Resource Center: COVID-19

During this unprecedented time, the BMS School Counseling Department will be using this page to provide students and families with resources. If you want to share anything with us as well or need any guidance or support, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We are thinking about you and your children during this time. We hope you are all healthy and safe.

A great article to help Teens manage anxiety. As always do not hesitate to reach out to us!

5 Ways to Help Teens Manage Anxiety About the Coronavirus

Here is another great resource to help get through this difficult time.

"The Coronavirus pandemic is now affecting all of us. To the extent possible, we at Ten Percent want to help.

We are featuring content in the app and here at Ten Percent Weekly that speaks to the struggles many of us are experiencing with anxiety, fear, and concern for the wellbeing of others. We are also making a wide range of content of relevance to coping with this crisis available free of charge on tenpercent.com/coronasanityguide. We want to support you as best we can in this challenging time; please don't hesitate to let us know how we can do that."

The J.V. Fletcher Library is an amazing resource for information. Here are the Digital Collections Accessible With Your Library Card.

Here is a great article to read from the NY Times:

Quaranteenagers: Strategies for Parenting in Close Quarters

For those of you who are looking to help create a schedule and routine for your students this may help. With all the uncertainty surrounding us now, schedules and routines can help kids to feel safe and grounded.

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) - Great resource for focusing on the Social Emotional needs of both children and adults during COVID-19.

guide_to_living_with_worry_and_anxiety_amidst_global_uncertainty_en-us.pdf

This is an amazing resource to help you cope with the COVID-19 crisis.

Parents are experiencing a lot of stress with the current COVID-19 crisis. They are balancing working, parenting, teaching. Everyone is grieving and struggling right now. It is OK to not be OK. Be kind to yourselves and know that you are not alone in this experience.

The BRYT invites parents to participate in their weekly virtual Parent Support Groups

As a Counseling Department, we’ve compiled a list of helpful resources to guide conversations at home, cope with stress, and process feelings related to COVID-19. We will continue to update our website with new resources on our Resource Center: COVID-19 webpage.