United Way Toxic Stress

The COVID-19 health and economic crisis has made toxic stress a rising problem for many nationwide. Few people realize that resources are available to lessen the effects of stress and help promote health and well-being despite the difficulties unfolding during this pandemic.

United Ways of California has launched a nationwide text-based campaign* dedicated to educating the American public about the effects of stress and provide help in various ways including providing stress busting tips, information on general resources for financial stressors, and clinically-proven mental health support resources through our chat bot “Gloria.” To get started text “stress” to 211211.