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Educational, Self-Help / Self-Care

Reddit hall of fame: depression remedies

Self-Help / Self-Care

A Friend Asks

Apps, Helping Others

Helps provide the information, tools, and resources to help a friend (or yourself) who may be struggling with thoughts of suicide.

Aloe Bud

Apps, Self-Help / Self-Care

Allows you to personalize reminders for self-help-self-care activities and gives you the satisfaction of checking things off in a colorful and rewarding way.

Benton County Mental Health (Corvallis)

Counseling & Support, Hotlines

Offers outpatient mental health services and a 24-hour crisis line. For appointments, call (541) 766-6835. If eligible, you'll receive a same day appointment.

Breathe 2 Relax

Apps, Self-Help / Self-Care, Veterans

Initially designed for the military community, this app trains on the belly breathing technique as a part of stress management.

Bring Change to Mind

Personal Experiences

A nonprofit organization seeking to end the stigma of mental illness and encourage others to speak out about their experiences.

Calm

Apps, Self-Help / Self-Care

Provides a library of guided meditations and soothing nature sounds and scenes, plus a daily guided meditation.

Classes at the Peter Courtney Health & Wellness Center

On-campus

All classes free for students. From spin to meditation.

College Student Opens Up About Depression And Anxiety

Personal Experiences

Matthew Lim talks about his battle with mental illness, how it affected his college life, and how he overcame it.

Coping Strategies for Suicidal Thoughts

Self-Help / Self-Care

Crash Course Psychology Playlist

Educational

Crisis Text Line

Hotlines

Text HOME to 741-741

Dream EZ

Apps, Self-Help / Self-Care, Veterans

Uses imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) to turn nightmares into dreams so you can get a better night’s sleep. Specifically designed for people dealing with PTSD.

Find a Clinic

Counseling & Support

Find substance abuse clinics, mental health centers, and health care services for specific populations.

Find a Pro

Counseling & Support

Allows you to search for mental health professionals or facilities that have been recommend by individuals living with a mental illness.

Find a Support Group

Counseling & Support

A handy tool from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

A Get-Started Guide to LGBT Mental Health Resources

LGBTQ

Headspace: Meditation

Apps, Self-Help / Self-Care

Provides guided meditations and mindfulness techniques to help keep you in the moment and focus on things that matter.

Help Guide

Educational, Helping Others, Self-Help / Self-Care

Tips a wide variety of mental health topics.

Hidden Brain

Educational

Explores the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices, and direct our relationships.

How Can a Safety Plan Help?

Helping Others, Self-Help / Self-Care

How to get Mental Health Help: Advice for Service Members and Their Families

Veterans

How to Talk to a Suicide Loss Survivor: 10 Helpful Tips

Helping Others

Infographics & Fact Sheets from the National Alliance on Mental Illness

Media

Infographics from the American Association of Suicidology

Media

Invisibilia

Educational

Uses stories and scientific research to discuss human behavior.

LikeKristen

Personal Experiences, Self-Help / Self-Care

On this channel, Kristen shares her personal experience with mental illness and provides informal information.

Light Therapy Lights at the Library

On Campus, Self-Help / Self-Care

Dark and gloomy outside? Light therapy lamps are now available for checkout at the library.

Live Through This

Personal Experiences

A collection of portraits and true stories of suicide attempt survivors across the United States.

Mad World

Personal Experiences

In this podcast, Brit Bryony Gordon interviews guests about their mental health experiences.

Mantherapy

Self-Help / Self-Care

Mental health for men. “Because you can’t just rub some dirt on your emotions.”

Mental Health with Therapist Kati Morton

Self-Help / Self-Care

Kati works to provide helpful and accurate mental health information across the world.

Myth & Fact Social Media Graphics

Media

My3

Apps, Self-Help / Self-Care

Makes it easy to have a safety plan on your phone and easy access to the contact info for your support system.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Hotlines

1-800-273-8255

El NIMH Contesta Preguntas Sobre el Suicidio

Latinx

Q and A with the National Institute of Mental Health.

NW Human Services Crisis & Information Hotline

Hotlines

Provides 24/7 crisis intervention services, emergency rent, utility and prescription payment assistance, and access to food boxes.

Player FM Mental Health Podcasts

Educational

Polk County Behavioral Health (Dallas, Monmouth, Salem)

Counseling & Support, Hotlines

Provides one-on-one counseling, group therapy, and crisis response by phone or in-person.

Psychiatric Crisis Center (Salem)

Counseling & Support, Hotlines

Offers 24/7 crisis intervention, screening for potential hospital admission, short-term therapy, and referral to appropriate community agencies.

