Tip Sheets
Despite your best efforts, it can be difficult to maintain your mental health during times of change and disruption. These downloadable tip sheets provide valuable guidance and can be referred to throughout this journey.
Expand Your Knowledge
These external links provide valuable, up-to-date and relevant resources to support a healthy return to work.
Wellbeing
National Alliance on Mental Illness: Dedicated to helping those affected by mental health illnesses by providing advocacy, education, support and public awareness needed to build better lives for those suffering from mental illness and their families.
NAMI COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide: Recognizing the mental health challenges that may arise due to COVID-19, NAMI has dedicated a section of their site to help those suffering from mental illnesses, their caregivers and loved during this pandemic.
Wellbeing Place Blog: Provides a wide array of tips, tools and resources to improve your overall health and wellbeing.
Lifelines/Hotlines
2-1-1 United Way: A free, confidential helpline available 24/7 that connects people with local health and human services support they need.
Child Abuse Hotline: Dedicated to preventing child abuse, the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline is confidential and available 24/7 for both the U.S. and Canada.
Disaster Distress Helpline: SAMHSA’s helpline provides 24/7, 365-day-a-year crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: A free and confidential emotional support line for people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. The Lifeline can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Domestic Violence Hotline: A confidential and free resources that can provide immediate, lifesaving tools and support for victims of domestic violence and abuse operating 24/7.
Government/Consumer
Benefits.gov: Due to COVID-19, Benefits.gov has created a coronavirus Help Center with resources to help you regarding benefits for unemployment assistance, healthcare, food/nutrition and other eligible benefits.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Apart of the U.S. government, the CFPB aims to help protect consumers from unlawful and unfair business practices while also providing the information and tools needed when making financial decisions.
National Foundation for Credit Counseling Coronavirus Financial Toolkit: Following the impact to the economy due to COVID-19, the NFCC has put together the resources needed to help you manage your finances during these uncertain times.
U.S. Department of Labor: Aimed at fostering, promoting and developing better working conditions, opportunities and rights for all working Americans, the DOL has compiled resources to help you prepare to work during COVID-19.
USA.gov Disaster Financial Assistance: Access information regarding emergency financial assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): The CDC is the front line in the efforts to understand and combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit the CDC website for the latest news, information and resources regarding this pandemic.
Harvard Medical School Coronavirus Resource Center: Information and articles related to COVID-19, how it can affect you and what you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones.
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center: Experts in global public health, infectious disease and emergency preparedness to help advance the understanding of the virus, inform the public, and brief policymakers in order to guide a response, improve care and save lives.
The World Health Organization (WHO) — WHO works together with 194 Member States around the world to help commit to achieving better health for every individual. This website can help provide you with extra resources to understand COVID-19 and how it can affect you, how to protect yourself and other current updates.
Mental Health Apps
These free mobile apps offer easily accessible resources to help manage your emotional wellbeing.
eMoods
eMoods is a mood tracking app designed specifically for users with bipolar disorder. Throughout the day, you can track depressive and psychotic symptoms, elevated mood and irritability as well as give an indication of the severity of your symptoms. You can then see your mood changes on a color-coded monthly calendar and export a monthly summary report to identify specific triggers that can help better understand your fluctuating mood.
GG OCD
GG OCD aims to improve OCD symptoms by increasing the user’s awareness of negative thoughts and training the brain to push those aside to embrace a more positive outset. This app takes the users through various levels, each consisting of short games around a specific theme. From how to automatically replace negative self-talk with positive thoughts, to belief in change, building self-esteem and more, this app takes its user on a journey towards a healthier thinking pattern.
(Free; Download for iOS)
Mind Shift
Mind Shift is a free app designed to help users cope with anxiety. Rather than trying to avoid anxious feelings, Mind Shift stresses the importance of changing how you think about anxiety. Think of this app as the cheerleader in your pocket, encouraging you to take charge of your life, ride out intense emotions and face challenging situations.
notOK
notOK is a free app that features a large, red button that can be activated to let close friends, family and their support network know help is needed. Users can add up to five trusted contacts as part of their support group so when they hit the digital panic button, a message along with their current GPS location is sent to their contacts. The message reads: “Hey, I’m not OK! Please call, text or come find me.”
Quit That!
Quit That! is a completely free app that helps users beat their habits or addictions. Whether you’re looking to stop drinking alcohol, quit smoking, or stop taking drugs, it’s the perfect recovery tool to track and monitor your progress. Track as many vices as you want and find out how many minutes, hours, days, weeks, or years it’s been since you quit.
(Free; Download for iOS)
Your Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Your employer may offer additional benefits, such as an employee assistance program (EAP), to help you manage return-to-work stress and build emotional fitness. An EAP is a free, confidential benefit designed to assist employees in addressing and resolving a wide variety of personal or work-related concerns including depression, anxiety, stress, addiction, relationship issues, grief and coping with change. For more information, contact your Human Resources department.