Social & Emotional Support


Advocates for Children of New Yorkhttps://www.advocatesforchildren.org/covid-19-updates
Camp Kindness CountsFree distance learning resources at the bottom of the web pagehttps://www.campkindnesscounts.org/kind-world
CharacterStrong 30 Day Kindness Activities and Lessons for Educators. Virtual Assemblies for secondary students with amazing speakers, Professional Development for Staffhttp://characterstrong.com/freeresources
Coalition to Support Grieving Studentswww.grievingstudents.org
The Empathy Labhttps://www.empathylab.uk/
Enable My ChildEnable My Child is a HIPAA compliant teletherapy platform made for schools. In these challenging times, we're providing free access to our platform. Enable My Child is a HIPAA compliant tetetherapy platform made for schools.www.enablemychild.com/schools
Family Reading Partnershiphttp://www.familyreading.org/resources/
First Aid for Feelings: A Workbook to Help Kids Cope During the Coronavirus Pandemic(English, Spanish and French versions)http://teacher.scholastic.com/education/coronavirusworkbook/index.html
Food Delivery for At-Risk Community Members (during COVID-19 pandemic)https://invisiblehandsdeliver.org/
GoNoodle – Movement and mindfulness videos for educators and kidshttps://www.gonoodle.com/blog/gonoodle-games-movement-app-for-kids/
LGBTQ + Identity: A Toolkit for Educators (PBS)https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/lgbtq-identity/#.WTf9g-vyuM8
National Center for School Crisis and Bereavementwww.schoolcrisiscenter.org
New York Academy of Medicine – What Can I Do?Links to community, health for all ages, housing, and food access.https://www.nyam.org/what-can-i-do/
New York City Employee Assistance Programhttps://www1.nyc.gov/site/olr/eap/eaphome.page
New York Life Foundation – Bereavement Resourceswww.achildingrief.com
NYC Mental Health Support Services While at Homehttps://thrivenyc.cityofnewyork.us/mental_health_support_while_home
NYCDOE Health and Wellness Resources Wakelethttps://wakelet.com/wake/197a5220-d871-4198-bc61-a21ebd4e6166
QuaranTeens – Activities to Help Cope with the Pandemic and Learn from the Newshttp://www.wordsalive.org/quaranteens
Reading Well – Supports to Understand and Manage Health and Wellbeing Using Helpful Readinghttps://reading-well.org.uk/
SEL – Teaching Matters: Elevating Voiceshttps://lp.teachingmatters.org/elevating-voices?utm_campaign=COVID-19%20response&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=102564169&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9EjaABYxbpmFOk9xmCb5-2osr-ugPa8virz6DDIIuA2lNLNFIC-zTgI0L_sSUM0uEZ-ryKsUAWSOvqiYydfplfyypRz3kGdsYkH4wd9DmJKvSvTnE&utm_content=102564169&utm_source=hs_email
Social Distancing During Ramadanhttps://www.tolerance.org/the-moment/april-23-2020-social-distancing-during-ramadan?utm_source=Teaching+Tolerance&utm_campaign=8b14ead8b7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_23_03_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a8cea027c3-8b14ead8b7-101004649
Social and Emotional Learning in the Libraryhttps://sites.google.com/bths.edu/librarysel/homeThis is not just for the library - everyone can use these links and ideas.
Suicide Prevention Lifelinehttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/youth/
Teen Vogue - Coping with Coronavirus Anxiety https://www.teenvogue.com/story/coronavirus-anxiety
Tutoring – Online – Free! (NYPL e-Card or library card required – all NYS residents are eligible to get a card or e-card) Understanding Trauma and Trauma Responsive Educational Practiceshttps://trepcourses.thinkific.com/courses/trep-nyc-doe-understanding-trauma-and-trauma-responsive-educational-practices

The War in Ukraine


How to Talk to Kids About Ukrainehttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/well/family/kids-teens-ukraine-russia.html?referringSource=articleShare
Ukraine CrisisChoices Program – The Ukraine Crisishttps://www.choices.edu/teaching-news-lesson/the-ukraine-crisis/
Global Dimension – Ukraine and Russiahttps://globaldimension.org.uk/in-focus-topics/ukraine-and-russia/
Nieman Lab - Resources for Following the War in Ukrainehttps://www.niemanlab.org/2022/02/follow-war-ukraine/