Resources

Today's world can be complicated, with multiple demands our time and attention.

Finding ways to balance our work and personal responsibilities is an important part of taking care of physical and mental health. The resources on this page are provided to give you support in the eight dimensions of wellness that make up our HealthyU program.

These resources are not meant to be an exhaustive list, but will give you information about Hood-specific, community-based and national programs.

BHS (user name: Hood)
Maryland 211
Frederick County Mental Health Association
National Suicide Prevention
NAMI
National Institutes of Mental Health

A Menu of Apps

Increasingly, Americans are finding assistance on their devices through self-help apps – often at the advice of professionals. The website PsychCentral recently published its list of “The Best Apps for Depression in 2021,” along with descriptions and reviews for each of the following:

Best for meditation: Headspace
Best for sleep: Calm
Best for self-guided therapy: Youper
Best for community support: Sanvello: Anxiety and Depression
Best for AI-based therapy: Wysa
Best for daily mood tracking: Daylio
Best game: SuperBetter.

No app is a substitute for professional counseling or appropriate medication, but to decrease stress or mitigate depression, you may find one or more of these useful.

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