COVID-19 Information
How to help kids understand COVID-19
Brain Pop video - Coronavirus
https://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesinjuriesandconditions/coronavirus/
Ministry of Health Fact Sheet; Talking to Your Kids About the Coronovirus
Children’s Mental Health Ontario; Talking to Your Anxious Child About COVID-19
https://www.cmho.org/blog/blog-news/6519918-talking-to-your-anxious-child-about-covid-19
NPR News- Kids Comic About COVID-19
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/02/28/npr-just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus
How to cope during a Pandemic
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Strategies for coping with Anxiety and stress during the COVID-19 crisis.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html
University Health Network (UHN)
Maintaining Mental Health Hygiene During a Pandemic - Tip Sheet
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M7g7h2rV7DY5xJ0b1HbZCyIRiWzRsGfI/view
Understood.org
Tips for parents and caregivers during the COVID-19 crisis. From reducing children’s anxiety to suggestions for activities to keep them busy, as well as helping their learning at home:
School Mental Health Ontario
Strategies for parents, educators and students themselves to support student mental health during the COVID-19 crisis.
https://smho-smso.ca/blog/how-to-support-student-mental-health-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
Government Resources
Government of Canada COVID 19
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html
MHCC (Mental Health Commission of Canada) COVID-19 Resources
https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English/mhcc-covid-19-resources
Province of Ontario COVID 19
https://www.ontario.ca/page/2019-novel-coronavirus
211 Ontario
https://211ontario.ca/211-ontario-services-blog/covid-19-information-sources-for-ontario-residents/
Public Health Ontario
Video from World Health Organization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1APwq1df6Mw
WHO – Infographic
https://www.who.int/images/default-source/wpro/health-topic/covid-19/transmission-slide11.jpg?sfvrsn=aba4ba4e_6
Emergency Contact Numbers
Peel Children's Centre - Tangerine Walk-in Counselling
Click Here to book a counselling session via phone
Crisis Services Canada
Mental health crisis helpline: Call 1.833.456.4566 | Text 45645Kids Help Phone
24/7 national helpline: 1-800-668-6868CMHA Peel-Dufferin
24/7 Mental health crisis helpline: 905-278-9036
Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK)
24/7 Mental health crisis helpline: 905-878-9785Naseeha Mental Health Helpline for Youth
Monday to Friday from 12 pm to 9 pm Eastern Time: 1.866.NASEEHA