Self-Care & Coping Resources

Online Coping Resources

• Teen Guide to Mental Health and Wellness

• Kaiser Mental Health and Wellness Apps

• Kaiser Mental Health and Wellness Tools and Resources

• Ultimate Guide to Mental Health and Education Resources for Kids and Teens

• Stress Management Resources- Link to different resources and coping skills

• Teen Stress and Coping Center

• 13 Minute Body Scan Meditation for Teens and Adults/Mindfulness for Children (Relaxing)

• The Transformation Self Care Resources - Mind-Body Skills on Center for Mind Body Medicine, series of guided videos

• Grounding Techniques Instructions

• Headspace | Mini Meditation | Let Go of Stress

• Feeling Anxious or Worried? Listen to These 8 Podcasts

• 5 Ideas for Better Sleep

• Breathing Exercises:

  • Square Breathing,

  • Belly Breathing

  • Guided Breathing‎

  • iBreathe App

• 5 Senses Grounding

• Rainbow Color Grounding

• Self-Regulation for School

• 50 Ways to Take a Break

• Self-Harm - A Guide for Parents

Self-Care Applications

• ADAA Reviewed Mental Health Apps | Anxiety and Depression Association of America

• MoodKit is a cognitive behavioral therapy-based app that allows you to track your mood, activities, diet, thoughts, and social engagement.

• Breathe and the Breathing App-Deep, conscious breathing in times like these is a simple way to find some relaxation.

• Headspace is a popular meditation app that offers guided meditations starting at $12.99 per month.

• Calm is nature-inspired and provides guided meditation recordings for $12.99 per month.

• Go Zen - online social and emotional learning programs for students experiencing anxiety.

• Down Dog-- yoga; free access until July 1st for all students and teachers (K-12 and college).

• Move Mood - Move Mood is a free app to help young people manage the behaviors associated with low mood or depression.

• Calm Harm - Award-winning free app that helps to resist or manage the urge to self-harm.

• Clear Fear - Clear Fear is a free app that provides you with a range of ways to manage the symptoms of anxiety.

• Combined Minds - Combined Minds is a free app that helps families and friends to find ways to provide the right environment to help the individuals they support affect their own change.

• Breathe2Relax - Breathe2Relax is a portable stress management tool which provides instructions and practice exercises to help users learn the stress management skill called diaphragmatic breathing.