Month: February 2021

COVID-19 and Your Mental Wellbeing

COVID-19 and Your Mental Wellbeing

COVID 19 is causing increased stress and anxiety for everyone. Here are some ways to maintain (and even improve) your well-being despite the pandemic, with a bonus video describing some signs and symptoms of the illness. You can also click this link to see a 

Trauma and PTSD

Trauma and PTSD

Trauma occurs more frequently in the deaf community than the hearing community. Trauma can be compounded for people are D/deaf by communication barriers during a traumatic event. In fact, lack of communication can itself be a type of trauma. This ASL video by Health Bridges 

Suicide Awareness and Prevention in the Deaf Community

Suicide Awareness and Prevention in the Deaf Community

Suicide is more prevalent in the Deaf community than the hearing, and current stressors in our world today, such as the pandemic and political turmoil, have increased the mental health burden even further. In this video, Justin Perez, from the office of Deaf Services in 

Guided Meditation and Visualization

Guided Meditation and Visualization

a guide to meditation and grounding from the CATIE institute, in ASL