• Self Guided: Supporting a Friend
• Self Guided: Sleep
• Self Guided: Self-Compassion
• Self Guided: Savoring
• Self Guided: Resilience
• Self Guided: Nutrition
• Self Guided: Movement
• Self Guided: Mindfulness
• Self Guided: Keeping in Touch
• Self Guided: Gratitude
• Self Guided: Doing for Others
• Self Guided: Design a Healthy Room
• Self Guided: Connect on Campus
• Self Guided: Calming
• Self Guided: Be a Happy Roommate

Websites

• Mind Tools Stress Management
• Stress and Anxiety Quiz
• Breathing exercises to reduce stress

Videos

Stress Management Workshop: Identifying Stress 

Stress Management Workshop: Mindfulness

Stress Management Workshop: Challenging Your Thinking

Stress Management Workshop: Reducing Your Vulnerability to Stress

Handouts

• Identifying Stress
• Mindfulness
• Challenging Your Thinking
• Reducing Your Vulnerability to Stress

• Deep Breathing & Reflection
• Guided Visualization
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
• Self-Guided CBT – Unhelpful Thinking Styles

Websites

• NIAAA Rethinking Drinking connects you to tools to explore safer alcohol consumption.

Handouts

• Healthy Habits for Safer Drinking
• Medical Assistance Policy for Students – scroll down to find the Medical Assistance Policy under Student Resources.

Recovery Support (Self-Guided)

• Alcoholism Warning Signs
• Alcohol Usage Rates Visuals
• BAC Effects, Estimations & Tolerance
• Recommended Reading for Recovery

Websites

• Body Image Resources: Tips for how to have a positive relationship with your body image.
• National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA): National non-profit that promotes resources, provides educational materials, and offers treatment referrals for those struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating habits
• Multiservice Eating Disorders Association (MEDA): A Massachusetts based non-profit that promotes resources, provides educational materials, and offers treatment referrals for those struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating habits.

Handouts

• Body Appreciation
• Body Messages
• Domains of Self-Care
• Food Rules
• 5 Tips for Media Self-Care
• Intuitive Eating
• Positive Body Goals

Websites

• Go Ask Alice: Health questions asked by college students and answered by healthcare professionals from Columbia University.
• Ulifeline: Mental health resource center.
• Jed Foundation: Mental health education, skill building and a leading suicide prevention organization.
• Active Minds: Student led mental health programs and resources to reduce stigma and increase awareness.
• WebMD: Collection of medical and psychiatric healthcare signs, symptoms, and suggested treatments.
• Signs of Emotional Distress: Mental health crisis signs to look out for and where to seek resources for yourself or a loved one.
• Talking to a Struggling Friend: Conversation starters for speaking with a friend that you are worried about.
• Great Good in Action: A library of science-based practices to boost your overall wellbeing.

Recovery Support (Self-Guided)

• Cannabis Addiction Warning Signs
• Cannabis Usage Rates Visuals
• Change Plan & Strategies for Reducing Use
• Health Effects of Cannabis
• Recommended Reading for Recovery

Websites

• CDC Marijuana and Public Health features up to date research and information about marijuana.
• T-Break Guide: A 21-day guide to taking a tolerance break (t-break) from marijuana.

Handout

• Let’s Be Blunt

Apps (Available on the App Store and Google Play)

• Calm: Bedtime stories and guided meditation exercises.
• Headspace: Guided meditations and mindfulness exercises.
• Smiling Mind: Daily meditations and mindfulness exercises.

Websites

• Tools, tips and advice for quitting tobacco and nicotine.
• Resources for becoming an ex-smoker.
• Facts about Vaping and E-Cigarettes usage.

Handouts

• Juul & Nicotine Facts
• E-Juice Facts

Apps (Available on the App Store and Google Play)

• quitSTART: Tailored tips, challenges, and inspirational messaging to help you quit smoking.
• This is Quitting: Receive text, tips, and stories from other young adults who have tried quitting vaping.
• QuitNow!: Set goals, find community, and learn about physical and mental health benefits to quitting.

Websites

• My Plate: Healthy eating recommendation guide by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Science-based food and nutrition information.

Websites

• Bedsider: Find resources on contraceptive and birth control methods, birth control reminders.
• Planned Parenthood: Sexual and reproductive health resources with healthcare services available at their Boston clinic.   
• Healthy Sexual: Information about STI & HIV prevention.
• Get Tested: Find free or low cost, fast and confidential STI testing sites near you.
• Breast Exams: Step by step instructions for how to perform a self-breast exam for breast cancer prevention.
• Testicles Exam: Step by step instructions for how to perform a self-testicular exam for testicular cancer prevention.

