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Tips and resources to keep in mind during Mental Health Awareness Month
5/13/2019May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Portland Public Schools’ Student Success and Health department offers some tips and resources.
Mental wellness is when we recognize our own abilities, cope with life stressors, and feel like a contributing member to our community.
Everyone has times when they don’t feel well -- sometimes it is physically, and sometimes it is mentally or emotionally.
When people experience a mental health challenge they need support from friends and family just as much as if they had a broken bone or sore throat. Asking about mental health concerns or suicide can provide relief that someone cares.
Resources
Your school counselor, school social worker, or school psychologist has information about getting support, or you can always contact the following organizations if you are worried about yourself or someone else. You don’t need to be alone in your worries.
- Youth Line: Text Teen to Teen 839863
- Lines for Life: Call 800 273-8255
- Trevor Line for LGBTQ Youth: Text “START” to 678678
- Multnomah County Crisis Line: Call 503-988-4888 (interpretation available)
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call 1-800-273-8255 (interpretation available)
- Spanish speakers: 1-888-628-9454
- SafeOregon tipline: Call or Text 844-472-3367 Email: tip@safeoregon.com
During times of stress or worry, finding ways to cope is important.
Connect with a trusted person -- sharing your worries or concerns can help.
Adequate sleep is one way stress can naturally be reduced even if the stressor doesn’t go away. When you don’t get enough sleep, your body releases more cortisol, which is a stress hormone.
Participate in healthy activities that make you feel good, such as playing with a pet, art, taking a walk, or listening to music.
You may feel like your pain is overwhelming today. With time and support the pain will decrease.
There are several apps that may be helpful in coping with stress:
- MindShift: Designed to help teens and young adults cope with anxiety.
- Headspace: Meditation and mindfulness techniques for daytime, plus music and nature sounds to help you sleep.
- Stop, Breathe and Think: Check in with how you’re feeling, and try short activities tuned to your emotions.
- Pacifica: Daily tools for stress, anxiety, and depression alongside a supportive community.
- Calm: More than 100 guided meditations to help you manage anxiety, lower stress and sleep better.
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