Resources and Self-Help for Students
Election Resources
Mental Health Screening
Want to better understand your mental health needs? Take an anonymous screening to identify what you may be experiencing and learn what you can do about it.
You can also check out Ulifeline’s Self-Evaluator page or Mental Health America’s variety of screening tools.
You do not have to do this alone. Think you might want to talk about it? Contact CHW Counseling to get connected.
Guided Relaxation without an App
Need instant relief? Use these audio clips for quick stress and anxiety management. Sit or lay down comfortably with headphones and select what interests you below to begin.
- Forest Visualization (4:52 minutes)
- Counted Breathing (5 minutes)
- Deep Relaxation Breathing (7:30 minutes)
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation (16:34 minutes)
Stress Less with Headspace
Stressful situations are an everyday part of life. Headspace can help you improve sleep, respond better to stress and anxiety, and get moving with effective workouts that fit any schedule.
Suffolk University students can access all Headspace content for FREE!
Sign up using your Suffolk email to get started today
Resources
Physical Health & Nutrition
Physical Health
- Student Health 101 is a free e-publication for all Suffolk University students. Monthly issues highlight a variety of college health and wellness topics
- CHW SUPERS Podcast: A group of peer health educators working to promote wellness
- Move Your Way: Center for Disease Control Recommendations for Exercise
Cold & Flu
- Flu Facts: MA Department of Public Health
- Flu Season is Here: Helpful tips for preventing the flu
Nutrition
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Balanced Eating: Learn to eat well without overthinking it
Sexual Health
- Scarleteen: The highest-ranked website for sex education and sexuality advice online for 15-25 year olds
- Get Yourself Tested provides the facts on STIs, testing, and protection; talking tips to help young people communicate with their partners, parents, and health care providers; and a testing center locator provided by the CDC
- Alice!: Information on college sexual health. Ask questions or find an answer to a question. A SUPERs favorite!
- Planned Parenthood: Info on sexual health, contraception, emergency contraception, etc
- American Sexual Health Association: ASHA is America's authority for sexual health information
- Centers for Disease Control Sexual Health & Topics page
- Testing for STIs and HIV: Testing is available, whether or not you will have to pay out of pocket for the testing depends on what type of health insurance you have. Please review your health insurance policy for coverage details. There are also many free and low-cost STI testing sites in Boston. You can also call Counseling, Health & Wellness Services for more information regarding STI testing
- Planned Parenthood: Get free and confidential testing for STIs as well as non-judgemental options about birth control at your local Planned Parenthood health center.
- Boston GLASS: Organization offering services to LGBTQ+ youth of color and their allies. Same day free and confidential prevention and testing services for STIs and HIV/AIDS.
- Fenway Health: Organization offering specialized healthcare for those who identify as LGBTQ+ and their allies. Fenway Health is a safe and respectful place to receive testing and counseling for HIV/AIDS and other STIs.
Sleep
- MIT's Community Wellness Downloads (mindfulness and relaxation audio files)
- National Sleep Foundation
- Sleep Hygiene Checklist: The Do's and Don'ts for better sleep
- Get Better Sleep During Finals: How to fuel your studying with good sleep
- Understanding Sleep (National Institutes of Health)
- What Makes a Good Night's Sleep (for college students)
Alcohol, Marijuana, Tobacco & Other Drugs
Alcohol
- College Drinking, Changing the Culture: Research-based information on issues related to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students
- Rethinking Drinking: You can take a look at your drinking habits and how they may affect your health
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC): General information about the effects of alcohol on health
- NIAAA: Homepage for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
- Alcoholics Anonymous: Looking for a meeting in the Boston area?
- Alcohol Awareness – Facts & Stats [PDF]
Marijuana
Tobacco
- Truth Initiative: is America's largest nonprofit public health organization committed to making tobacco use a thing of the past
- American Cancer Society: Includes FAQ about tobacco and cancer
- Electronic Cigarettes: Get the facts about electronic cigarettes, their health effects and the risks of using e-cigarettes
- How to Quit Smoking: The American Lung Association can help people figure out their reasons for quitting and then take steps towards quitting for good
- Tobacco Edu: An interactive, web-based, self-paced curriculum for college students
Other Drugs
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): Information about commonly misused drugs
- GenerationRx: Medication safety resources and information for teachers and students (K-college), student understanding of medication safety issues, particular the dangers of abusing prescription, and over-the-counter medications
Mental Health
Depression, Anxiety, etc.
