Self-Management
Do You Think You Need Help?
Trillium encourages everyone to learn about their diagnoses and conditions. Where a person lives, learns, works and plays all have a an impact on your health. We share links below that offer online assessments and tools to help improve well-being. These pages can help educate and empower you to help bring up any concerns with your health care providers. You are your own best advocate.
Physical Health
A healthy diet, physical activity, and quitting smoking all can have a positive effect on physical and mental well-being.
Healthy weight (Body Mass Index, or BMI) for adult men and non-pregnant women
- Healthy Weight - From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Encouraging physical activity
- Physical Activity for a Healthy Weight - From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Healthy eating
- Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight - From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Meal planning and tracking tools
- Choose MyPlate - From the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Stop smoking and tobacco use
- Tobacco Cessation - From Medicaid
- Quit Smoking - From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- How to Quit Smoking - From the American Cancer Society (ACS)
- Trillium Tobacco Cessation Plan - From Trillium Health Resources
Healthy weight (Body Mass Index, or BMI) for children ages 2 through 19
- Calculator for Child and Teen - From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Encouraging physical activity
- Physical Activity Basics - From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Healthy eating
- Choose MyPlate Quiz - From the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Milestone tracker
- CDC's Milestone Tracker App - From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Mental Health
Stress, traumatic events, and life situations can impact mental health the same as chemical imbalances in the brain.
Managing stress
- Stress Screener - From Mental Health America (MHA)
- Free online training and tip sheets related to depression, stress, substance use, and more for teachers, school staff, and parents
Identifying psychiatric symptoms through self-assessment
- Trillium Access Point - From Mindwise Innovations
Managing Stress
- Recognizing & Managing Stress in Children - From the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Free online training and tip sheets related to depression, stress, substance use, and more for teachers, school staff, and parents
Identifying psychiatric symptoms through self-assessment
- Trillium Access Point - From Mindwise Innovations
Self-Monitoring
Regular check-ins of your emotions, stress levels, and body can help prevent more serious issues in the future.
DIY self-management tools:
- Doing Things on Your Own (DIY) - From Mental Health America (MHA)
DIY self-management tools:
- Doing Things on Your Own (DIY) - From Mental Health America (MHA)
- Free online training and tip sheets related to depression, stress, substance use, and more for teachers, school staff, and parents
Substance Use
Drinking too much alcohol or using illegal drugs can be harmful. Drugs can include those prescribed to someone else, or illegal drugs purchased on the street.
Avoiding at-risk drinking
- Trillium Access Point - From MindWise Innovations
Drug use
- Trillium Access Point - From MindWise Innovations
- Free online training and tip sheets related to depression, stress, substance use, and more for teachers, school staff, and parents
Avoiding at-risk drinking
- Trillium Access Point - From MindWise Innovations
Drug use
- Trillium Access Point - From MindWise Innovations
- Free online training and tip sheets related to depression, stress, substance use, and more for teachers, school staff, and parents