Handouts

• Let’s Get Down to Business: Your Guide to Sexual Health – a personalized guide to sexual healthcare created for Bentley students
• Let’s Talk About Sex
• Safer Sex Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• What to Know About PEP
• What to Know About PrEP
• Which Lube to Use
• HIV & STI Testing Sites

Apps (Available on the App Store and Google Play)

• My Sex Doctor: Find information and answers to FAQ about sex, sexuality, and relationships.
• Check Your Self: Prevention and self-breast exams details.
• Clue Period Tracker: Track your menstruation cycle.
• Ball Checker: Prevention and Testicular exam details.
• Mypillapp: Birth control reminder.

Apps (Available on the App Store and Google Play)

• Pzizz: Relaxing music to help you fall asleep and track your sleep and nap habits.
• My Sleep Button: Mindful mediation and guided visualization to help you fall asleep.
• Better Sleep: Calming sounds, mediations, and music to help you sleep and track/record your sleep.
• Rise Science: Personalized guide to improve your sleep and reducing your sleep debt.

Finding a Therapist

• Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Therapist Directory: Virtual directory of APIDA mental health providers.
• Asian Psychiatry Program at Tufts Medical Center.
• South Asian Therapist Directory
• InnoPsych: Online database featuring clinicians of color across the country.

Online Communities

• I am Shakti: Online community focused on South Asian mental health.

Podcasts

• Erasing Shame: Podcast about shame and mental health in the Asian American community.
• MaanMukti: Mental health stigma stories from people in the South Asian community.

Organizations

• ​​​​​Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Resource Page for Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders.
• Mental Health America: Asian American/Pacific Islander Communities and Mental Health.
• SPIRAL provides access to a variety of health, mental health, and wellness documents created by non-profit health agencies and organizations in several Asian languages.

Finding a Therapist

• Therapy for Black Girls: Therapy for Black Girls is an online space and therapist directory dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls. 
• InnoPsych: Online database featuring clinicians of color across the country.
• Therapy for Black Men: An online directory to help men of color in their search for a therapist.
• Inclusive Therapists: Inclusive Therapists offers a safer, simpler way to find a culturally responsive, social justice-oriented therapist. They center the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, the LGBTQIA2S+ community and people with disabilities.
• Boston GLASS: Services for LGBTQ+ youth (18--29) of Color.
• US Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service Division, Department of Behavioral Health has a variety of programs and a resource to find care providers.

Online Communities

• YBMen Project: Private social media group for young men of color.
• Rest for Resistance: Mental health healing space for queer people of color
• Ourselves Black: Community with the goal to share imagery and tell stories infused with knowledge that promotes Black mental health.
• Therapy Alternative: Dr. Marshuan Glover is offering an anonymous virtual group as an alternative therapy for individuals seeking a black therapist. 
• Young People of Color @ 7cups: Private online support community for young people of color
• Depressed While Black: Online community sharing mental health stories.
• McLean Hospital Collaboration with NAACP -- Boston Chapter: Public awareness community and outreach program works to deconstruct stigma around mental health in the BIPOC community.

Apps

• The Safe Place: A minority mental health app geared towards the Black community.
• Liberate: Meditation app made by and for the BIPOC community.
• Shine: Self-Care app for rest, healing, and growth through difficulty.
• Minds of the Culture: Created and designed by therapist, Dr. Chanda Reynolds, as a tool to help the Black community cope with mental health.

Podcasts

• Between Sessions: Podcast by therapists of color for people of color.
• Celeste the Therapist: Podcast by a therapist of Color focused on shifting negative thinking and empowerment.

Racial Trauma

• Self-Care in the Face of Racial Injustice
• Taking Care of Yourself and Others during Racial Trauma
• Self-Care for People of Color after Psychological Trauma

Organizations

• Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective: BEAM is a nonprofit organization dedicated to healing the emotional/mental health of Black Communities by removing barriers that limit access to care. 
• The Loveland Foundation: National organization dedicated to support Black women and girls by helping them gain access to therapy, healing, and emotional support.
• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network: A healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC).
• The Steve Fund: Dedicated to the mental health and emotional well-being of students of color.
• We R Native: Comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth.
• Black Mental Health Alliance: Services that support the health and well-being of Black people and other vulnerable communities.
• What's On Your Mind: Organization that aims to promote conversations about emotions, mental health among communities of color, including resources on finding clinicians of color.
• One Sky Center is an organization that strives to improve prevention and treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems and services among Native people.  
• Mental Health America: Resources for Native and Indigenous Communities.
• Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Resource Page for Native and Indigenous Communities.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness: Black/African American Mental Health.
• Mental Health America: Black and African American Communities and Mental Health.

