Resources and Tips for Coping During the Winter and Pandemic

Some useful guidance for coping with stress during the pandemic from the Center for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html

Other useful guidance for staying calm and sane during the present COVID-19 pandemic: https://news.columbia.edu/news/stay-calm-and-create-daily-routine-during-covid-19-crisis .

You might want to check out PhD Balance, which is a forum for graduate students to be able to openly discuss and get help for difficult situations, from navigating academia to dealing with mental health struggles: https://www.phdbalance.com/

The UIUC Counseling Center is still taking phone consultations during the COVID-19 stay-in-place order: https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/6107/807240

The McKinley Mental Health Clinic is available by appointment: https://mckinley.illinois.edu/medical-services/mental-health

A variety of other UIUC COVID-19 Student Help Resources can be found here: https://studentaffairs.illinois.edu/node/11962

Graduate College COVID-19 Resources: https://grad.illinois.edu/covid-19-updates

UIUC Campus COVID-19 Resources: https://covid19.illinois.edu/