What is self-care?
Self-Care is any intentional actions you take to care for your physical, mental, and emotional health.
Enjoy this video on tips to help you handle stress and anxiety caused by COVID-19.
Apps
- Calm is an app that produces meditation products, including guided meditations, a book, narrated Sleep Stories, and health and meditation videos. Their primary product is the meditation app, available on iPhone and Android devices.
- MoodTools is a free self-help app targeting depression. It provides psychoeducation about risk factors and psychosocial approaches to treatment, a depression symptom questionnaire, a thought diary, a suicide safety plan, and videos such as meditation guides.
- Amidst the stress of the current coronavirus crisis, the Missouri Coalition for Community Behavioral Healthcare is offering the application myStrength. myStrength is a self-help resource that is available 24/7, is private and confidential, and provides information and inspiration on a multiple topics. myStrength offers content and resources on including Coping Skills During COVID-19, stress management, depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, chronic pain, sleep disturbance issues, and more.
Articles
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Taking Care of Your Family During Coronavirus and Other Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks
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Tips for Disaster Responders: Preventing and Managing Stress
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Tips for Disaster Responders: Preventing and Managing Stress (Spanish)
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Tips for Disaster Responders: Understanding Compassion Fatigue