Original Broadcast: April 1, 2020
Recording and Transcripts Episode 79 (Part 1 of 3): Protecting Your Mental Health during the Coronavirus Outbreak
Original Broadcast: April 8, 2020
Recording and Transcripts Episode 79 (Part 2 of 3): Protecting Your Mental Health during the Coronavirus Outbreak
Original Broadcast: April 15, 2020
Recording and Transcripts Episode 79 (Part 3 of 3): Protecting Your Mental Health during the Coronavirus Outbreak
The Southeast ADA Center has developed a comprehensive Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Portal
– Be sure to check our list of Counseling and Support Resources
Web: adasoutheast.org/coronavirus/
Contents
- Help Lines, Support
- Mental Health Awareness and Support
- Multimedia-Apps
- Resources for Families, Kids, and Teens
- The ADA, Effective Communication, Healthcare Rights and the Law
- Mental Health Articles and Other Resources
Help Lines & Support
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
About AFSP: raises awareness, funds scientific research and provides resources and aid to those affected by suicide.
Link: afsp.org- Text TALK TO 741741 – Crisis Text Line
- 1-800-273-TALK – National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Crisis Text Line
About Crisis Text Line: provides free, 24/7 mental health support at your fingertips.- 24/7 support at your fingertips
Text HOME or SHARE TO 741741 - Message us on Facebook Messenger
Link:crisistextline.org - Crisis Text Line: How to Handle Coronavirus
Link: crisistextline.org/get-help/coronavirus
- 24/7 support at your fingertips
- Mental Health America (MHA)
About MHA: Promotes mental health and helps prevent mental illness through advocacy, education, research, and services.
Link: mhanational.org - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
About NAMI: provides advocacy, education, support and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives
Link:nami.org- National Suicide Crisis Prevention: 800-273-8255 or 1-800-273-TALK
- Crisis Text Line: Text NAMI TO 741741
- General Helpline:
1-800-950-6264 or 1-800-950-NAMI
Monday-Friday, 10 am to 6 pm ET - Find HELP in a Crisis
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
About SAMSHA: provides substance use and mental disorder information, services, and research and also a Disaster Distress Helpline for 24/7 crisis counseling and support to people experiencing disaster-related emotional distress. SAMHSA is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation and reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.- Distress Helpline — 24-hours-a-day, 365-days-a-year
- Call 1-800-985-5990 (press “2” for Spanish)
- TTY 1-800-846-8517
- Text TalkWithUs to 66746
- Spanish Speakers:
Call 1-800-985-5990 and press “2”
From the U.S., text Hablanos to 66746
Web: samhsa.gov
Link: samhsa.gov
- Distress Helpline — 24-hours-a-day, 365-days-a-year
Mental Health Awareness and Support
- Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty
Article by Doreen Marshall, Ph.D.
Source: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Link: afsp.org/taking-care-of-your-mental-health-in-the-face-of-uncertainty/ - NAMI COVID-19 Resources
Link: nami.org/covid-19 - NAMI COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide (PDF download, 15 pages)
Link: nami.org/covid-19-guide - Mental Health America (MHA)
Promotes mental health and helps prevent mental illness through advocacy, education, research, and services.
Link: mhanational.org
Find a local MHA affiliate:
Link: arc.mhanational.org/find-affiliate
Call (800) 969.6642
Email: info@mhanational.org - Mental Health Screening Tools
Note: Following an online screening, you will receive information, resources and tools to help you understand and improve your mental health. The depression and anxiety screening tools are available in both English and Spanish.
Link: screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools - MHA Peer Advocacy, Supports and Services
With over 200 affiliates in 41 states, MHA is committed to bringing direct services and advocacy to communities around the country. MHA affiliates bring together mental health consumers, caregivers, advocates and service providers for collaboration and action to inform, support and enable mental wellness, and emphasize recovery from mental illness.
Link: mhanational.org/peer-advocacy-supports-and-services - Mental Health and COVID-19 – Information and Resources
Source: Mental Health America
Link: mhanational.org/covid19 - SAMHSA Coronovirus Resources
Link: samhsa.gov/coronavirus - SAMHSA’s Tips for Social Distancing and Isolation
Link: samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/tips-social-distancing-quarantine-isolation-031620.pdf
Multimedia – Apps
- Calm.com
Link: calm.com - Stop, Breathe & Think
Link: stopbreathethink.com - Virtual Hope Box
Link: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.t2.vhb&hl=en_US - Yoga for First Responders
This program provides short, effective and practical yoga classes, drills, and workshops available on your computer, tablet, TV, and phone.