- 9 Ways to Build Resilience [PDF]
- Anxiety and Stress Brochure [PDF]
- Coping with Tragedy & Violent Events: Common responses, coping strategies, and when to seek professional help
- Ourselvesblack.com: Mental Illness Library
- Perfectionism: Tips for Challenging Perfectionism
- Suicide Prevention & Awareness: signs that someone might be experiencing suicidal thoughts and where to find help and support
- ULifeline: An anonymous, confidential, online resource center, where college students can be comfortable searching for the information they need and want regarding mental health and suicide prevention
- MHA Screening: Information, resources, and free, confidential mental health screening
- Winter Wellness Guide [PDF]
- Depression – Symptoms, Causes, & Support [PDF]
Stress Management & Self Care
- Managing Stress (medline plus)
- Coping With Stress Checklist (Mental Health America)
- Headspace: Sign up using your Suffolk email for a free account
- Meditation (Mayo Clinic)
- The Warning Signs of Stress
- Time Management
- Self-Care & Stress Management Ideas [PDF]
Eating Disorders & Body Image
- Multi-Service Eating Disorder Association
- National Eating Disorder Association
- Eating Disorders for Men & Boys
- Eating Disorders in LGBTQA+ Populations
- Center for Mindful Eating
Healthy Relationships, Relationship Abuse, & Sexual Assault
- Suffolk University's policy on sexual misconduct on campus. The policy also tells students what they can do if this happens to them or a friend.
- Boston Area Rape Crisis Center: 24/7 hotline 800-841-8371. Free, confidential services to survivors, their friends and families, and professionals ages 12 and older
- RAINN: The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE.
- Centers for Disease Control—Statistics and information about sexual violence
- LoveIsRespect—What is a healthy relationship?
- Relationship Spectrum
- Consent & Healthy Relationships [PDF]
- Understanding Sexual Violence [PDF]
- Healing & Accountability Wheel from the Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective [PDF]
Gambling
- College Gambling: Developed by the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) as a tool to help current and prospective students, campus administrators, campus health professionals, and parents address gambling and gambling-related harms on campus.
- National Council on Problem Gambling
Racial Trauma, Culture & Identity
Online Materials
- Racism Pandemic - APA
- Advice for White Individuals Following the Shooting of a Black Individual
- How White People Can Be Allies
- Black Lives Matter: Meditations for People of Color and White Allies
- Guidance for Responding to Racial Trauma: Includes guidance for health professionals and others
- Lecture on Self-Care, Soul-Care, and Healing
- Culturally Competent Provider Guide: Finding mental healthcare that fits your cultural background
- Mental Health Resources for Students of Color Brochure [PDF]
- Racial Trauma (Wallet Card) [PDF]
Phone/Text Support
- The Steve Fund
- Text “STEVE” to 741-741 for crisis support for young people of Color
- ASHAAA
- NYC Well, 24/7, 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355), or Text "WELL" to 65173
- Service and Website Available in Cantonese and Mandarin. Dial 1-888-692-9355 for Chinese.
- DeQH (Hotline for South Asian/Desi LGBTQ+)
- (908) 367-3374
Online Communities
- Young People of Color @ 7cups (Private online support community for young People of Color)
- YB Men Project (Private social media group for young men of Color)
- Rest for Resistance (Mental health healing space for Queer People of Color)
- The Icarus Project (Inclusive social justice online community)
Blogs
- Visibility Project (Stories & videos to support the queer Asian Pacific American women & transgender community)
- Dior Vargas (People of Color & Mental Illness Photo Project)
- Nalgona Positivity Pride (Eating Disorder blog and support for people of Color)
Podcasts
- ManUp Podcast – Masculinity, Race, and Relationships in the Modern World
- Therapy for Black Girls (Podcast focused on the mental health of Black women)
- The Healing Justice Podcast (Podcast about social justice and collective healing)
- Coffee with Karim Podcast (Muslim mental health, psychology and spirituality podcast)
- Mindful Muslim Podcast (Podcast about mental health, psychology, Islam & spirituality)
- Ourselves Black (Blog, Resources, & Podcast about Black Mental Health)
- Erasing Shame (Podcast about shame and mental health in the Asian American community)
- Stories of Stigma: South Asian Mental Health (Mental health podcast)
- Nopal Kweenz (3 Latinx Therapists discuss Mental health)
- Emotions In Harmony (Mental Health podcast by a Latinx psychologist in English/Spanish)
- Between Sessions (Podcast by therapists of Color for people of Color)
Apps
- The Safe Place (Black Mental Health app)
SU/Boston/National Resources
- Resources for Law students of Color
- Resources for students of Color
- InnoPsych (Mental health resources for People of Color)
- Boston GLASS (Services for LGBTQ+ youth of Color)
- Self-care for Black Muslims
- Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective