Resilience

Imagine having - right at your fingertips - a list of small actions you could take to calm yourself, or to energize yourself, as needed! With iChill, a FREE app from the Trauma Resource Institute, you, or anyone with internet access, can have exactly that!

While much of our work focuses on prevention, this month’s emphasis on stress will NOT focus on preventing stress! Why not? These videos from Mental Health Literacy answers this question beautifully!

The American Psychological Association (APA) has devoted numerous articles to the topic of stress, including the chronic stress effects on the body, the difference between stress and anxiety, and how to handle life stressors.

Drawn from a new book, The Stress Prescription, by health psychologist and researcher Elissa Epel, Jill Suttie’s article Seven Ways to Have a Healthier Relationship With Stress includes a few strategies that may be fresh and new to you.

TeenMentalHealth.org has a variety of mental health resources, including "Understanding the Stress Response" and "Learning How to Use Daily Stress to Develop Resilience"