Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health and substance use challenges and deaths by suicide had been on the rise. The far reaching and lingering impacts of COVID-19 have exacerbated these issues by increasing stress, fear, worry, and a sense of grief in both collective and uniquely individual ways. This page includes help resources, articles,and podcasts to help us understand these impacts and how we can help ourselves and our loved ones.
Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event - Centers for Disease Control
How to Fight Pandemic Fatigue: 15 Self-Care Tips - NY-Presbyterian Hospital Health Matters
Anxiety and Coping with Coronavirus - Child Mind Institute
Coronavirus Has Upended Our World. It's OK To Grieve - NPR Health News
How To Get Therapy When You Can't Leave The House - NPR Life Kit
5 Signs Your Coronavirus Anxiety Has Gotten Serious and What to Do About It - CNN
How People with Autism Can Cope with the Pandemic - Psychology Today
The Virus Has Wrecked Some Families. It Has Brought Others Closer. - The New York Times
Seen and Heard - Teletherapy Takes Hold - Psychology Today
Cultivating gratitude in spite of COVID can salvage even a year as horrible as 2020 - USA Today - Opinion