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Resources to Support Your Mental Well-Being
The Well-Being Initiative resources are available to everyone—membership in a professional association is not required. Every day, across the nation, millions of nurses experience extraordinary stress and other impacts to their mental health and well-being as the pandemic continues.The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the need to support mental well-being, especially for nurses who are already facing alarming levels of burnout and psychological trauma. RNconnect 2 Well-being is an opt-in text messaging system where Nurses receive two supportive messages weekly that connect them to self-care resources. Sign up for this free resource by texting RNconnectMA to 60298. In partnership with other leading nurse
organizations, the American Nurses Foundation launched the Well-Being
Initiative to offer resources that focus on caring for nurses as they tirelessly care for others.
Say strong for your family … your patients … and yourself! Text RNconnectMA to 60298 TODAY! RNconnect 2 Well-being is a free resource from the American Nurses Association Massachusetts (ANAMASS) in partnership with the Foundation for Nursing Advancement in Massachusetts (FNAMA)(https://fnama.org) through a grant from the American Nurses Foundation. (Msg & data rates may apply. Terms & Privacy: slkt.io/7YfV).
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| The Emotional PPE Project | The Emotional PPE Project connects healthcare workers in need with licensed mental health professionals who can help. |
| Happy: Connect with Someone to Talk | Happy:As a nurse, you know that empathy, listening and connection make all the difference. You need the same support you give patients—especially now.The Happy app has been adapted especially for nurses as you manage the stress, anxiety, fear, and isolation that comes with working on the frontlines. Enjoy 24/7, one-on-one access to our Support Giver team members from the comfort and privacy of your home. You talk and they listen—with open ears and zero judgment. |
| Nurses Together: Group Discussions | Nurses Together:The Nurses Together program brings together the nurse community through voice and video calls. Connect with your peers and talk openly about self-care and wellness, recovery and resilience, care triumphs and dilemmas, bereavement, and more. Sessions are held seven days a week. |
| Nurse's Guide to Mental Health Support Resources | Nurses’ Guide to Mental Health Support Resources:Looking for help and not sure where to start? Use this Nurses’ Guide to Mental Health Support Services to better understand what support systems and services are available to you and how to locate them. From peer support options to easy and anonymous ways to find a mental health provider, this guide breaks down what you need to know and do to locate the mental health support that is right for you. You are not alone! |
| MA Frontline Worker Resources | Massachusetts Frontline Worker Resources (An initiative of the Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts). |
| Moodfit: App for Self-Care | Moodfit:Self-care is critical for nurses—especially now, when work and life stresses are intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.The Moodfit app supports many aspects of your overall wellness, allowing you to set personal goals related to exercise, nutrition, sleep, mindfulness, track your progress, and set-up convenient activity reminders. |
| Narrative Expressive Writing | Narrative Expressive Writing:Help process your experiences related to COVID-19 with this five-week guided narrative writing program.Participants are invited to respond anonymously to weekly prompts that are reviewed and responded to by trained professionals.Pilot program capacity is limited. |
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