Counseling Center Self-Guided Materials.
- Self Guided: Supporting a Friend
- Self Guided: Sleep
- Self Guided: Self-Compassion
- Self Guided: Savoring
- Self Guided: Resilience
- Self Guided: Nutrition
- Self Guided: Movement
- Self Guided: Mindfulness
- Self Guided: Keeping in Touch
- Self Guided: Gratitude
- Self Guided: Doing for Others
- Self Guided: Design a Healthy Room
- Self Guided: Connect on Campus
- Self Guided: Calming
- Self Guided: Be a Happy Roommate
Websites
Videos
Stress Management Workshop: Identifying Stress
Stress Management Workshop: Mindfulness
Stress Management Workshop: Challenging Your Thinking
Stress Management Workshop: Reducing Your Vulnerability to Stress
Handouts
Student Health and Wellbeing Resources
These are the staff's top picks: apps, resources and websites to support your well-being goals. Check our emergencies and off-campus care page for additional community resources.
Health Resources and Programs By Topic
Websites
- NIAAA Rethinking Drinking connects you to tools to explore safer alcohol consumption.
Handouts
- Healthy Habits for Safer Drinking
- Medical Assistance Policy for Students – scroll down to find the Medical Assistance Policy under Student Resources.
Websites
- Body Image Resources: Tips for how to have a positive relationship with your body image.
- National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA): National non-profit that promotes resources, provides educational materials, and offers treatment referrals for those struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating habits
- Multiservice Eating Disorders Association (MEDA): A Massachusetts based non-profit that promotes resources, provides educational materials, and offers treatment referrals for those struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating habits.
Handouts
Websites
- Go Ask Alice: Health questions asked by college students and answered by healthcare professionals from Columbia University.
- Ulifeline: Mental health resource center.
- Jed Foundation: Mental health education, skill building and a leading suicide prevention organization.
- Active Minds: Student led mental health programs and resources to reduce stigma and increase awareness.
- WebMD: Collection of medical and psychiatric healthcare signs, symptoms, and suggested treatments.
- Signs of Emotional Distress: Mental health crisis signs to look out for and where to seek resources for yourself or a loved one.
- Talking to a Struggling Friend: Conversation starters for speaking with a friend that you are worried about.
- Great Good in Action: A library of science-based practices to boost your overall wellbeing.
Websites
- CDC Marijuana and Public Health features up to date research and information about marijuana.
- T-Break Guide: A 21-day guide to taking a tolerance break (t-break) from marijuana.
Handout
Apps (Available on the App Store and Google Play)
- Calm: Bedtime stories and guided meditation exercises.
- Headspace: Guided meditations and mindfulness exercises.
- Smiling Mind: Daily meditations and mindfulness exercises.
Websites
- Tools, tips and advice for quitting tobacco and nicotine.
- Resources for becoming an ex-smoker.
- Facts about Vaping and E-Cigarettes usage.
Handouts
Apps (Available on the App Store and Google Play)
- quitSTART: Tailored tips, challenges, and inspirational messaging to help you quit smoking.
- This is Quitting: Receive text, tips, and stories from other young adults who have tried quitting vaping.
- QuitNow!: Set goals, find community, and learn about physical and mental health benefits to quitting.
Websites
- My Plate: Healthy eating recommendation guide by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Science-based food and nutrition information.
Websites
- Bedsider: Find resources on contraceptive and birth control methods, birth control reminders.
- Planned Parenthood: Sexual and reproductive health resources with healthcare services available at their Boston clinic.
- Healthy Sexual: Information about STI & HIV prevention.
- Get Tested: Find free or low cost, fast and confidential STI testing sites near you.
- Breast Exams: Step by step instructions for how to perform a self-breast exam for breast cancer prevention.
- Testicles Exam: Step by step instructions for how to perform a self-testicular exam for testicular cancer prevention.
Handouts
- Let’s Get Down to Business: Your Guide to Sexual Health – a personalized guide to sexual healthcare created for Bentley students
- Let’s Talk About Sex
- Safer Sex Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- What to Know About PEP
- What to Know About PrEP
- Which Lube to Use
- HIV & STI Testing Sites
Apps (Available on the App Store and Google Play)
- My Sex Doctor: Find information and answers to FAQ about sex, sexuality, and relationships.
- Check Your Self: Prevention and self-breast exams details.
- Clue Period Tracker: Track your menstruation cycle.
