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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, there are numerous websites being created around the country with informative resources to help you cope. It can feel daunting (or overwhelming) to wade through these to find accurate and helpful information. To get you started our staff has curated a selective list of quality and timely resources, which can be found below. Keep checking this page for additional resources from around the country that CAPS staff would recommend checking out.

Togetherall

Recognizing that some students who are feeling isolated, depressed, or anxious may find it challenging to connect with our resources and verbally express their needs, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is pleased to announce the piloting of Togetherall, an online, anonymous peer-support tool available for free to our students. Togetherall is a clinically moderated, online peer-to-peer mental health community that reaches and empowers a diverse population of students to anonymously seek and provide support

Return to U-M: Pause, Reflect, Redefine and Recover

This 90-minute virtual workshop was inspired by a Student Life workshop focused on navigating the return to campus from an identity lens and Priya Parker's work on gathering.

Each workshop will be facilitated by a CAPS therapist. Audience size will be limited to 12 participants each. During this discussion-focused workshop we will ask participants to:

Sexual Assault and COVID-19

UM CAPS created a virtual guide (below) where you’ll find information about sexual assault and mental health, resources for supporting yourself or a friend, sexual violence and social identities, and strategies to practice self-care (even during a global pandemic).

Sexual Assault Resource Guide

CAPS Stressbusters App

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and the Student Advisory Board (SAB) launch the Stressbusters Wellness App that is available for FREE in the APP store or Google Play for iOS and Android mobile devices. This app will quickly and conveniently provide students with up-to-date campus health information, mental health resources, stress reduction exercises and other wellness activities.

Mental Health Care Package: Coping with COVID 19

Just like you, the University of Michigan Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) is venturing unto a new path, a new reality associated with COVID-19. We wanted to reach out (virtually, of course! #PhysicalDistancing) and share ways in which to help take care of yourselves, no matter if you are in Ann Arbor or across the globe.

Online Anxiety Toolbox

This three session video workshop will focus on understanding anxiety, learning strategies to manage anxiety, and developing a plan to apply the strategies on a daily basis wherever you are during the Pandemic.

Part 1 (Workbook for video found HERE)

Anxiety Toolbox Part 1

CAPS Virtual Resources