Mental Health and Wellness Resources

Mental well-being means the ability to realize your potential and the ability to cope with every day stressors. Taking care of our mental well-being may look different for different people and can change as we are faced with new challenges.

Digital Detox

Resources for Individuals

Everyday Health: How to Do a Digital Detox Without Unplugging Completely

Excess tech use may be getting in the way of your wellness. Try these expert-backed strategies to become a little less attached to your devices.

Newport Institute: 5 Steps for How to Do a Digital Detox

We are constantly plugged in to the virtual world. Our daily lives consist of regularly checking emails, responding to texts from friends, mindlessly scrolling through Instagram or TikTok, and getting news alerts. Since the pandemic, we’ve become used to socializing, going to school, and meeting with colleagues online as well. That makes the question “What is a digital detox?” even more essential.

Health.com: Digital Detox – Your 10-Step Guide

The key to staying healthy in our hyperconnected world is adopting sustainable habits around the way we use tech.

Digital Detox

At Digital Detox, we want you to have the skills to help you slowly bring your life and phone use back into balance—so technology can help you be a better parent and friend and partner and colleague.

Resources for Parents of Children and Teens

Spark & Stitch Institute: Addressing your screen time struggles with science and understanding

This blog contains several articles and resources about the affects of screen time on children and teens.

Common Sense Media: Trusted ratings with families in mind

Ever wonder how to find age-appropriate movies, tv shows, books, or games for your children? Common Sense Media provides ratings and suggested ages for all media types for parents to use as a guide.

LiveMore ScreenLess

LiveMore ScreenLess advocates and promotes digital wellbeing for and with young people. Check out their website geared towards young people, educators and families which features several resources, upcoming events, and links to podcasts and webinars.

Suicide Awareness & Prevention

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Bringing awareness to mental health and providing support and resources to all. #KeepMovingForward

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.

Stay tuned as we continue to add more resources to this section in the coming months.

General Resources

Stay tuned as we continue to add more resources to this section in the coming months.