Coping with Mental Health during a Pandemic

The outbreak of COVID-19 may be stressful. Coping with stress will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger. Everyone reacts differently to stressful situations. Gain a deeper understanding of anxiety reaction and learn the protective factors such as mental agility and optimism to improve your wellbeing with the following free educational resources:

Resilience Skills in a Time of Uncertainty - University of Pennsylvania

• Brief: In this course, you will learn how to incorporate resilience interventions into your personal and professional life. You are exposed to the foundational research in resilience, including protective factors such as mental agility and optimism.

• Link: https://www.coursera.org/learn/resilience-uncertainty

Mind Control: Managing Your Mental Health During COVID19 - University of Toronto

• Brief: This course provides a deeper understanding of the anxiety reaction as it relates to various aspects of our current life, ranging from our consumption of news to daily conversations with children.

• Link: https://www.coursera.org/learn/manage-health-covid-19

Managing Mental Health and Stress - Coventry University

• Brief: This course focuses on the cost of mental health problems and workplace stress at both individual and organisational levels. It also assesses interventions to combat workplace stress and the value of performance coaching and the impact upon employee wellbeing.

• Link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/managing-mental-health

Thriving in Trying Times - University of Michigan

• Brief: The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging individuals, communities, and businesses across the globe to work together like never before. The course explores topics including thriving, resilience, and compassion that help individuals develop practices to get through difficult situations.

• Link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/thrive-in-trying-times