MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

24/7 UD Helpline:  302-831-1001

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

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Counseling:

  • UD Counseling Center: 302-831-2141

    • Call the number listed above to schedule an appointment during regular business hours, but use the 24/7 UD Helpline number for emergencies and immediate help

    • The Counseling Center can also give you off-campus referrals

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Special Resources during COVID-19

  • Self Care during a Pandemic Powerpoint: Click HERE 

  • CCSD (Center for Counseling and Student Development) is available virtually:

    • Call the front desk at 302-831-2141 and they will schedule you with an appropriate appointment to meet your needs

    • Culturally Responsive Services

      • Student of color virtual drop-in hours → call 302-831-2141 to schedule an appointment; offered Tuesdays at 10am, Wednesdays at 10am, 1pm, and 2pm, Thursdays at 10a and 1pm

      • Rainbow Virtual drop-in hours (LGBTQQIA) → call 302-831-2141 to schedule an appointment; offered Mondays and Tuesdays at 1pm, Thursdays and Fridays at 11am

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  • Psychology Today Recommended Books for Depression:

    • Overcoming Depression and Low Mood: A Five Areas Approach

      • By: Chris Williams

    • Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel By Changing the Way You Think 

      • By: Dennis Greenberger and Christine A. Padesky

    • Overcoming Depression: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques

      • ​By: Chris Gilbert

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  • Other Books on Depression:

    • Lost Connections

      • By: Johann Hari

    • Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy

      • By: David D. Burns, M.D.

    • The Happiness Trap

      • By Russ Harris

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  • Anxiety Self-Help Books

    • Hardcore Self Help: F**k Anxiety

      • By Robert Duff

    • Hope and Help for Your Nerves

      • By Dr. Claire Weekes

    • The Anxiety & Worry Workbook

      • By David A. Clark and Aaron T. Beck

    • Declutter Your Mind

      • By S.J. Scott and Barrie Davenport

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  • Panic Attack Books:

    • Peace from Nervous Suffering

      • By Dr. Claire Weekes

    • When Panic Attacks

      • By David D. Burns, M.D.

    • The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook

      • By Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D

    • Mind Over Mood

      • By Christine A. Padesky & Dennis Grennberger

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  • Positive Self-Image Books:

    • Daring Greatly

      • By Brené Brown

    • Body Outlaws: Rewriting the Rules of Beauty and Body Image

      • By Ophira Edut

    • Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself

      • By Kristin Neff

    • Women in Clothes

      • By Heidi Julavits, Leanne Shapton, Sheila Heti

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  • Stress Relief Books:

    • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k

    • A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook

      • By Bob Stahl and Elisha Goldstein

    • Drinking at the Movies

      • By Julia Wertz

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  • Overcoming Eating Disorder Books:

    • Nourish: How to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Body, and Self

      • By Heidi Schauster

    • Food to Eat: Guided, Hopeful, and Trusted Recipes for Eating Disorder Recovery

      • By Lori Lieberman and Cate Sangster

    • Tales of a Bulimic Babe

      • By Iris Ruth Pastor

    • Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain

      • By Portia de Rossi

    • Hungry: A Young Model’s Story of Appetite, Ambition and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves

      • By Crystal Renn

    • The Eating Disorder Sourcebook

      • By Carolyn Costin

    • Feeding the Starving Mind: A personalized, Comprehensive Approach to Overcoming Anorexia and Other Starvation Eating Disorders

      • By Doreen A. Samelson

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  • Related Campus Organizations:

    • Friends4Friends