24/7 HOTLINES
- FAU CAPS Crisis Line: (561) 297-3540
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-(800)-273-8255
- Palm Beach & Broward County Crisis Line: 211
- Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
HELPFUL WEBSITES
- CAPS Website
- CAPS Mental Health Care Package: Coping with COVID-19
- Self-Care: 4 Ways to Manage Anxiety During the COVID-19 Quarantine
- Psychological Resilience through the Pandemic
- Toolkit for Caring for Coronavirus Anxiety (Shine/Mental Health America)
- Coping and Staying Emotionally Well During COVID-19 Related School Closures (Active Minds)
- COVID-19 and Managing Emotional Health (Jed Foundation)
APPS FOR STRESS MANAGEMENT AND MINDFULNESS
ADAPTING TO ONLINE LEARNING
COPING WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING
- 10 Ideas for Coping with Loneliness (Psychology Today)
MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON COVID-19
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- American College Health Association (ACHA)
- FAU Updates
AL: First, it’s important to acknowledge that this is an anxiety-provoking time. It’s uncharted territory with a lot of unknowns. So be sure to create space to acknowledge and validate your own emotional responses – whatever they may be.
Second, I recommend making social connection a priority. There are myriad ways to stay connected while maintaining social distancing. Facetime with friends and family or planned Zoom meetings can help to stay emotionally connected. The phrase we are hearing commonly now bears repeating: We may be apart, but we’re all in this together.
Third, take time and make time to engage in mindfulness practices. Meditation, journaling, focused breathing, yoga – mindful practices like these can help us feel grounded and less overwhelmed. These activities can help center us and remind us that while so much is beyond our control, there are things we can do, in this present moment, to take care of ourselves.