Parent/Guardian Resources

• Delaware County Mobile Crisis Team (a trained crisis team can respond to your home). Call 1-855-889-7827 for 24/7 support.

• Delaware County Telehealth Helpline - Call 1-855-464-9342 for 24/7 support. Speak to a Certified Peer Specialist or Mental Health Professional. The call is confidential and may be anonymous if the caller prefers

• Crisis Text Line - Text HOME to 741741 and a crisis worker will respond. Their website also has extra resources.

• Suicide Prevention Lifeline - You can talk online or call 1-800-273-8255 for 24/7 support. Check out their website for additional resources - https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

• National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://www.nami.org/find-support/nami-helpline - Call 800-950-6264 on Monday-Friday from 10am-6pm or text NAMI to 741741 for 24/7 immediate support.

• Child Abuse Hotline: Call 1-800-932-0313

• Drug and Alcohol Help Line: Call 1-800-821-4357

Springfield Psychological is offering Telehealth for medication management and outside counseling.

• https://springpsych.com

Delaware County Professional Services

• https://www.dcpsonline.com/why-gbhp-copy-3-copy/

Child Guidance Resources Center

• https://cgrc.org

Explaining the Coronavirus-19 to children can be challenging. Please use these resources to help you explain this complicated concept to children.

Videos:

• Brain Pop Video

• Healthy Heroes 

• Just for Kids: Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus from NPR

• How to Talk to Your Kid about Coronavirus

Documents:

• Coronavirus-19 Social Story

• Yucky Bug PowerPoint

• A Story to Help Children Understand Coronavirus from Music City Counselor

• Coronavirus Talksheet from Counselor Keri

• PBS How to Talk to your Kid about Coronavirus

• Talking to Your Child About COVID-19: A Parent Resource

Many counselors around the country have been sharing resources for families to help with Social-Emotional Learning. The resources below are options to help. Please click on them as fun activities to help during this challenging time.

• SEL Scavenger Hunt

• 25 At Home Socio-Emotional Activities

• Centervention Website

• 30 Things Kids Can Do

• School Closure Wellness Activities

• SEL for K-2 (PowerPoint) - Counseling with Ms. Ramirez

• SEL for 3-5 (PowerPoint) - Counseling with Ms. Ramirez

• Howard B. Wigglebottom Books, Animated Books, Songs, Posters, and Lessons

• Giant List of Ideas for Being Home with Your Kids

• Supporting your Children’s Social, Emotional, and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• BrainPop Videos and Activities

• 10 Days of Live ‘Choose Love’ Lessons For Parents and Children

• Kindness Videos

• Calm My Worry

• Coloring Pages

• Action for Happiness Coloring Posters 

• Grounding Techniques Instructions

• Keys to Resiliency

• Coronavirus Stress Activities - from Bright Futures Counseling

• Mindfulness Choice Board - Free Download on Teachers Pay Teachers from Mindful Counselor Molly

• Yoga, Mindfulness and Relaxation Designed for Kids Aged 3+

• Videos for Sleep, Meditation, and Relaxation

• Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids

• Coping Skills Resources

• Mini Meditation

• Feeling Anxious or Worried? Listen to These 8 Podcasts

• Apps, Games, Websites

• Device Free Dinner

Health Powered Kids™ Lessons & Activities is a series of 60+ lessons on nutrition, physical fitness and mind-body balance for youth, ages 3 to 14 years.

These lessons and additional resources are available to teachers, school staff, home-school educators, daycare providers and everyone who works with young people to help them make healthful choices.

Each lesson includes a topic overview for the instructor or teacher, an explanation for students, at least one activity to help students understand and apply the concept, and a printable take-home newsletter to inform parents about the lesson and offer tips for keeping kids healthy at home.

Lessons can be sorted by length of time, ages of youth and topic areas. Are you looking for a more prescribed list of lessons to start? View our Lesson Plans for pre-arranged lesson groupings. All lessons can be easily printed using the “Print this lesson” button provided within each lesson.  Visit the website here: healthpoweredkids.org