Resources for Student Groups

For information about a range of mental health issues that are relevant to college students, visit:

GO ASK ALICE 
This site from Columbia University addresses a wide range of health and wellness issues, including mental health topics.

 

The Counseling Center is committed to supporting the personal, social and academic development of students and the wellbeing of the Emmanuel community. As part of this commitment, the Counseling Center recognizes the need for specific outreach and engagement of our students who are the first in their family to attend college (First-Gen).  Being the first in your family to attend college can lead to a number of additional stressors throughout application, matriculation, and graduation. From financial stress to family stress, the Counseling Center seeks to provide support to our First Gen students through both our clinical and outreach services.

Students are welcome to visit the Counseling Center for support and to learn more about any of the resources listed below.

For additional resources and support check out the Center of Diversity and Inclusion.

General

Mental Health

Financial

The Counseling Center is committed to supporting the personal, social and academic development of students and the wellbeing of the Emmanuel community. As part of this commitment, the Counseling Center recognizes the need for specific outreach and engagement of our male students. Men are a traditionally underserved community with regard to mental health services. The Counseling Center seeks to foster an environment where men feel well-equipped and able to support their own mental health needs as well as those of the greater campus community.

Students are welcome to visit the Counseling Center for support and to learn more about any of the resources listed below.

For additional resources and support check out the Center of Diversity and Inclusion.

General Mental Health

Men and Mindfulness

Survivors of Violence

Men’s Role in Supporting a Safe and Healthy Community

Sexuality

The Counseling Center is committed to supporting the personal, social and academic development of students and the wellbeing of the Emmanuel community. As part of this commitment, the Counseling Center recognizes the need for specific outreach and engagement of our students of color.

Students of color may face unique challenges in college that can trigger emotional distress. This distress can worsen with the lack of community and support. Students are welcome to visit the Counseling Center for support and to learn more about any of the resources listed below.

For additional resources and support check out the Center of Diversity and Inclusion

General Mental Health

Latinx

African American

Asian American/ Pacific Islander

Native American

Sexuality

Race Related Stress

Substance Use

The Counseling Center is committed to supporting the personal, social and academic development of students and the wellbeing of the Emmanuel community. As part of this commitment, the Counseling Center recognizes the need for specific outreach and engagement of our LGBTQ+ identified students.

Even though not every experience is the same, students from sexual minorities may experience discrimination, prejudice, family rejection, and harassment, along additional struggles. These can lead to the experience fear, isolation and mental health conditions. The Counseling Center seeks to foster an environment where students from all gender identities and gender expressions feel well-equipped and able to support their own mental health needs as well as those of the greater campus community.

Students are welcome to visit the Counseling Center for support and to learn more about any of the resources listed below.

For additional resources and support check out the Center of Diversity and Inclusion.

General Mental Health

Support

Emergency Services

The only national 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention lifeline for LGBTQ young people under 25, available at 1-866-488-7386.

TrevorChat

A free, confidential, secure instant messaging service for LGBTQ youth that provides live help from trained volunteer counselors, open daily.

TrevorText

A free, confidential, secure service in which LGBTQ young people can text a trained Trevor counselor for support and crisis intervention, available daily by texting START to 678678.

Mindfulness Apps

Insight Timer
Runs on Iphone and Android Cost: Free Over 6,000 guided meditations ranging from a couple of minutes to an hour. Can use search option to find a meditation for particular issues such as sleep, anxiety or loss. 

Headspace
Runs on: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free (with in-app purchases)
Headspace is meditation made simple by learning meditation and mindfulness in just 10 minutes a day. The app offers both guided and unguided lessons that range from 2 to 60 minutes long.  

Stop. Breathe. Think

Runs on: Android
Cost: Free
Check in with how you're feeling and try short activities tuned to your emotions. Practice mindful breathing to create space between your thoughts, emotions and reactions.

Mood Trackers

Catch It
Runs on Iphone and Adroid
Cost: Free
Catch It is a simple way to track your moods during the day and uses cognitive behavioral techniques (CBT) to help you evaluate your perceptions and begin to make changes.  

T2 Mood Tracker
Runs on: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free
Monitor your moods on six pre-loaded anxiety, stress, depression, post-traumatic stress, and general well-being scales. You can also customize scales for other difficulties you want to track. Ratings are displayed on graphs to help users track their moods over time.

Anxiety and Stress  

Mindshift
Android and iPhone
Cost: Free
This app includes strategies to deal with everyday anxiety as well as specific tools to tackle text anxiety, perfectionism, social anxiety, performance anxiety, worry, panic, and conflict.

Pacifica
Runs on: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free
Pacifica is an app for stress, anxiety, and worry based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, relaxation, and wellness. Comprised of five core activities, Pacifica is designed as a daily tool to help you address stress and anxiety at a gradual pace.    

The Worry Box
Runs on Iphone and Android
Cost: Free  
Allows you to list your worries and decide assess the relative importance of each as well as strategies for addressing each.  Easy to use and can be customized.    

Panic Shield.  Panic Attack Aid
Runs on  Iphone and Adroid
Cost: Free
Panic Shield was developed in collaboration with multiple mental health professionals and helps provide relief for panic attack and uses 4 different tools to help prevent or disrupt a panic attack.  

WELL-BEING, GRATITUDE AND HAPPINESS

Secret of Happiness
Runs on: Android
Cost: Free
Every morning you are asked to focus on something that makes you happy, such as a list of three things to be thankful for. At night, you respond to a similar prompt, thinking of an event that made you happy during the day. By training your brain to be more aware of what makes you happy, you may find that at the end of 30 days, you know your secret to happiness  

My Gratitude Journal
Runs On Iphone and Android
Cost: 2.99
Oprah loves this app which allows you to note what you are thankful for each day, rate your day and attach photos should you desire. With just 5 minutes a day, you can increase your happiness and perspective.  

Relax Melodies: Sleep Sounds, White Noise & Fan
Runs on: Iphone
Cost: Free (with in-app purchases)
Select sounds and melodies that you like, combine them and adjust the volume of each sound to create a mix. Add one of our meditations specially designed for sleep, lay back, listen, and enjoy falling asleep.

Sworkit 
Runs on: Iphone and Android
Cost: Free and has a premium version
Rated #1 by a recent study assessing fitness apps based on the parameters for safety, stretching, progression, and more set by the ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine). Provides a database of body weight exercises that can be done anywhere. You can also create custom workouts with your favorite exercises.

Good News Network 
Runs on: Iphone and Android
Cost: Free
Daily positive, inspiring, and uplifting news and stories from around the world. Stories about health, animals, charities, governments and do-gooders!  

Mindfulness and Meditation   

GUIDED MEDITATION WEBSITES (Free)  

RELAX and COLOR  

Although we often associate coloring with children, there are many benefits to coloring even as an adult. Coloring can generate wellness and a state of mindfulness. Some other benefits include reducing anxiety and stress, while increasing creativity. Check out some coloring pages you can print for free: