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COVID-19 Resources
General Information:
For Families:
Resources to Help Patients & Families Cope:
- Harvard Center on the Developing Child
- Zero to Three: Tips for Families
- Parenting in the Time of COVID-19 (WHO)
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network - Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with COVID-19 from the (English | Spanish)
- Home Exercise Tips for Kids, Teens and Families
- Flexible daily schedules for kids
- Take 5 Breathing Break
- 1-Minute Relaxation Exercise for Parents
- 8 Ways a Child’s Anxiety Shows Up as Something Else
- How to Talk to Your kids About Coronavirus (PBS Kids)
- Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus (Child Mind Institute)
- How to Support Teens’ Mental Health During the Pandemic
Learning at Home:
- Sesame Street – Health Emergencies (English)
- Sesame Street – Caring for Each Other (English | Spanish)
- PBS Kids
- Education.com
- Starfall Education
- Khan Academy
- Free video stories for kids
- Wide Open School – collection of online learning experiences
Mental Health for Parents:
- Resilience and Routines for Families During the Pandemic
- How to Avoid Passing Anxiety on to your Kids
- Tips for Families Separated by COVID-19
- Parents-Being “Good Enough” Right Now is OK
- Video Chats & Phone Consultations with Expert Clinicians, Managing Anxiety and Discipline
- Child Trends: Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-being During COVID-19
- When Family Members are Hospitalized Due to COVID-19
- Single Parenting During the Coronavirus Crisis (ChildMind Institute)
- The Family Tree 24/7 Parenting HelpLine: 1-800-243-7337
Financial/Social Needs Resources:
Supporting Children with Special Needs:
- Information for Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Coronavirus Information for the Autism Community
- Tips for ADHD Children attending School from Home
- COVID-19: Helping families with special needs during a public health crisis
- JAMA Pediatrics - Considerations for Young Children and Those With Special Needs as COVID-19 Continues
For Primary Care Providers:
- Washington Partnership Access Line article on COVID-19 Anxiety
- The Psychological Impact of Quarantine and How to Reduce it: Rapid Review of the Evidence (The Lancet)
- Protecting Kids Against Violence During COVID-19
- American Academy of Pediatrics - Interim Guidance on Supporting the Emotional and Behavioral Health Needs of Children, Adolescents, and Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Provider Mental Health & Resilience:
Return to In-Person Activities
- UNICEF: Supporting your child’s mental health during COVID-19 school returns
- Helping Children Cope with COVID-19 Stress and Post-Pandemic Transitions
- 5 ways parents can address their kids' mental health fallout from the past year
- PBS - How to help your kids break out of their pandemic bubble and transition back to being with others
- Returning to In-Person School During COVID-19
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