BeyGOOD, an initiative founded by Beyonc é, and UCLA offer COVID-19 online toolkit for mental wellness

UCLA, in partnership with Beyonc é’s BeyGOOD initiative, has created an online COVID-19 Care Package to help people struggling with stress and anxiety brought on or worsened by the novel coronavirus pandemic. This is the first offering of UCLA ’s newSTAND Together During COVID-19 website, which will help people cope during this stressful time by providing  self-care strategies and exercises based on research-backed cognitive behavioral therapy principles.BeyGOOD recognizes how important it is to alleviate the immense mental health burden placed on essential employees who continue to work outside their homes in health care, the food industry, and as delivery workers, sanitation employees and in other roles.“We are living through an inflection point in human history, and across the globe people are naturally experiencing increased stress, anxiety and depression,” said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block. “Creating the STAND Together During COVID-19 website builds naturally on UCLA’s ongoing relationship with Beyoncé and her charitable work. UCLA is bringing all its research and expertise to bear in order to serve the greater community during this uncertain time, and one of the many ways we are doing that now is by providing mental wellness guidance.” The first installment of the self-guided website features five strategies for coping with anxiety and depression, and an introductory video by UCLA ’s Michelle Craske, a world-renowned expert in treatments for anxiety ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news