For many students, moving away from home for the first time to begin college or university can be a really challenging experience. A lack of support with mental health issues may lead to a worsening of pre-existing conditions or even having to leave college altogether. Thankfully, there is now an excellent online support system specifically aimed at students, known as icopeu.
icopeu Mental Health Website for Students
icopeu is a new web-based resource which is aimed at college students and works in partnership with mindyourmind, an award-winning, not for profit youth mental health program. This site offers students up-to-date, practical information on how to cope with a whole range of mental health issues – ideal for those who have pre-existing mental health issues, to prevent relapse, and for those who are struggling with mental health problems for the first time as a result of being away from their home support system. icopeu is particularly relevant, given the recent financial crisis, with more students likely to have to work long hours in order to fund college, adding to the stress of getting a degree.
icopeu Helps Students Cope with Mental Health Issues
Regardless of whether students have support on campus or not, icopeu allows each student to access valuable coping skills and up-to-date information on multiple mental health issues without needing to leave halls of residence. This is particularly helpful for when depression and anxiety cause insomnia, and as anyone who has suffered with these health problems will know, 3 am can feel like a desperately lonely place.
The icopeu online student portal, provides college students with comprehensive, catchy and relevant information, including the following:
- fingertip access to reliable information
- stress management
- safety planning tools for students feeling overwhelmed
- where to get help on campus
- helping a roommate/friend
- how to get immediate help
- coping with panic attacks
- tips for coping with anxiety
- mental wellness
- personalized coping tools
- meditation/relaxation techniques
- suicide risks
- addictions
- eating disorders
- abuse/violence
As highlighted above, college can be very challenging for those with mental health issues, making it crucial to be able to access support day and night. This is why icopeu will certainly be a highly valuable means of support for students – icopeu provides essential easy-to-follow information on everything from panic attacks to eating diorders to relaxation to suicide prevention. Mental health issues, such as depression absolutely thrive in isolation, making access to support vital for recovery. icopeu offers a wealth of advice, support and coping skills, as well as how to deal with a crisis situation, thus providing a much-needed supportive site, at the click of a button.
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Kate Le Page - Kate Henning-Le Page writes about eating disorders, body image and recovery issues. She specializes in anorexia recovery.
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