Self-Help Links

A vast amount of information about mental health related issues is available through the internet.  Links are provided for the following list of topics.  While attempts were made to select only high quality sites, please keep in mind these sites are not maintained by WSU Counseling Services, and we cannot guarantee the accuracy of all information.  This information is intended to educate and inform students, not to replace a need for personal counseling.  Please call 507.457.5330 for information about accessing one of our professional staff.  

These first few sites are a good place to start for they contain some of the best available Internet resources on a wide variety of mental health and college-age topics.

  1. Half of Us - A joint project between mtvU and the Jed Foundation offers videos and information about a variety of college mental health concerns  
  2. ULifeline - An anonymous on-line resource center designed for college students  
  3. Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlets
  4. American Psychological Association  
  5. University of Texas    
  6. Student Health 101    

Addictions

General:

  1. http://www.arcouncil.net/resources-and-links.html
  2. http://www.addictionsearch.com/prev_college.php

Specific:

  1. Adult Children of Alcholics  
  2. AlAnon, Alateen   
  3. College Drinking Prevention
  4. Alcohol, Substance Abuse, and Health   
  5. Higher Education Center for Prevention  
  6. Students Against Destructive Decisions 

 

Adjustment to College

  1. Sites to Promote Academic Success   
  2. International Students Coping with Culture Shock

Adult Children of Alcoholics

  1. Characteristics of Adult Children of Alcoholics  
  2. Resources for Adult Children of Alcoholics     

 

Alcohol on Campus

  1. Alcohol & Your College Experience      
  2. Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention     
  3. College Drinking      
  4. Alcoholics Anonymous  

Anger Management

  1. Overcoming Anger and Aggression
  2. Controlling Anger
  3. Anger Management Tips

 

Anxiety

  1. National Institute of Mental Health Anxiety Disorders  
  2. Social Anxiety

Assertiveness

  1. Assertive Communication   
  2. Assertiveness Techniques

Attention-Deficit Disorder

  1. National Institute of Mental Health      
  2. WebMD Information about ADD/ADHD

Bipolar Disorder

  1. National Institute of Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder     
  2. Bipolar Disorder: Links from Medline Plus       
  3. Bipolar Disorder  
  4. HealthLine

Career Planning

  1. Career Planning       
  2. Career and College Planning Resources  
  3. Occupational Outlook Handbook—Information on hundreds of careers  
  4. WSU Career Services

 

Choosing a Major

  1. WSU Prepare to Declare      
  2. Careers and Your Major

Depression

  1. Let’s Talk Facts about Depression   
  2. How to help Someone with Depression      
  3. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)   
  4. Depression in College  
  5. What you need to Know  

 

Eating Concerns

  1. Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders   
  2. Emotional Eating and Body Image Self Test       
  3. What is an Eating Disorder?   
  4. National Institute of Mental Health: Eating Disorders
  5. National Eating Disorders Association: Eating Disorders Information     
  6. How to help a Loved One    
  7. For College Students  
  8. Bibliography

 

Grief and Loss

  1. Journey of Hearts: An Online Healing Place for Anyone Grieving a Loss    
  2. Coping with Grief and Loss  
  3. Grief, Bereavement and Coping with Loss
  4. Bereavement
  5. Coping with Loss

Homesickness

  1. Homesick--Having Trouble Adjusting to College Life  
  2. Overcoming Homesickness

 

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender

  1. Campus Pride (organization for student leaders and campus groups to create safer college environments for LGBT students)     
  2. Gay Student Center
  3. Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals   
  4. National Association of LGBT Addictions Professionals

Medication

  1. National Institute of Mental Health: Medications  
  2. Medline Plus: Drug Information

 

Mindful Eating

  1. Mindful Eating with the CAMP System  
  2. 7 Mindful Eating Tips

 

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

  1. International OCD Foundation   
  2. Awareness Foundation for OCD Resources   
  3. Overcoming OCD for College Students

 

Perfectionism

  1. Article on consequences of perfectionism   
  2. The Many Faces of Perfectionism   
  3. Campus Calm article regarding perfectionism and eating disorders

 

Personality Disorders

  1. National Mental Health Association: Personality Disorders   
  2. National Institute of Mental Health: Borderline Personality Disorder

Procrastination

  1. Overcoming Procrastination: Tips for overcoming the bane of all college students      
  2. Campus Grotto article "Finding Motivation to Overcome Procrastination"   
  3. How to Avoid Procrastination    
  4. Nine articles regarding procrastination tips   
  5. Campus Calm Time Management Skills

 

Relationships/Communication

  1. Building a Health Relationship  
  2. Fighting the Fair Way
  3. Tips for Healthy Relationships

Relationship Violence

  1. National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE     
  2. When Love Hurts: A Guide on Love, Respect and Abuse in Relationships     
  3. Domestic Violence Screening     
  4. MN Center Against Violence and Abuse

 

Self-Esteem and Self-Growth

  1. Better Self-Esteem  
  2. Building Self Confidence

 

Self-Injury

  1. Self-injury help, support, and treatment
  2. How to Help

 

Sexual Abuse

  1. Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse

 

Sexual Assault

  1. Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network: What should you do if you’re Sexually Assaulted?  
  2. MN Center Against Violence and Abuse  
  3. WSU Support & Resources for Sexual Violence Victims  

 
Local resources include:  

  • Winona Health ER  507.457.4328
  • WSU Counseling Services, Integrated Wellness Complex 222, 507.457.5330
  • WSU Health Services, Integrated Wellness Complex 222, 507.457.5160
  • SEMCAC, 76 West 3rd, Winona, 507.452.4307
  • Winona County Attorney’s Office 507.457.6595
  • WSU Security 507.457.5555
  • Women’s Resource Center, Winona,  507.452.4440
  • Gunderson Lutheran Crime Victims Services      1.800.362.9567 ext. 5557

Sleep

  1. Tips for Healthy Sleep  
  2. Trouble Sleeping?    
  3. National Sleep Foundation

 

Stress Management

  1. General Overview
  2. Strategies for Coping with Stress    
  3. Relaxation Techniques  
  4. Meditation
  5. Well Being Podcasts  

 

Students with Disabilities

  1. The ABCs of Success for Students with Disabilities  
  2. Who Me? Self-Esteem For People with Disabilities  
  3. Learning Disorders: Links from Medline Plus

 

Suicide

If you are feeling suicidal: Go to the ER at Winona Community Hospital at 855 Mankato Ave or call:
    Police: 9-1-1
    Emergency Room (Memorial Hospital): 507.457.4328  
    Great Rivers 24-hour Crisis Hotline: 1.800.362.8255    http://www.greatrivers211.org/   
 

  1. The Jed Foundation, a nonprofit organization addressing issues related to mental health and suicide in the college population   
  2. What to Do When a Friend is Feeling Suicidal
  3. Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education  
  4. What Can I Do to Help Someone Who May Be Suicidal?

Trauma & Stress (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder--PTSD)

  1. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder information from the National Institute of Mental Health    
  2. Info on PTSD from the Mayo Clinic  

War-Related Stress

  1. National Center for PTSD
  2. Coping with War Related Stress and Deployment:  Help and Support
  3. War Stress