Self-Help Resources

Mental Health Screening Program

This free and anonymous mental health screening program is provided to all current students of the University of North Florida. If you have concerns about your mental health, you can find out - in a few minutes and in your own privacy - whether or not professional consultation would be helpful. To complete these brief online assessments, access our online mental health screening program.

Smartphone and Tablet Apps

View a list of free mental health applications for your smartphone or tablet.

Life Hacks Workshops

Check out our Life Hacks workshops on Canvas and learn strategies for managing anxiety, stress, depression, and improving your communication with others.

Virtual Relaxation Room

Self-enroll in our Canvas page and navigate to the virtual relaxation room to find tools and strategies for managing stress.

Community Referrals

If you are interested in working with a mental health provider in the community and have health insurance coverage, most insurance carriers provide referrals for mental health services through their website or over the phone. For information on how to navigate using health insurance to receive mental healthcare services view our list of helpful tips and suggested questions to ask your insurance carrier. As an additional referral source, Psychology Today provides a therapist directory and can help you connect with therapists in the community. As the UNF Counseling Center is not affiliated with any insurance carriers or Psychology today, we are unable to vouch for or endorse any of the providers you may be referred to.

Self-Help Links

The following links serve as resources for those who are interested in learning more about mental health behaviors and issues that are commonly identified on college campuses.

Anxiety

• Stress Management and Reduction (University of Texas)
• Anxiety Disorders (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Answers to your questions about Panic Disorder (American Psychological Association)
• Relaxation Techniques (Web MD)

Anger Management

• Controlling anger before it controls you (American Psychological Association)
• Tips and Techniques for Getting Anger Under Control (HelpGuide.org)

Assertiveness

• Improving Assertive Behavior (Livestrong)
• Learn Assertive Communication In Five Simple Steps (About.com)

College Mental Health

• ULifeline.org
• The Jed Foundation
• Love is Louder
• Half of Us

Crises

• Managing your distress in the aftermath of a shooting (American Psychological Association)
• Coping after Disaster and Traumatic Events (American Psychiatric Association)

Cultural Issues

• Fight hate and promote tolerance (Tolerance.org)

Depression

• Depression (National Institute of Mental Health)

Domestic Violence and Abuse

• The National Domestic Violence Hotline

Eating Issues/Eating Disorders

• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
• National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)

Grief and Loss

• Coping with Grief and Loss (Helpguide.org)
• Resources for Coping with a Suicide Loss (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)
• Coping with the Loss of Your Loved One (American Psychological Association)

Healthy Living

• Healthy Women
• Men's Health Network 
• Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality

LGBT

• Jacksonville PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of LGBT People)
• JASMYN (Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network)

Post-Traumatic Stress

• National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Sexual Orientation

• Understanding Sexual Orientation and Gender (American Psychological Association)

Sexual Assault

• Sexual Assault/Violence Prevention and Safety
• Male Survivor (Male Survivor helps men who've been sexually abused, assaulted, or raped)

Substance Use/Abuse

• Is Alchohol a problem for you? (American Academy of Family Physicians)