COVID-19 Mental Health Resources
As the world faces the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis, here are resources in multiple languages that may be of help.
Resources by topic
Managing stress during the COVID Outbreak
- WHO Coping with Stress During COVID Outbreak (English, Spanish French Russian Chinese Arabic)
- CDC Managing Stress and Anxiety During Coronavirus (English, Spanish)
- SAMHSA Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health: Tips for Social Distancing, Quarantine and Isolation during an Infectionus Disease Outbreak (English, Spanish)
Helping children cope during COVID crisis
- WHO Helping Children Cope with Stress During Coronavirus (English-only flyer, but similar information available on website in Spanish, Russian, French, Chinese, Arabic)
- Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with the Coronavirus Disease (English, Spanish, Chinese)
Coping with sheltering at home
Dealing with thoughts of suicide
- Suicide Prevention Poster in English; additional languages: Arabic, Burmese, Karen, Nepali
Recognizing signs of stress, anxiety and depression
- What is Mental Illness (links to flyers in Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya)
- What Is Depression (English, Vietnamese)
- What is Anxiety and PTSD ((22 languages)
- Iraq Refugee Mental Health (Arabic, specific to Iraqi refugees)
Helplines to connect with mental health support and assistance
- SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline: call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746. Toll-free, multilingual, and confidential crisis support service is available to all residents in the United States and its territories. Stress, anxiety, and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster. Recommended by CDC.
- National Suicide Prevention Line: 1-800-273-8255.
- Georgia Crisis & Access Line (GCAL): 1-800-715-4225 (Uses a language line to provide services in multiple languages)
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