Coronavirus Mental Health

Crisis Helplines

• Washington Listens
  
• Lifeline
  
• Veterans Crisis Line
  
• Distress Helpline
  
• Crisis Clinic (local)
  
• Crisis Text Line
  
• Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth)
  

For Everyone

• "Coping with COVID" podcast and blog series from the Department of Health
  

• Mental and Emotional Well-Being from the Washington State Coronavirus Response
  

• Stress
• Stress and Coping from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  
• Typical Reactions to Social Distancing, Isolation and Quarantine from the SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center
  
• Pandemic Stress Blog from the Washington State Department of Health
  
• Coping
  
• Stress and Coping from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  
• Coronavirus: Mental Health Coping Strategies from NAMI
  
• Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Coping with Stress During an Infectious Disease Outbreak from the SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center
  
• Helping Others
  
• Be The Difference During COVID-19 from the National Council for Behavioral Health
  
• Tips
• 10 Well-Being Tips During the Days of COVID-19 from the Center for Healthy Minds University of Wisconsin-Madison
  
• Benefits of Journaling from the Center for Healthy Minds University of Wisconsin-Madison
  

For Parents and Guardians

• Local Helpline
  
• Parent Help Line operated by our local Family Education and Support Services
  
• Talking with Children
• Talking with Children about Coronavirus Disease 2019 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  
• How to Talk to Your Kids about Coronavirus from the University of Washington Medicine
  
• Talking to Kids about COVID-19 from University of Wisconsin-Madison
  
• Coping
  
• Helping Children Cope from Mary Bridge Children's Hospital
  
• Helping Children Cope Emotionally with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) from the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
• Children with Special Needs 
  
• COVID-19 and Children with Special Health Care Needs from the American Academy of Pediatrics
  
• Multilingual 
  
• Helping Children Cope with Change due to COVID-19 from the National Association of School Psychologists
  
• Spanish version
  

• Stress and Coping
  
• Stress and Coping from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  
• Typical Reactions to Social Distancing, Isolation and Quarantine from the SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center