Hometown Hero – Bernadette Ward
April 17, 2020
Finding Hope in Caregiving During COVID-19
May 4, 2020
Our Bereavement Coordinator, Karen Gore, LICSW has compiled a list of resources for our community. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if we can help you.
Mental Health Wellness Tips for Quarantine
Talking Children/ Teens About Grief Loss
Mental health resources and helplines
Four Basic Concepts about Death
Tips for Coping and Staying Calm
Stress/Anxiety Reduction Techniques and Booklets:
(EMDR) Dr. Jarero created this short video (7 mins) to teach a self care technique that therapists and clients can use at home – www.scalingupemdr.com.
Preventing PTSD in the Wake of Covid-19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q4wvEhbn0o&feature=youtu.be
Pandemic Anxiety: 10 Expert Coping Strategies
https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-coronavirus-anxiety-coping-strategies/
Addiction:
digital: NA and AA one — https://www.intherooms.com/home/
Grief & Loss:
An excellent article on grief in the coronavirus age. https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief
WEBMD article on grieving the loss of life as we knew it. https://blogs.webmd.com/mental-health/20200327/grieving-the-loss-of-life-as-we-knew-it
Inspiration:
“The intent of KarunaVirus.org is to amplify the voice of our collective compassion — by featuring news articles of everyday people choosing love over fear. We feel that the remarkable acts of courageous kindness we are now seeing will far outlive the virus, and if enough of us presence it in our consciousness, it just might shape new possibilities for our future.”
You can see some samples of their articles here and sign up to receive articles going forward http://www.karunavirus.org/join .
