Students
Resources and Links
LENDING LIBRARY
Counseling Services maintains a lending library of books, videotapes, audiotapes, and brochures on a variety of mental health topics and social issues. Any member of the Whittier College community is welcome to borrow materials.
Lending Library Subject Titles & Abbreviations
The listing of these sites and resources does not imply that the Whittier College counseling center or its staff endorses all of the information which is included.
We encourage you to evaluate the materials and use what you find helpful. Some of the resources include brochures from other counseling centers in other parts of the country. Please note that the resources these brochures list will be local to that area.
This information is not intended to substitute for help from a qualified mental health professional. For personal assistance, if you are a Whittier College undergraduate, call 562-9078-4239 to schedule an appointment with a counselor.
Self Help Resources:
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Go Ask Alice (www.goaskalice.columbia.edu)
Columbia University's health question and answer service has answers to questions you may have about sexuality, sexual health, relationships, drugs and alcohol, fitness and nutrition, emotional well-being, and general health. -
Self-Help Resources (www.umass.edu/uhs/mentalhealth/selfhelp.html)
Large index of specific problems and general mental health resources -
APA Self-Help Brochures (www.apa.org/pubinfo/)
Subject-Specific Websites:
- Online Depression Screening (med.nyu.edu/Psych/screens/depres.html)
- Anxiety Net (anxietynetwork.com/sphome.html#spl)
- PTSD Alliance (www.PTSDAlliance.org)
