RESOURCES

The Center’s clinicians are vetting resources with useful information to help cope with anxiety around Covid-19 / Corona Virus .

Please check back often for updates and more resources.

Coping with corona related anxiety

• 7 science-based strategies to cope with coronavirus anxiety https://theconversation.com/7-science-based-strategies-to-cope-with-coronavirus-anxiety-133207
• Self Compassion and COVID -19 https://centerformsc.org/self-compassion-and-covid-19/
• How to cope with anxiety about coronavirus https://idph.iowa.gov/Portals/1/userfiles/7/How%20to%20Cope%20with%20Anxiety%20about%20Novel%20Coronavirus_1.pdf
• The science behind our anxiety and fear and what we can do about it to feel less anxious. https://youtu.be/w4NwsyXRbNw
• Feeling Scatterbrained? Here’s Why  https://nyti.ms/39YIAvN
• Tara Brach has written extensively about how to manage fear and anxiety through an exercise summed up with the acronym RAIN. As she puts it in a recent blog post: “Learning to directly face anxiety and fear with the RAIN meditation—Recognize, Allow, Investigate, and Nurture—gives you a pathway to inner transformation and a fearless heart.” CLICK HERE to read about and listen to a meditation on RAIN.
• Why Relational Connection is So Important During the COVID-19 Epidemic (Click here)

C.O.O.L. Resources for Children and Families

• Tips for Nurturing and Protecting Children at Home – Article here.
• How to talk to your kids about the corona virus:
  https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-coronavirushttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/talking-with-children.html
• What to do at home while children are out of school:
  https://thestir.cafemom.com/big_kid/181945/indoor_activities_kids_crafts_winterhttps://theartofsimple.net/20-indoor-activities-for-kids-besides-tv/https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/life/2020/03/16/coronavirus-iowa-things-kids-can-do-while-theyre-out-school/5060662002/
• Educational Resources for Children
  https://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2020/03/15/101-ideas-to-keep-your-kids-busy-during-coronavirus-closures/https://nypost.com/2020/03/16/the-best-educational-apps-for-kids-to-game-during-coronavirus/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/coronavirus-help-free-educational-resources-for-kids-stuck-at-home-during-covid-19/ar-BB11v4vc
• Education For Older Kids, Teens and Adults
  https://www.khanacademy.org/https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/other/the-six-best-online-course-websites-to-upskill-during-isolation/ar-BB11FSABhttps://www.businessinsider.com/free-online-courses-from-best-colleges

Online Substance Use Recovery Groups

• AA:
  http://aa-intergroup.org/directory.php
  http://12wstepforums.net/alcoholics_anonymous_online_meeting.html
  NA:

  http://12stepforums.net/narcotics_anonymous_online_meeting.html
  In The Rooms (online addiction recovery community)
  https://www.intherooms.com/home/
  Recovery Dharma: (Buddhism-based recovery program)
  https://recoverydharma.online/

Learning about Covid-19

• Iowa Department of Public Health – Coronavirus Prevention https://idph.iowa.gov/Emerging-Health-Issues/Novel-Coronavirus/Prevention
• Covid-19 Fact sheet
  https://idph.iowa.gov/Portals/1/userfiles/61/covid19/Public%20Factsheet%20COVID%20030102020.pdf

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