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Mental Health and Wellness


The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted millions' physical, emotional, and mental health across the United States. It is undoubtedly, affecting the youth and young adults in our communities. 

The state of New Jersey responded by building a library of mental health resources with text and call helplines, wellness and mentoring organizations, and health tips and guidelines. Learn about these resources to look for ways to help cope with the mental health issues created by the pandemic and the accompanying stress. 

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Mental Health Tips from Psych Hub

Watch the Mental Health Wellness Tips video from the channel Psych Hub. It teaches about a scenario of being overworked, stressed, and different tips to relieve emotional stress and anxiety. The ultimate purpose is to have viewers understand their support and seek professional help as soon as possible. 

5 Tools for Mental Health Interventions

There are several activities and worksheets that you can use to intervene with mental health issues. 

Scroll, download, and use the PositivePsychology activities as a way of bringing regular self-care checkups.  

Did you think these tools and tips were helpful to you? Let us know in the comments below! For youth and young adults, ages 13-26, join us on the SPAN Youth Chat on Wednesdays from 3:30-4:00 PM.

Resources...

Link to SPAN's website: www.spanadvocacy.org 

Link to SPAN's Youth in the Know Resource Page: Youth in the Know

We're here for you! Call SPAN if you need assistance: 1-800-654-7726

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