COVID Mental Health
Caring for Your Mental Health
We have developed these webpages to support our communities while many of us are faced with new realities including sheltering in place, working from home, caring and educating children and youth from home, and many other new and unique challenges.
Additional resources are being curated and these webpages will be updated often. If you have questions about the content on this page or suggestions for additional content that would be useful please contact the CAN team.
Support Hotlines
The outbreak of COVID-19 has been stressful on our physical and mental health. Anxiety and a sense of being overwhelmed is not uncommon. If a family member, neighbor, coworker or you need mental health support, here are a few resources:
Trevor
Lifeline
Toll-Free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth
Call: 1-866-488-7386
Text: ”START” to 678-678
The Trans
Lifeline
Call: 1-877-565-8660
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call: 1-800-273-8255
Disaster Distress Hotline
Call: 1-800-985-5990
Text: Text “TalkWithUs” to 66746
Crisis Text Line
Text: HOME to 741-741 for 24/7 crisis support
California Peer-Run Warm Line
Call: 1-855-845-7415
California Suicide & Crisis Hotlines
Find phone numbers and links to all the suicide and crisis
hotlines by county in California.
24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline
Call: 1-800-799-7233 or click Chat Now
I Got Your Back
Call: 1-800-273-8255
Text: Text “HOPE” to 916-668-4226
Veterans Crisis
Line
Call: 1-800-273-8255
Text: 838-2555
COVID-19 and Your Mental Health
- Harvard Business Review - That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief
- SAMSHA - Tips For Social Distancing, Quarantine, And Isolation During An Infectious Disease Outbreak
- ACEs Aware – Self-Care Tool for Adults
- Center for Healthy Minds – COVID-19 Well-Being Toolkit and Resources
- Ed-Surge - Teachers Are Anxious and Overwhelmed. They Need SEL Now More Than Ever.
- Edutopia – Teacher Wellness, Prioritizing Self-Care While Working From Home
- Greater Good – What Happens When We Lose Our Social Rituals?
- We Are Doctors Who Study Trauma. Here’s How To Cope With The COVID-19 Crisis
- WestEd - Self-Care Strategies for Educators During the Coronavirus Crisis: Supporting Personal Social and Emotional Well-Being
Mindfulness & Meditation Resources
- 99 Mindful Conversation Topics for Deeper Connections
- Mindful.org- How Mindfulness Can Help You Navigate the Coronavirus Panic
- Aura App
- Balance App – Currently offering 1 year free membership
- Headspace App & Website
- Inner Explorer – I Am Present App for Family Mindfulness
- Insight Timer App
- Stop, Breathe & Think App – Offers a kids version of the app and FREE resources for Educators
- UCLA Mindful App
- The Awake Network - Free Online Meditation Resources for Times of Social Distancing / COVID-19