blog posts

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  Mental Health Month

  About Us is a multi-media project intended to provide inspiration and encouragement to our UIUC colleagues as we lean in through these difficult times.

  Click here for the About Us video.

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  Mental Health Screenings

  “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  To access free, confidential, online screenings, please visit Mental Health America. 

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  How We React

  "In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein

  This unique graphic allows us to visualize and consider how we want to react to the pandemic and other difficulties in life.

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  Creating More Happiness

  “You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” - Jon Kabat-Zinn

  For ideas on how to create more happiness in our lives, follow this Mayo Clinic link.

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  Ways to Work on Mental Health

  “Mental health… is not a destination but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.” - Noam Shpancer

  Learn a tip a day for improving our mental wellbeing by clicking here. 

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  What Is Mental Health?

  “Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.” - Fred Rogers

  To explore components of mental health and ways to access help if we need it, check out this link.