Mental Health

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Coping with stress will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger.

👉 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-lifecoping/managing-stress-anxiety.html 

Adults can help by making sure adolescents don’t overestimate the dangers or underestimate their ability to protect themselves.

If you are raising, teaching or otherwise caring for an adolescent who is feeling very nervous about it, here are five things you can do.

👉 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/well/family/coronavirusteenagers-anxiety.html 

“Anxiety” is one of the words you hear frequently about our individual and collective reactions to the coronavirus pandemic. 

This post offers expert advice on how to use trauma-informed curriculum while teaching students — whoever is doing it. This comes from Teaching Tolerance, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. 

👉 https://www.verywellmind.com/top-school-stress-relievers-forstudents-3145179 

The coronavirus pandemic poses an obvious threat to physical safety, but advocates stress that Americans shouldn’t sleep on their mental health.New York Gov. 

Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, whose state has become an epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis, said Wednesday that more than 6,000 mental-health professionals had volunteered to provide free mental-health services.

👉 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/we-can-get-through-this-howto-manage-your-mental-health-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic2020-03-30 

Most students experience significant amounts of stress, and this stress can take a significant toll on health, happiness, and grades.

Stress can affect health-related behaviors like sleep patterns, diet, and exercise as well, taking a larger toll.

👉 https://www.verywellmind.com/top-school-stress-relievers-forstudents-3145179 

As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues its global spread and the number of diagnosed COVID-19 cases continues to increase, anxiety related to the outbreak is on the rise too.

Following suggestions, based on psychological science, can help you deal with coronavirus anxiety.

👉 http://www.metrokids.com/MetroKids/Health/7-Science-basedStrategies-to-Cope-with-Coronavirus-Anxiety/ 

Seven Types of Self-Care Activities for Coping with Stress. 

When we’re stressed, self-care is often the first thing to go. Fortunately, there are several pathways to self-care, and none of them need to be difficult or take a lot of planning.

👉 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shyness-isnice/201403/seven-types-self-care-activities-coping-stress 

According to the latest research from the American Psychological Association, teens report higher levels of stress than adults do (at least during the school year). And almost half of teens say they’re not doing enough to manage their stress. In fact, the two most common “strategies” teens use to cope with stress are playing video games and surfing the Internet. Mindfulness (present-moment, nonjudgmental awareness) is a powerful tool that teens can use to manage their stress.

👉 https://leftbrainbuddha.com/mindfulness-for-teens/ 

Information is rapidly changing and can be confusing, overwhelming and even scary. You may experience fear and spikes in anxiety. But even if you’re managing your anxiety levels well, there’s still so much more to deal with.

Whether it’s dealing with at-risk family members or patients, a roller coaster economy, trying to juggle work, keeping kids occupied or homeschooling while schools are closed, or simply adjusting to a new, unfamiliar situation, stress can easily pile up and negatively impact you — both physically and mentally. 

👉 https://health.clevelandclinic.org/5-ways-to-manage-stress-duringthe-coronavirus-outbreak/