHealth.org
Go Ask Alice
Website operated by Columbia University to answer the questions of college students on issues related to physical health, mental health, and sexuality.
Source: Columbia University
GritX Make your Own Self-care Toolkit
GritX offers adolescents and young adults customizable interactive resources that include a self-care kit, skills studio, journaling, and breathing exercises they can develop online or via a smart device, download and refer back to regularly.
Source: The Regents of The University of California