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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Suraiya Baluch <<a href="mailto:baluch@mit.edu">baluch@mit.edu</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Subject: Online support group – Managing Stress around COVID-19</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Date: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">March 9, 2020 at 3:14:16 PM EDT</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">MIT Student Mental Health & Counseling Services is partnering with iHope Network</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN" style="color:#1F4E79"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="color:#1F4E79">to
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Managing Stress around COVID-19 –</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span>a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>confidential web-based support group</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>helping
MIT students in managing their stress around COVID-19 related events.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
This series of online groups will be<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>free to all MIT students</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and will be available<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
</span><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Mondays from 10-11 am<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79">and<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><b>Thursdays from 6-7 pm<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>during<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><b>March<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>and<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><b>April.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="color:#1F4E79">This confidential group discussion hopes to provide a safe, supportive space to talk about any COVID-19 related concerns that currently affect MIT students. Recognizing signs of distress, healthy coping strategies to manage
stress, practicing effective self-care, & ways of supporting MIT community will be discussed. Updated information on COVID-19 and resource sheets will also be shared.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i><span style="color:#1F4E79">Where</span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="color:#1F4E79"> </span></i></span><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN" style="color:#1F4E79">via
Video Conference<br>
</span><b><i><span style="color:#1F4E79">When</span></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#1F4E79"> </span></span><span style="color:#1F4E79">:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN" style="color:#1F4E79"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="color:#1F4E79">Mondays,
10-11am, on 3/16, 3/30, 4/6 and 4/13 & Thursdays 6-7pm, on 3/12, 3/19, 4/2, and 4/9<br>
</span><b><i><span style="color:#1F4E79">Facilitated by</span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#1F4E79"> </span></span><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#1F4E79"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="color:#1F4E79">Xiaolu
Hsi, PhD and Rachel Ganz, LICSW</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#1F4E79">Interested students can sign up here for any/all sessions</span><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;font-weight:normal">:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN" style="color:#1F4E79"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="color:#1F4E79"><br>
</span><a href="https://sites.google.com/ihopenetwork.com/coronavirus-workshop/"><span lang="EN" style="color:#1F4E79">https://sites.google.com/ihopenetwork.com/coronavirus-workshop/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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