Health and Wellbeing : Links

Last updated 10^th November 2020

There are plenty of links on the individual pages, but here are some more that might be useful

Stress Management & Positive Mental Health

General

How's Your Head?

• An online mental health resource for students returning to education post-COVID. Written by and for second-level students, but applicable to all

Martin Seligman: Flourish

• A book in which psychologist Martin Seligman discusses what makes people happy and how to truly get more out of life.  Flourish is available through some Irish public library systems.  Here is a link where you can reserve the book to collect from your local public library

Martin Seligman: The new era of positive psychology

• A TED talk on positive psychology, a field of study that examines healthy states, such as happiness, strength of character and optimism, and offers sime suggestions on being happier

No Woreez

• Find tips to control your stress levels, your anxiety and mood based on principles of cognitive behavioural therapy written by clinical psychologists.

• As part of celebrations to mark its 40th anniversary, the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) compiled this list of practical tips to help people cope with problems. Each of the tips is supported by at least one study that demonstrates the tip can be helpful

Wellness Recovery Action Plan

• A self-designed prevention and wellness process that anyone can use to get well, stay well and make their life the way they want it to be.

Resources for Staff

CASEL: Social and Emotional Learning

• Resources for social and emotional learning, the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions

Department of Education and Skills: Wellbeing Resources

• Resources to promote the wellbeing of our school communities

Department of Education and Skills: Employee Assistance Programme

• The EAS provides advice to employees on a range of issues including wellbeing, legal, financial, bereavement, conflict, mediation etc

ETBI: Supporting Staff Wellbeing in a Crisis

• Slides from a webinar presented 10^th November 2020 by Dr Shay Heneghan and Aileen Minihan of DDLETB Psychological Support Services

Jigsaw: Self-care course for teachers

• This 45 minute online course will introduce teachers to the concept of self-care

Digital Wellbeing

Digital Wellbeing And Online Safety Tips For Teens

• Top tips for digital wellbeing and keeping your teens safe online

It's Time to Logoff

• A range of resources and solutions to try, to help you log off more regularly.

Smartphone Compulsion Test

• Are you concerned about the amount of time you spend gazing into a screen?  Take this test and answer the questions honestly! NB for educational and informational purposes only

Social Media: 6 steps to take back control

• Who's in charge, you or your social media accounts? Some tips for taking back control

Sleep

Healthline: The best healthy sleep apps of 2020

• Healthline is an American health and wellness website and these are their recommended sleep apps based on quality, reliability, and user reviews

HSE - Insomnia

• HSE guide to insomnia; its causes and and some treatments

HSE - Problems sleeping

• Causes of sleep problems and suggested solutions

NHS - Sleep and Tiredness

• The British NHS' sleep page with information and useful advice

Sleep Diary

• A simple downloadable sleep diary that you can use to keep track of sleep patterns and anything that affects them.

Sleep Disorder Support Foundation

• Irish non-profit support and advocacy group for those affected by sleep disorder aiming to promote education, awareness and effective treatment of sleep disorders

The Power of Sleep

• A nice infographic detailing why sleep is so important and how to get more, and better sleep

The Sleep Foundation

• An independent,non-profit organisation offering health information and tools to get the sleep you need and deserve.

Exercises, Classes and Courses

Best free guided online meditations for beginners

• You think meditation might be good for you, but maybe you’re not sure how to begin. Try one of these suggestions from Yoga Magazine

Apps

Psyberguide: Mental Health Apps

• Psyberguide is a non-profit mental health research project. This is a comprehensive list of mental health apps classified into different categories