2025 Support During the Holidays
The holiday season can be filled with joy and celebrations. This time of year can also trigger difficult emotions, thoughts, or behaviors—which can affect your mental health and use of substances (including alcohol). Let your friends, family, and communities know that confidential support is available 24/7 for both mental health and substance use.
Holiday Toolkit
Post Copy- All Platforms: Sometimes, the greatest gift you can offer someone is your presence. Support and following-up can play a vital role in helping someone who is struggling with mental health or substance use challenges. Learn more: samhsa.gov/find-support/helping-someone
Post Copy - All Platforms: Give the gift of support this season by connecting, listening, responding with compassion, and staying in touch. These actions can make a real difference for loved ones who may be struggling. Learn more: samhsa.gov/find-support/helping-someone
Post Copy - All Platforms: The #HolidaySeason can be an extra stressful time for many people. When you offer support, you’re providing hope to those who may need it most. Find ways to support yourself and those around you: findsupport.gov
Post Copy - All Platforms: Holiday pressures can make mental health and substance use challenges feel heavier. You’re not alone. Visit findsupport.gov for resources, support options, and steps you can take for yourself or someone you care about.
Post Copy- All Platforms: The holidays can bring tough triggers for alcohol or other substance use—but you don’t have to face them alone. Help is available if you would like support with your recovery: samhsa.gov/find-help
Post Copy - All Platforms: This time of year can be especially challenging for those in recovery. Spread support and compassion and remember—you are not alone. SAMHSA offers resources for alcohol and substance misuse at samhsa.gov/find-help.
Post Copy - All Platforms: For some, the holiday season and celebrations can trigger unwanted emotions or behaviors. Help is available, if you or someone in your life is struggling with the use of substances, including alcohol, and would like support with recovery: samhsa.gov/find-help
Post Copy - All Platforms: The holiday season can intensify feelings of pressure—especially for those navigating substance use challenges. These feelings are more common than many realize. Visit findsupport.gov to learn how to support yourself or a loved one who may be struggling.
Post Copy - All Platforms: Is the holiday stress getting to you? Believe in the magic of #SelfCare ✨ It’s ok to focus on yourself, your self-care, and your overall health and wellness this season. Here are some ways to take care of yourself to help destress: samhsa.gov/find-support/how-to-cope
Post Copy - All Platforms: This season can be stressful—socially, financially, emotionally. Remember to take a break. It’s OK to focus on yourself, your self-care, and your overall health and wellness this season. Here are some ways to show yourself some comfort & joy: samhsa.gov/find-support/how-to-cope
Post Copy - All Platforms: Show yourself some love💝and take care of yourself this season. That includes taking care of your overall mental and behavioral health. Learn some ways to take care of yourself to help de-stress: samhsa.gov/find-support/how-to-cope
Post Copy - All Platforms: This “cheerful” season can also be a difficult and stressful time. That's why it's so important to stop and listen to your own needs, too. Here are some ways to take care of yourself one small way each day: samhsa.gov/find-support/how-to-cope
Post Copy - All Platforms: It’s OK not to feel merry and bright. This season can amplify feelings of loneliness and grief. These emotions are more common than many realize, and reaching out for support is an important step. Connect with the #988Lifeline for confidential support. 988Lifeline.org
Post Copy - All Platforms: The #HolidaySeason can be a particularly difficult time for those experiencing grief. A call, text, or check-in can help someone who feels alone. For anyone feeling emotional distress, the #988Lifeline is available to talk. Call or text 988 or chat online 988lifeline.org
Post Copy - All Platforms: This time-of-year can be especially difficult if your loved one is grieving a loss. You can offer help and support and assure them that they’re not alone in their grieving process. Learn how to better support them: samhsa.gov/coping-bereavement-grief
Post Copy - All Platforms: This might not be the most wonderful time of the year for all. Many may experience loneliness around this time. Let your loved ones and other people in your community know they’re not alone this season, and that if they’re struggling, help is available. samhsa.gov/coping-bereavement-grief
Post Copy- All Platforms: Feeling down around the holidays is common, but it’s different from seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Knowing the difference can guide support and treatment. Learn more about SAD and how to get help: samhsa.gov/mental-health/seasonal-affective-disorder
Post Copy - All Platforms: For some, the shorter days and colder temperatures can bring on symptoms of a type of depression. Learn more about seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and how to get help if you’re experiencing symptoms this season: samhsa.gov/mental-health/seasonal-affective-disorder
Post Copy - All Platforms: Is it just the 'winter blues' or seasonal affective disorder (SAD)? If you notice significant changes in your mood and behavior when the seasons change, you may be experiencing SAD. Learn the signs and symptoms of SAD and how to get help: samhsa.gov/mental-health/seasonal-affective-disorder
Post Copy - All Platforms: Oversleeping and social withdrawal (feeling like “hibernating”) are some of the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Learn the signs and symptoms of SAD, a type of depression, and how to get help: samhsa.gov/mental-health/seasonal-affective-disorder