COVID-19 & Student Mental Health

For Students

Active Minds is a national group for college students focusing on action and advocacy in mental health. They have created a series of COVID-related webinars and resources.

Recent topics include:

  • Student Athlete Mental Health During COVID-19
  • Mental Health Advocacy on Campus
  • LGBTQ+ Mental Health

For Campuses

View JED’s POV on Student Mental Health and Well-Being in Fall Campus Reopening for considerations and recommendations.

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What to Do When the Sports Season Gets Cut Short

Training and playing sports can feel like a livelihood, and when it’s cut short suddenly, it can feel like a breakup. 

This is one of many resources available through the Jed Foundation.

COVID-19 Grief & Loss

Consider developing new rituals in your daily routine to replace those we can’t count on during COVID-19. 

This is one of many resources available through the CDC.

Hope and Cope 2020

This project – a collaboration between Forefront Suicide Prevention and The 5000 Days Project — explores the value of telling your own personal stories of life during COVID-19.

For students and all of us

Greater Good’s Guide to Wellbeing During Coronavirus – This is a rich and diverse collection of resources from the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California at Berkeley.

The Center for Mind and Body Medicine offers self-care resources to heal Coronavirus Trauma & Stress. Included is a webinar series with sessions on honoring your emotions, gratitude, befriending your body, and more.

For counselors

Toolkit for Emotional Coping for Healthcare Staff: Putting it Into Practice, a webinar produced by the Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress. This toolkit offers a set of concrete tools that healthcare staff can use during the challenging time of the pandemic.