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Student Help and Crisis Information:

• Didi Hirsch in Glendale (M-F - 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST):  888-807-7250
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (24 hours):  800-273-8255
• Crisis Text Line (24 hours): Texting "HOME" to 741741
• Trevor Project, LGBTQ Crisis Help (24 hours):  866-4-U-TREVOR
• Teen Line Phone Line (6pm - 10pm PST - Daily):  310-855-4673
• Teen Line Text and Chat: - http://teenlineonline.org

How to Handle Stress:

Allow yourself to FEEL

• Try to name your feeling(s) "I feel scared."

• Validate your feeling(s) "Of course I'm scared, this is a scary situation to be in for a lot of people."

• Accept your feeling(s) "It's ok to be scared right now. I will be ok because I have my family."

• Feel your feeling(s) in your body "I am scared. I have an upset stomach and tense shoulders."

• Notice what caused the feeling(s) "I read the news article, which made me scared."

• Modify your behavior accordingly "I still want to read the news, so I will limit it to 2 articles each morning from reputable sources."

• If the feeling(s) are overwhelming and cause undue distress, consider what this feeling is trying to tell you "My body is scared because I am worried about Grandma getting sick."

• Take steps to mitigate the feeling "I am going to exercise so I can loosen my body, then I will call Grandma to check in with her."

Download a meditation app (and use it!)

• Breathe

• Calm

• Headspace

Do some light stretches and head rolls

Find uplifting accounts on Instagram

• IGWholesome

• UpWorthy

• GoodNews_Movement

• CapacityForGreatness

• SpreadLoveMovement

Take one thing at a time. If needed, write down a to-do list and just focus on one thing each day.

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