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The outbreak of COVID-19 has shown many problems with the provision of psychological intervention in China. In this comment, the authors have suggested ways that the government could establish and improve the intervention system based on sound scientific advice, to effectively deal with the mental health problems caused by public health emergencies.
This briefing note summarizes key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) considerations in relation to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. It includes information and guidance on helping children deal with stress during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The brief was last updated February 2020.
Introduction
The novel Coronavirus (nCoV) epidemic in 2019 -2020 has recently emerged. The route of transmission is not totally known, although it is known that it can spread from person to person, and local health care systems may be ill-equipped to handle a large-scale outbreak. Furthermore, misconceptions and misinformation about the disease often spreads rapidly in such epidemics. In previous epidemics mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) has been identified as a key priority. MHPSS ensures the well-being of the affected populations, and counter-acts the threats to public…
This document features mental health and psychosocial support messages developed by Hong Kong Red Cross for families, friends, colleagues of those in quarantine or self-isolation.
As communities around the world respond to the rapidly evolving situation around COVID-19, psychologists across the breadth of the field are providing critical guidance and support.
This free collection includes relevant psychological research published across the APA Journals portfolio. The list will be updated on an ongoing basis.
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ISPCAN is committed to providing support to individuals, caregivers, and professionals as they navigate through the COVID 19 pandemic by providing up-to-date resources in collaboration with partner organizations around the globe. On this webpage, ISPCAN has gathered resources on this topic and want members to also share.
This article from the Child Mind Institute, and the accompanying video, offer advice to parents and caregivers on how to discuss COVID-19 with children in a way that will be reassuring and not make kids more worried than they already may be.
This one page leaflet from the World Health Organization offers advice to parents and caregivers on how to help children cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following guidance, recommendations, and resources are provided by child trauma experts at Child Trends and the Child Trauma Training Center at the University of Massachusetts. The Center is housed at the University of Massachusetts with Child Trends as the lead evaluating agency, with funding from SAMHSA and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and additional support from HRSA.
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently reports that the risk of exposure to COVID-19 is …
This module outlines 3 hours (180 minutes) of training activities and materials related to psychosocial support (PSS) and social and emotional learning (SEL) in emergency contexts. It includes supplementary activities to further understanding of PSS-SEL concepts, for an extended duration of 5 hours (270 minutes). The Facilitator Guide provides the materials, facilitator notes (including main ideas and activity instructions), and a suggested script for the accompanying presentation. Facilitators are encouraged to first review the Instructions prior to training, which provides guidance for…