See below for resources to help with your mental health
during the COVID-19 outbreak all in once place.
If there is a resource you would like to see, please contact me.
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during the COVID-19 outbreak all in once place.
If there is a resource you would like to see, please contact me.
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Crisis Resources
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255
- 24-hour.
- You do not have to be struggling with suicidal thoughts to call - you can call for any personal crisis.
- Though this is a national number, it is a network of local call centers. Northeast Kansas' lifeline calls are fielded by the Headquarters Counseling Center in Lawrence, Kansas (stop by their website and DONATE).
- National Crisis Text Line, text HOME to 741-741
- 24-hour.
- One of the biggest criticisms I get with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is you actually have to talk to a person on the phone. This resource instead relies on text messaging. You will get a trained professional on the other end.
- Domestic Violence Hotline at 816-461-HOPE (4673)
- 24-hour.
- SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline at 1-800-985-5990
- 24-hour.
- Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE) Coronavirus Hotline at 866-534-3463 (866-KDHEINF)
- Monday thru Friday, 8 am-7 pm; Saturday, 10 am-2 pm; Sunday, 1-5 pm
- Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) Coronavirus Hotline at 877-435-8411
- 24-hour
Addressing Panic and Anxiety
- via CNBC - How to deal with productivity-related anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- via Institution for Disaster Mental Health - Managing stress in this anxious time.
- via Psych ology Tools - A guide to living with worry and anxiety amidst global uncertainty.
- via HelpGuide - Coronavirus anxiety: Coping with stress, fear, & uncertainty.
- via The CDC - Mental health and coping during COVID-19.
- via Psychology Tools - About health anxiety.
- via Psychology Today - How Coronavirus anxiety can make you feel sick.
- via Healthline - 10 Breathing Exercises.
- via Medical News Today - 4-7-8 breathing: How it works, benefits, and uses.
- via Brain World - Exploring the science of anxiety.
Maintaining Your Physical Health
- via CNA Classes Near Me - How to properly wash your hands
- via SleepHealth - A guide to sleeping with Coronavirus anxiety
Techniques for Handling Social Isolation
- via SAMHSA - Taking care of your behavioral health during social distancing, isolation, quarantine.
- via Medical News Today - Coping with loneliness: Ideas and strategies.
- I also strongly recommend John Cacioppo's book Loneliness.
- via The Lancet - The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it.
- via Psychology Today - Can social isolation be positive?
- via Yale Medicine - Handling life at home during the COVID-19 outbreak.
- via CNN - Cabin fever: What it is, and how to 'cure' it.
Handling Uncertainty
- via American Psych. Assoc. - Five ways to view news coverage of the coronavirus.
- via Psychology Tools - A guide to living with worry and anxiety amidst global uncertainty.
- via HelpGuide - Coronavirus anxiety: Coping with stress, fear, & uncertainty.
- via HBR - That discomfort you're feeling is grief.
Beating Boredom
- via USA Today - Netflix Party lets friends do movie nights in quarantine.
- via Forbes - 15 ways to fight boredom and anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic.
- via Chronicle of Higher Education - Why you should ignore all that coronavirus-inspired productivity pressure.
- via CNN - Cabin fever: What it is, and how to 'cure' it.
Informational Articles (Mental Health)
- via American Psych. Assoc. - Five ways to view news coverage of the coronavirus.
- via American Psych. Assoc. - Seven crucial research findings that can help people deal with COVID-19.
- via The Lancet - The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it.
- via Psychology Tools - About health anxiety.
- via PBS - Why your mental health may be suffering in the COVID-19 pandemic.
