Going to College with a Mental Health Disorder [web resource]
In many ways, college offers a “blank slate” and is the perfect time and place to reinvent yourself. Between the independent living, opportunities to pursue your own interests, new people to meet, and different social scenes to become a part Read more >>
Starting the Conversation: College and Your Mental Health [downloadable]
To help put a thoughtful plan into place should a mental health condition arise, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and The Jed Foundation have created a guide to help start the conversation. It offers both parents and students Read more >>
Managing a Mental Health Condition in College
College means new freedoms and new opportunities. Making the transition to college isn’t easy for anyone. Classes will be more difficult than high school and you have to plan ahead and motivate yourself to study. Plus you may have the Read more >>
If you’re feeling anxious and overwhelmed, you’re not alone. People deal with stress in many different ways, some healthy and some unhealthy. Try these self-care tips to cope. Read more >>
I’m So Stressed Out! Fact Sheet [downloadable]
Feeling overwhelmed? Read this fact sheet to learn whether it’s stress or anxiety, and what you can do to cope. Read more >>
How to Have Difficult Conversations When You Don’t Like Conflict
For most people, conflict is a source of stress, and especially so if you are someone who avoids confrontations. Avoiding or delaying a difficult conversation can hurt your relationships and create other negative outcomes. It may not feel natural at Read more >>
ADHD and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) is extreme emotional sensitivity and pain triggered by the perception that a person has been rejected or criticized by important people in their life. It may also be triggered by a sense of falling short—failing to Read more >>
Eating Disorders Resource Center [web resource]
While eating disorders can affect people of all ages, teens and young adults are often most susceptible. In addition to biological and psychological risk factors, middle and high school students are highly influenced by peer pressure, the thin ideal set Read more >>
Getting the Right Start: Student Guide to Mental Health [downloadable]
Did you know that 1 in 5 youth and young adults lives with a mental health condition? The Student Guide to Mental Health Fact Sheet lists the common warning signs that something is amiss and explains the steps to take Read more >>
How To Do Well (And Be Happy!) In College
You’ve signed up for classes, you’ve learned your way around campus — and now, you’ve got to make sure you survive all the way to graduation. Read more >>
