Useful Resources

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(most stress at top)

Life event

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Death of a child

Death of a partner

Being sent to prison

Death of a close family member

Serious financial difficulty / moving house

Miscarriage or stillbirth

Court appearance for serious offences

Business failure

Marital separation due to arguments

unwanted pregnancy

Divorced

Fired from a job

Death of a close friend

Serious illness of family member

Unemployed for 1 month

Serious personal physical illness