- Ball Checker: Prevention and Testicular exam details.
- Mypillapp: Birth control reminder.
Apps (Available on the App Store and Google Play)
- Pzizz: Relaxing music to help you fall asleep and track your sleep and nap habits.
- My Sleep Button: Mindful mediation and guided visualization to help you fall asleep.
- Better Sleep: Calming sounds, mediations, and music to help you sleep and track/record your sleep.
- Rise Science: Personalized guide to improve your sleep and reducing your sleep debt.
Identity-Specific General Health and Mental Health Resources
Finding a Therapist
- Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Therapist Directory: Virtual directory of APIDA mental health providers.
- Asian Psychiatry Program at Tufts Medical Center.
- South Asian Therapist Directory
- InnoPsych: Online database featuring clinicians of color across the country.
Online Communities
- I am Shakti: Online community focused on South Asian mental health.
Podcasts
- Erasing Shame: Podcast about shame and mental health in the Asian American community.
- MaanMukti: Mental health stigma stories from people in the South Asian community.
Organizations
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Resource Page for Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders.
- Mental Health America: Asian American/Pacific Islander Communities and Mental Health.
- SPIRAL provides access to a variety of health, mental health, and wellness documents created by non-profit health agencies and organizations in several Asian languages.
Finding a Therapist
- Therapy for Black Girls: Therapy for Black Girls is an online space and therapist directory dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls.
- InnoPsych: Online database featuring clinicians of color across the country.
- Therapy for Black Men: An online directory to help men of color in their search for a therapist.
- Inclusive Therapists: Inclusive Therapists offers a safer, simpler way to find a culturally responsive, social justice-oriented therapist. They center the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, the LGBTQIA2S+ community and people with disabilities.
- Boston GLASS: Services for LGBTQ+ youth (18--29) of Color.
- US Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service Division, Department of Behavioral Health has a variety of programs and a resource to find care providers.
Online Communities
- YBMen Project: Private social media group for young men of color.
- Rest for Resistance: Mental health healing space for queer people of color
- Ourselves Black: Community with the goal to share imagery and tell stories infused with knowledge that promotes Black mental health.
- Therapy Alternative: Dr. Marshuan Glover is offering an anonymous virtual group as an alternative therapy for individuals seeking a black therapist.
- Young People of Color @ 7cups: Private online support community for young people of color
- Depressed While Black: Online community sharing mental health stories.
- McLean Hospital Collaboration with NAACP -- Boston Chapter: Public awareness community and outreach program works to deconstruct stigma around mental health in the BIPOC community.
Apps
- The Safe Place: A minority mental health app geared towards the Black community.
- Liberate: Meditation app made by and for the BIPOC community.
- Shine: Self-Care app for rest, healing, and growth through difficulty.
- Minds of the Culture: Created and designed by therapist, Dr. Chanda Reynolds, as a tool to help the Black community cope with mental health.
Podcasts
- Between Sessions: Podcast by therapists of color for people of color.
- Celeste the Therapist: Podcast by a therapist of Color focused on shifting negative thinking and empowerment.
Racial Trauma
- Self-Care in the Face of Racial Injustice
- Taking Care of Yourself and Others during Racial Trauma
- Self-Care for People of Color after Psychological Trauma
Organizations
- Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective: BEAM is a nonprofit organization dedicated to healing the emotional/mental health of Black Communities by removing barriers that limit access to care.
- The Loveland Foundation: National organization dedicated to support Black women and girls by helping them gain access to therapy, healing, and emotional support.
- National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network: A healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC).
- The Steve Fund: Dedicated to the mental health and emotional well-being of students of color.
- We R Native: Comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth.
- Black Mental Health Alliance: Services that support the health and well-being of Black people and other vulnerable communities.
- What's On Your Mind: Organization that aims to promote conversations about emotions, mental health among communities of color, including resources on finding clinicians of color.
- One Sky Center is an organization that strives to improve prevention and treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems and services among Native people.
- Mental Health America: Resources for Native and Indigenous Communities.
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Resource Page for Native and Indigenous Communities.
- National Alliance on Mental Illness: Black/African American Mental Health.
- Mental Health America: Black and African American Communities and Mental Health.
- First Gen Bentley Faculty and Staff: Connect with faculty/staff members at Bentley who know what it is like to be a first-gen student themselves.
