ADA Live presents Protecting Your Mental Health: free webinar with tips for improving and protecting your mental health.

Social Distancing Resources, Entertainment, Mental Health, and much more – credit to Shreya Pokhrel

Managing stress and anxiety: CDC resources

Managing stress and anxiety: NPR resources

Central Alabama Wellness: a state mental health resource

Resilience: the parents’ guide to resilience and what it means

 
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Image description: How to manage stress and anxiety from COVID-19

For you:

  • Avoid excessive exposure to media coverage

  • Connect through calls/text/internet

  • Add extra time for daily stress relief

  • Practice self-care

  • Focus on your mental health

For kids:

  • Reassure them that they are safe

  • Let them talk about their worries

  • Share your own coping skills

  • Limit their news exposure

  • Create a routine and structure

For quarantine and isolation:

  • Keep in contact with your loved ones via social media, texts, and phone calls

  • Create a daily self-care routine

  • Keep yourself busy: games, books, movies

  • Focus on new relaxation techniques