COVID-19 AT HOME

STUDENT RESOURCES:

• COVID 19 Communications For Families

• Outpatient Crisis Intervention Programs For Adults Families and Children From Legacy

• High Focus Centers Paramus Outpatient Treatment Center- High Focus is a YouTube channel with webinars and videos.

• Suicide Prevention Resources

All of us at 2NDFLOOR are hoping this letter finds you physically healthy. Mentally, even the most resilient of us are being thoroughly challenged during this epidemic. We know this stress, isolation, and confusion can impact all of us and can be particularly difficult for adolescents and young adults. Many youths in NJ are missing the in-person interactions with counselors and teachers who provide much-needed emotional support during regular school days.  

At 2NDFLOOR Youth Helpline, we are fully operational and are here to offer support to NJ youth by text/phone and message boards 24 hours a day.  The majority of our recent contacts have been connected to stress and worries about the COVID 19 virus and functioning through this period. Our staff is prepared and able to offer support and resources specific to the virus and any other issue or concern that may be presented.  

It is so important during this time that NJ youth ages 10-24 are reminded about 2NDFLOOR Youth Helpline as a resource. We are asking schools, agencies, clinicians, parents, youth, and anyone who can help us by sharing the link above.    

Thank you for helping us to support the youth of NJ during this time. 

Lisa Petrone, M.A., S.A.C.

Coordinator

2NDFLOOR Youth Helpline

lisap@180nj.org

(732) 264-4360 x 2266

www.2ndfloor.org

20 Ways to Build Resilience at Home:

• Ideas For Kids

• Ideas For Grown-Ups

• 8 Practical Things Families Can Do at Home to Support Social-Emotional Learning

• 7 Ways to Support Kids and Teens Through the Corona-virus Pandemic

• Free Guide for Parents: How to Help Teens Build Life Skills for Success

• 20 Apps To Combat Anxiety and Stress (for Kids & Adults, Too)

• Everyone is Sharing The Ways They Are Celebrating the Class of 2020

Key Tips for Cyber Safety:

With our students being at home on electronics frequently during our distance e-learning process, we wanted to share some useful guides for families from National Online Safety based out of the UK. These PDF guides highlight some key tips about online safety and explain some of the ins and outs of some of the most popular apps that students might be using on their mobile devices to connect with friends.

• 10 Tips for Parents for eLearning

• 10 Tips for Students for eLearning

• Info about Instagram (a photo-sharing social media app)

• Info about Houseparty app (a popular video chat app)

• Info about Snapchat (an app where photos can disappear based on time, or be shared to "stories" for 24 hours)

• Info about TikTok (a video app, often to make short lip-syncs and dances)

• Info about Fortnite (a popular game)

• Info about Roblox (a popular game)

**If you have questions about cyber safety for your student, please reach out to a school counselor.