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Tips for Managing Stress Before It Manages You

The new semester presents all kinds of new opportunities and challenges. But what’s new and exciting now can quickly become too much—especially as the weeks turn into months, and then it’s the end of the semester.

5 Tips to Help Students Find Their Focus

Most students greet the new semester with great enthusiasm and excitement—as they look forward to new classes, new routines, and maybe even new living arrangements and roommates. However, adapting to so many changes at once can be mentally and physically exhausting. Keep in mind that it’s likely to take a few weeks before you feel…

5 Tips for Prioritizing Your Mental Health

Mental health has been a growing concern among young people for the past several years, even before the pandemic. Studies show that about 75% of all lifetime cases of mental health concerns begin by age 24. However, young people from various racial and ethnic groups are more likely to face mental health challenges due to…

Supporting Students During Pride Month

By Gil Manzano, SHRM-SCP, Senior Director, Operations, ACI Specialty Benefits, an AllOne Health Company While Pride Month is primarily about individuals of the LGBTQ+ community having an opportunity to openly express being proud of who they are, it is also a time for family, friends, and allies to show their support. However, coming to terms…

Bringing Attention to Young Adult Caregivers

By Barb Furst, MA, LICDC, CEAP, LSW, Account Manager, AllOne Health When we think of today’s caregiver, some characteristics come to mind – a middle-aged female caring for an elderly parent or parent-in-law. We don’t normally expect the caregiver to be a young adult student, caring for an ill, aging, or disabled family member or…

Celebrating Healthy Relationships on Valentine’s Day

Respect for both oneself and others is a key characteristic of healthy relationships. In contrast, in unhealthy relationships, one partner tries to exert control and power over the other physically, sexually, and/or emotionally. Healthy relationships share certain characteristics that young people should be taught to expect. They include: Mutual respect. Respect means that each person values…