Online Communities
- I’m First: Stories from first gen college students and graduates about their experiences.
Finding a Therapist
- Latinx Therapy: A virtual directory of mental health providers for Latinx community.
- InnoPsych: Online database featuring clinicians of color across the country.
Podcasts
- Nopal Kweenz: Three Latina Therapists unpacking mental health issues in our community one episode at a time.
- Emotions In Harmony: Mental Health podcast by a Latinx psychologist in English/Spanish.
- Latinx Therapy: Mental health podcast focused on the Latinx community.
Organizations
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Resources for Latinx Communities.
Websites
- Safer Sex for Trans Bodies: A sexual health guide for trans folks.
Finding a Therapist
- Inclusive Therapists: Inclusive Therapists offers a safer, simpler way to find a culturally responsive, social justice-oriented therapist. They center the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, the LGBTQIA2S+ community and people with disabilities.
- Boston GLASS: Services for LGBTQ+ youth (18-29) of Color.
Online Communities
- Rest for Resistance: Mental health healing space for queer people of color.
Organizations
- National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network: A healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC).
Muslim
- Coffee with Karim: Muslim podcast that discusses Islamic psychology, Muslim relationships, and practical Islamic spirituality.
- Therapy for Muslims: Provides referrals for a Muslim mental health practitioner in their area, information on mental wellness from an Islamic lens and a list of helpful resources.
Websites
- Smoke Free Vet: Nicotine cessation resources for military veterans.
- Veterans and PTSD
Support Groups and Call/Text Centers
The following are phone and text service providers and support groups. In an emergency, please call University Police at 781-891-3131 or 911 for assistance.
- National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: Call 800-931-2237 Available: Mon-Thurs 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fri 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Thanksgiving Day 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Text: 800-931-2237 Mon-Thurs 3 p.m. - 6 p.m., Fri 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. or chat online Available: Mon-Thurs 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fri 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- MEDA Recovery Support and Therapy Groups – Call: 617-558-1881.
- Boston Area Recovery Groups – Call/email each individual provider for availability and location information.
- LGBTQ National Youth Hotline (for callers 25 and under) – Call: 1-800-246-7743 Available: Mon-Fri 4 p.m. - 12 a.m. ET, Sat and Sun 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET
- Trevor Project – Call: 1-866-488-7386, Text: START 678678, Chat Online Available: 24/7/365
- Fenway Health Peer Listening Line (for callers 25 and under): Call: 617-267-2535 or 800-399-PEER (7337)
- Fenway Health LGBT Helpline (for callers 26 and over): 617.267.9001 or 888-340-GLBT (4528)
- Trans Lifeline – Call: 877-565-8860 (US Only) Available: 24/7/365
Available 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
- Massachusetts 24 Hour Suicide Prevention Hotline – Call: 617-247-0220
- Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - Call/Text: 988 or Chat Online
- Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 (U.S. Only)
- MA Smokers Quit Line: Call 1-800-QUITNOW (784-8669) or enroll online Available: 24/7, holiday hours may vary. Interpretation services offered in over 200 languages, call the main line for assistance.
- Call: 1-855-335-3569 (Spanish)
- Dial 711 on VRS/TTY (Deaf/Hard of Hearing)
- Call 1-800-838-8917 (Mandarin & Cantonese)
- Call 1-800-556-5564 (Korean)
- Call 1-800-778-8440 (Vietnamese)
- Quitting for Juul or Vaping: Text “DITCHVAPE” to 88709
- Planned Parenthood Health Educators: Text “PPNOW” to 774636 or chat online Available: Mon-Thurs, 9 a.m. - 1 a.m. ET, Fri 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. ET, Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET, Sun 12 p.m. - 1 a.m.
- STI and HIV Testing Sites
- MA Substance Use Helpline: Call 1-800-327-5050 Available: 24/7/365
- National Substance Use Helpline: Call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) Available: 24/7/365 Languages Offered: English, Spanish
- Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): Call: 617-426-9444 Available: Mon-Fri 9a-9p, Sat/Sun/Holidays 12p-9p.
- Al-Anon: A support group for friends and family members of someone with a substance use disorder. Call 508-366-0556 Available: Mon-Fri 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Cocaine Anonymous: Call 617-539-6090
- Marijuana Anonymous: Call/Text 1-800-766-6779 Email: info@newenglandma.org
- Narcotics Anonymous: Call 1-866-624-3578
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