National Wellness Month

August is National Wellness Month which focuses on self-care, managing stress and promoting healthy routines.

Wellness & Self-Care Resources for Behavioral Health Professionals

Blog posts and links to other materials and websites for helping people – professionals and the general public – to cope are a great way to gain new tools and resources to reduce stress and prevent problems from evolving into mental illness. Here are a few relevant resources from CASAT OnDemand:

• Self-Care Tools
• What’s in Your Self-care Toolbox?
• Wellness Across the Lifespan
• Stress First Aid to Combat Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
• Compassion Fatigue Resources For First Responders
• What the Research Shows About Compassion Fatigue and Burnout: What You Can Do About It
• What You Need to Know about Nutrition and Mental Health
• The Importance of Nutrition in Recovery: What the Research Shows
• 9 Coping Strategies to Support Client’s to Better Manage Stress
• Compassion Fatigue for Community Health Workers and Peer Support Specialists: SELF-PACED ONLINE COURSE
• CASAT Conversations Podcast Episodes:
  • S1 E6: Critical Care For Yourself
  • S2 E2: Stress First Aid
  • S2 E4: Addressing Burnout through Integrative Medicine