Psych2Go

Educational

Video topics ranging from anxiety and depression to political psychology and serial killers.

Reconozca las Señales

Latinx

Information on noticing signs of critical situations and examples of dialogue.

How and Why the 5 Steps can Help

Helping Others

The research behind the 5 action steps for helping people with suicidal thoughts.

Responsible Media Reporting

Media

R & R Room

On-campus

The R & R at the Student Health & Counseling Center provides students with a massage chair, full spectrum therapy light, meditation cushion, and biofeedback devices.

La Salud Mental En La Comunidad Latina

Latinx

Screening Tools from Mental Health America

Self-Help / Self-Care

Self-Care 101

Self-Help / Self-Care

10 ways to take better care of you.

Self Evaluator from ULifeline

Self-Help / Self-Care

Screens for thirteen of the most common mental health conditions that college students face.

Silence isn't Strength

AI/AN

Help yourself information for Native Americans from the Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Shedding Light on Student Depression

Personal Experiences

A TedxPenn talk on struggling with depression in college.

Social Marketing Campaigns from the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

AI/AN, Media

Statistics from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Media

Stories of Hope & Recovery

Personal Experiences

Substance Use Disorder Quizzes & Information

Self-Help / Self-Care

SupperBetter

Apps, Self-Help / Self-Care

Playing games to build better physical, mental, emotional, and social health.

TalkSpace

Apps, Counseling & Support

Online therapy with licensed therapists. Get connected through video chats, text messages, or with their app. Costs $49/week.

TIME Guide to Happiness

Self-Help / Self-Care

Today Habit Tracker

Apps, Self-Help / Self-Care

Helps you organize your day and build helpful habits. You can customize your goals and view stats about your progress.

To Write Love on Her Arms

Personal Experiences

Tackles depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide.

Trans Lifeline

Hotlines, LGBTQ

A peer support hotline run by and for trans people, plus microgrants, and information about name changes and updated IDs.

The Trevor Project

Hotlines, LGBTQ

Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth.

Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center

AI/AN

Information about training on mental and substance use disorders, suicide prevention, and mental health promotion.

Voces de la Salud Mental

Latinx

A collection of video stories from Sana Mente (Each Mind Matters), a mental health movement in California.

Wellness Advocacy Group

On-campus

The mental health club on campus that meets every other Tuesday. For details, visit them on OrgSync or contact Shaylie Pickrell (president) at spickrell15@mail.wou.edu.

We R Native

AI/AN

Health resource for native youth by native youth.

What Suicide Survivors Want You to Know

Personal Experiences

Individuals who have attempted or otherwise been affected by suicide answer the question: What do you wish others knew about your experience?

What to do When a Friend or Loved One is Struggling with Their Mental Health

Helping Others

Why We All Need to Practice Emotional First Aid

Self-Help / Self-Care

A TEDxLinnaeusUniversity talk about emotional hygiene — taking care of our emotions and our minds with the same diligence we take care of our bodies.

WOU Student Health & Counseling Center

Counseling & Support, On-campus

Any student of WOU, registered for at least 6 credit hours, is eligible to access the counseling center. All services are confidential, and students who have paid the health fee have access to unlimited appointments.

WOU Suicide Prevention Social Media

Media

Access to our social media toolkit on Google Drive.

5 Ways Latinxs Can Challenge Machismo in Our Families and Communities

Latinx

7 Cups: Anxiety & Stress Chat

Apps, Counseling & Support

Free anonymous emotional support and counseling from trained active listeners.

7 Ways to Practice Emotional First Aid

Self-Help / Self-Care

Psychologist Guy Winch lays out 7 useful ways to reboot your emotional health.

10 Tools for Living Your Life Well

Helping Others

Strategies to help you feel stronger and more hopeful.

Last updated September 16, 2019

If you or someone you know may be in immediate danger because of suicidal thoughts, call 911 or campus public safety at (503) 838-9000.

If you are not in immediate danger, but need someone to talk to, please use one of the national suicide prevention lines.

1-800-273-8255

Text HOME to 741-741

Chat Online

If you want to talk to someone in person, you can go to one of the following drop-in clinics. Individuals in crisis are seen immediately.

Student Health & Counseling Center

Mon – Fri, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

(503) 838-8396

345 Monmouth Ave N. Monmouth

(across from the library)

Psychiatric Crisis Center

Open 24/7

1 (888) 232-7192

1118 Oak St SE. Salem

Polk County Behavioral Health

Mon – Fri, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

(503) 623-9289

1310 Main St E. Monmouth

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