COVID-19 Resources

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)

• Basic Psychosocial Skills – A Guide for COVID-19 Responders

• Brief note on addressing mental health and psychosocial aspects of COVID-19 outbreak
  • Supporting people working in the COVID-19 (frontline workers and team leaders/managers)
  • Community Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) message during the COVID-19 (general public for dealing with stress)
  • Messages & activities for helping children deal with stress during the COVID-19 outbreak
  • Helping older adults cope with stress during the COVID-19 outbreak
  • Supporting the needs of people with disabilities during a COVID-19 outbreak
  • MHPSS activities for adults in isolation/quarantine

Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) – COVID-19 information

American Psychiatric Association (APA)

• Coronavirus Resources
  • Coronavirus and Mental Health: Taking Care of Ourselves During Infectious Disease Outbreaks
• COVID-19 Pandemic Guidance Document
  • Health Equity and COVID-19
  • Moral Injury During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)

• Resource Hub: Mental health and wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Mental Health First Aid COVID-19 Self-Care & Resilience Guide
  • Tips on talking to someone in crisis during COVID-19
  • The Working Mind Healthcare

Canadian Medical Association (CMA) – Framework for Ethical Decision Making During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – COVID-19 resources for health professionals

World Psychiatric Association (WPA) – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Mental Health Resources

Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) – COVID-19 Pandemic Response Resources

• Managing the Stress of Holiday Gatherings During COVID-19
• Sustaining Operations and Preventing Burnout During COVID-19: How Leaders Can Help

Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) – Coping with COVID

The British Psychological Society – The psychological needs of healthcare staff as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic

United Nations – Policy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health

Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) – COVID-19 Readiness Resource Project (CRRP)

Ontario Medical Association (OMA) Podcast Episode 15: Coronavirus Q&A with Dr. Frank Sommers

Psychosocial Support IFRC – Remote Psychological First Aid during COVID-19

PTSD: National Center for PTSD

• Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guide
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Resources for Managing Stress

World Health Organization (WHO) – Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers

Psychological First Aid for Frontline Health Care Providers: A Quick Guide to Wellness

• This is a great practical workbook for enhancing your wellness and resilience, written in a user friendly way by clinical psychologist, Dr. Melanie Joanisse.

Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario – Mental Health And Wellness During COVID-19

Phoenix Australia – Coronavirus (COVID-19) mental health resources

Uniformed Services University – COVID-19 Behavioral Health Resources

Rush University Medical Center – Creating Wellness in a Pandemic: A Practical Toolkit for Health Systems Responding to COVID-19

BC First Responders’ Mental Health – COVID-19 Resources

Textbook of Disaster Psychiatry – Ch 18: Pandemics: Health Care Emergencies

The Center for Complicated Grief – Managing Bereavement around the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty

Psychiatric Clinics of North America – Preparing for the Next Pandemic to Protect Public Mental Health: What Have We Learned from COVID-19?

JAMA – Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019

Psychiatric News – Psychiatrists Can Take Proactive Steps to Help Patients During COVID-19 Crisis

National Association of School Psychologists – Talking to Children About COVID-19: A Parent Resource

Annals of Internal Medicine – Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes – Preparing for Battle: How Hospitalists Can Manage the Stress of COVID-19

Frontiers in Psychiatry – Ecological Disasters and Mental Health: Causes, Consequences, and Interventions

Psychiatria Danubina – Impact of Human Disasters and COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health: Potential of Digital Psychiatry

Canadian Journal of Public Health – Applying the Lessons of SARS to Pandemic Influenza

General Hospital Psychiatry – The CopeNYP program: A model for brief treatment of psychological distress among healthcare workers and hospital staff

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Lessons from COVID-19 on Executing Communications and Engagement at the Community Level During a Health Crisis

Government of Canada improves digital access to mental health and substance use resources during the COVID-19 pandemic