COVID-19 Resources

Health

COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/self-assessment/

Health Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html

Kids Help Phone: https://kidshelpphone.ca/ 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868

Assaulted Women's Helpline: 416-863-0511 or Toll-free: 1-866-863-0511 or TTY 1-866-863-7868

http://www.awhl.org/

ConnexOntario Addiction, Mental Health, and Problem Gambling Treatment: 1-866-531-2600 or visit https://www.connexontario.ca/ for provide free, confidential, and personalized responses 24/7/365 to individuals about mental health, addiction, and problem gambling services throughout the province.

CAMH: https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-health-and-covid-19

School Mental Health Ontario - https://smho-smso.ca/

BounceBack Ontario- https://bouncebackontario.ca/

Financial

Government of Canada: Support for Individuals and Businesses: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html

Applying for Employment Insurance and COVID-19 Emergency Benefits: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/apply-emergency-benefits-1.5501977

Employment Insurance: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei.html

Mortgage Payment Deferrals: https://cba.ca/canada-six-biggest-banks-take-decisive-action-to-help-customers-impacted-by-covid-19?l=en-us

Food

YMCA is providing breakfast boxes: RSVP by calling 416-999-3152 Monday to Friday 9:30-11:30 a.m. to either arrange a free delivery or schedule a pickup

Free Meal Help

Should you qualify and be selected to receive a free meal, one of the helpful FMH members will call you back within the hour to confirm your order for the day. If you do not hear back within the hour, then your order is not confirmed for delivery that day. freemealhelpinfo@gmail.com +1 (866) 631-5444 https://freemealhelp.com/

Learning

Min of Ed Online Learning “Learn at Home” - https://www.ontario.ca/page/learn-at-home

Student Life Network virtual campus tour resource- https://blog.studentlifenetwork.com/2020/03/25/virtual-tours-campus-student-guide/

Talking to Kids/Websites for Kids about COVID-19:

Sesame Street “Caring for Each Other” - https://www.sesamestreet.org/caring

https://kidshelpphone.ca/get-info/were-here-for-you-during-covid-19-novel-coronavirus/

https://afccontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Corona-Virus-Info-for-Young-Children.pdf

School Mental Health Ontario - How to support student mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic​​

National Association of School Psychologists: https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/helping-children-cope-with-changes-resulting-from-covid-19

Emotional Regulation/Mindfulness/Wellness for Young People

http://www.cosmickids.com/ - yoga and mindfulness videos

https://www.gonoodle.com/ - need to create a free account with an email address to access videos – for body breaks, energizers, and calming/mindfulness

https://mindyourmind.ca/ - mindyourmind exists in the space where mental health, wellness, engagement and technology meet. We work with community partners and young people aged 14 to 29 to co-create interactive tools and innovative resources to build capacity and resilience.