Link: yogaforfirstresponders.org - Smiling Mind App
Link: www.smilingmind.com.au/smiling-mind-app/
Resources for Families, Kids, and Teens
- Coronavirus Anxiety Workbook
Free information to use and download
Source: The Wellness Society
Link: thewellnesssociety.org/free-coronavirus-anxiety-workbook - Resources to Help Children and Teens
Source: Anxiety and Depression Association of America
Link: adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/children - Parent’s Guide to Teen Depression
Source: Help Guide
Link: helpguide.org/articles/depression/parents-guide-to-teen-depression.htm - PARENT/CAREGIVER GUIDE TO HELPING FAMILIES COPE WITH THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019
Source: The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Link: www.nctsn.org/resources/parent-caregiver-guide-to-helping-families-cope-with-the-coronavirus-disease-2019 - Helping Children Cope with Changes Resulting for COVID-19
Source: National Association of School Psychologists
Link: www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/helping-children-cope-with-changes-resulting-from-covid-19 - Your child’s mental health
Source: Caring for Kids
Link: www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/mental_health - Managing Stress in Teens and Adolescents: A Guide for Parents
Source: Bradley Hospital
Link: www.bradleyhospital.org/managing-stress-teens-and-adolescents-guide-parents - CDC-Talking with Children about COVID-19
Source: Centers for Disease Control
Link: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/talking-with-children.html
The ADA, Effective Communication, Healthcare Rights and the Law
- OCR Issues Bulletin on Civil Rights Laws and HIPAA Flexibilities that Apply During the COVID-19 Emergency
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Link: hhs.gov/about/news/2020/03/28/ocr-issues-bulletin-on-civil-rights-laws-and-hipaa-flexibilities-that-apply-during-the-covid-19-emergency.html - COVID-19 | CommunicationFIRST
CommunicationFIRST, has just released a COVID-19 Communication Rights Toolkit geared toward individuals with speech-related disabilities who rely on communication tools and supports in the best of times. Given restrictions on visitors that are being imposed by many hospitals, the concerned that our population going to face extreme challenges just being able to communicate our basic medical needs (pain, discomfort, thirst, fever, etc.), not to mention not having any way to provide informed consent, advocate for ourselves on rationing/triage issues, and other matters.
Source: CommunicationFIRST
Link: communicationfirst.org/covid-19/ - Communicating With Medical Personnel During Coronavirus
Source: National Association of the Deaf
Link: www.nad.org/2020/03/28/communicating-with-medical-personnel-during-coronavirus/ - Medicare and Coronavirus
Source: U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Link: medicare.gov/medicare-coronavirus - What You Need to Know About Telehealth During the Coronavirus Crisis
Source: Wall Street Journal
Link: wsj.com/articles/what-you-need-to-know-about-telehealth-during-the-coronavirus-crisis-11584874801 - Revised ADA Requirements: Effective Communication | PDF
Source: Department of Justice
Link: ada.gov/effective-comm - Effective Communication Fact Sheet
Source: ADA National Network
Link: adata.org/communication - Questions and Answers for Health Care Providers
Source: National Association of the Deaf
Link: nad.org/resources/health-care-and-mental-health-services/health-care-providers/questions-and-answers-for-health-care-providers - Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Settings: ADA Business Brief
Source: U.S. Department of Justice – Civil Rights Division
Link: ada.gov/hospcombr.htm
Mental Health Articles and Other Resources
- That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief
Source: Harvard Business Review
Link: hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief - Grief.com
Through education, information and other helpful resources we hope to make the challenging road of grief a little easier.
Link: grief.com - Mental Health.gov
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Link: mentalhealth.gov - 60 Digital Resources for Mental Health
Source: Social Work License Map
Link: socialworklicensemap.com/social-work-resources/mental-health-resources-list - Top 10 Podcasts Exploring Mental Health
Source: Best Counseling Degrees
Link: bestcounselingdegrees.net/resources/mental-health-podcasts - Mental Health Resources for Families
Source: Center for Parent Information & Resources
Link: parentcenterhub.org/mentalhealth - Working Remotely During COVID-19: Your Mental Health and Well-Being
Source: Center for Workplace Mental Health
Link: workplacementalhealth.org/Employer-Resources/Working-Remotely-During-COVID-19 - How to take care of your mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: 24 Tips
Link: humanresourcesonline.net - How to Make your “At-Home” and Online Fitness Presence Accessible for Adaptive Athletes
Link: morningchalkup.com - Greater Good’s Guide to Well-Being During Coronavirus
Link: greatergood.berkeley.edu - Coronavirus can’t cancel what matters most [Commentary]
Link: syracuse.com - Care for your Coronavirus Anxiety
Source: A toolkit by Shine – from Mental Health America (MHA)
Link: virusanxiety.com