• First Gen Bentley Faculty and Staff: Connect with faculty/staff members at Bentley who know what it is like to be a first-gen student themselves.

Online Communities

• I’m First: Stories from first gen college students and graduates about their experiences.

Finding a Therapist

• Latinx Therapy: A virtual directory of mental health providers for Latinx community.
• InnoPsych: Online database featuring clinicians of color across the country.

Podcasts

• Nopal Kweenz: Three Latina Therapists unpacking mental health issues in our community one episode at a time.
• Emotions In Harmony: Mental Health podcast by a Latinx psychologist in English/Spanish.
• Latinx Therapy: Mental health podcast focused on the Latinx community.

Organizations

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Resources for Latinx Communities.

Websites

• Safer Sex for Trans Bodies: A sexual health guide for trans folks.

Finding a Therapist

• Inclusive Therapists: Inclusive Therapists offers a safer, simpler way to find a culturally responsive, social justice-oriented therapist. They center the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, the LGBTQIA2S+ community and people with disabilities.
• Boston GLASS: Services for LGBTQ+ youth (18-29) of Color.

Online Communities

• Rest for Resistance: Mental health healing space for queer people of color.

Organizations

• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network: A healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC).

Muslim

• Coffee with Karim: Muslim podcast that discusses Islamic psychology, Muslim relationships, and practical Islamic spirituality.
• Therapy for Muslims: Provides referrals for a Muslim mental health practitioner in their area, information on mental wellness from an Islamic lens and a list of helpful resources.

Websites

• Smoke Free Vet: Nicotine cessation resources for military veterans.
• Veterans and PTSD

• National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: Call 800-931-2237 Available: Mon-Thurs 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fri 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Thanksgiving Day 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Text: 800-931-2237 Mon-Thurs 3 p.m. - 6 p.m., Fri 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. or chat online Available: Mon-Thurs 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fri 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• MEDA Recovery Support and Therapy Groups – Call: 617-558-1881.
• Boston Area Recovery Groups – Call/email each individual provider for availability and location information.

• LGBTQ National Youth Hotline (for callers 25 and under) – Call: 1-800-246-7743 Available: Mon-Fri 4 p.m. - 12 a.m. ET, Sat and Sun 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET  
• Trevor Project – Call: 1-866-488-7386, Text: START 678678, Chat Online Available: 24/7/365
• Fenway Health Peer Listening Line (for callers 25 and under): Call: 617-267-2535 or 800-399-PEER (7337)
• Fenway Health LGBT Helpline (for callers 26 and over): 617.267.9001 or 888-340-GLBT (4528)
• Trans Lifeline – Call: 877-565-8860 (US Only) Available: 24/7/365

Available 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year

• Massachusetts 24 Hour Suicide Prevention Hotline – Call: 617-247-0220
• Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - Call/Text: 988 or Chat Online
• Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 (U.S. Only)

• MA Smokers Quit Line: Call 1-800-QUITNOW (784-8669) or enroll online  Available: 24/7, holiday hours may vary. Interpretation services offered in over 200 languages, call the main line for assistance. 
  • Call: 1-855-335-3569 (Spanish)
  • Dial 711 on VRS/TTY (Deaf/Hard of Hearing)
  • Call 1-800-838-8917 (Mandarin & Cantonese)
  • Call 1-800-556-5564 (Korean)
  • Call 1-800-778-8440 (Vietnamese)
• Quitting for Juul or Vaping: Text “DITCHVAPE” to 88709

• Planned Parenthood Health Educators: Text “PPNOW” to 774636 or chat online Available: Mon-Thurs, 9 a.m. - 1 a.m. ET, Fri 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. ET, Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET, Sun 12 p.m. - 1 a.m.
• STI and HIV Testing Sites

• Local and Online Recovery Support Groups
   
• MA Substance Use Helpline: Call 1-800-327-5050 Available: 24/7/365
• National Substance Use Helpline: Call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) Available: 24/7/365 Languages Offered: English, Spanish
   
• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): Call: 617-426-9444 Available: Mon-Fri 9a-9p, Sat/Sun/Holidays 12p-9p.
• Al-Anon: A support group for friends and family members of someone with a substance use disorder. Call 508-366-0556 Available: Mon-Fri 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Cocaine Anonymous: Call 617-539-6090
• Marijuana Anonymous: Call/Text 1-800-766-6779 Email: info@newenglandma.org
• Narcotics Anonymous: Call 1-866-624-3578