Resources in Response to the Robb Elementary School Shooting From the National Child Traumatic Stress Network  In response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde Texas, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed resources to help children, families, educators, and communities navigate what they are seeing and hearing, acknowledge their feelings, and find ways to cope together. These resources include: Talking to Children about the Shooting Helping Youth After a Community Trauma: Tips for Educators  Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen  (En Español) Talking to Teens about Violence (En Español) Tips for Talking to Students about Violence Coping After Mass Violence: For Adults For Teens: Coping After Mass Violence(En Español) Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español) Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers(En Español) Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español) Guiding Adults in Talking to Children about Death and Attending Services After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event Once I Was Very Very Scared – children’s book for young children  After the Injury—website for families with injured children Health Care Toolbox—website for pediatric health providers working with injured children Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing (En Español) (for responders)   The SAMHSA Disaster App allows disaster behavioral health responders to navigate resources related to pre-deployment preparation, on-the-ground assistance, and post-deployment resources. Users can also share resources from the app via text message or email and quickly identify local mental health and substance use disorder treatment services. https://store.samhsa.gov/product/samhsa-disaster

What to Do (and Not Do) When Children Are Anxious

How Anxiety Leads to Problem Behavior

Tips for Calming Anxious Kids

From the Newport Academy

Negative Effects of Social Media on Teens

How Do I Tell My Child He/She Has COVID?   

6 Core Processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Teen

If you have questions about teen mental health, substance abuse, or trauma, the Newport Academy's team is just a phone call away: 833.451.1487

National Institute of Mental Health Resources  

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Same Here: The Global Mental Health Movement 

The Derner Hempstead Child Clinic

The Derner Hempstead Child Clinic-Spanish Translation

NY Project Hope at Long Island Family Health Center (LIFQHC) is a local crisis counseling provider that helps residents in our community navigate the changes caused by COVID-19 through outreach, education and emotional support. 

NY Project Hope offers an Emotional Support Helpline staffed by trained crisis counselors who help callers talk through their emotions and find resources to help them cope with the challenges of COVID. NY Project Hope also has digital educational materials, a supportive social media presence, and a website filled with resources along with a helpline that the community can access.

Project Hope Helpline: (516) 992-HOPE (4673)

Website: https://nyprojecthope.org/

• NYPH Flyer (English)
• NYPH Flyer (Spanish)
• NYPH Flyer (Creole)
• NYPH Flyer (French)

Services are always confidential, free, and anonymous.

With much of school, work, and play occurring at home during the pandemic, families are spending much more time together than they normally would—posing new challenges for teen-parent relationships, already some of the most strained. Psychologists with expertise on parenting, as well as those studying family communication around race, sex, mental health, and media use, offer insights on how to improve dynamics between adolescents and their caregivers.

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/06/communicating-teens-covid

A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Zoom and other types of videoconferencing calls are causing many people to feel fatigued by the nonverbal cue overload, constant close-up eye contact, video distraction, and extensive self-view. A Today Show segment highlights recent psychological research published in Technology, Mind, and Behavior that identifies why videoconferencing can be especially draining and what people can do to minimize those effects.

https://www.today.com/video/could-zoom-be-taking-a-toll-on-your-mental-health-101511749572

People with lower education or health literacy levels, a tendency to use alternative medicine, or a distrust of the health care system are more likely to believe misinformation and inaccurate medical postings on social media than others are, according to research published in Health Psychology. The researchers say the findings could help public health officials develop more targeted messaging and outreach for a range of health care issues, such as public information efforts currently underway to promote COVID-19 vaccine uptake and mask wearing.

https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2021/03/education-alternative-medicine-misinformation

Meditation practices date back thousands of years and are a part of nearly every major religion, but only in the past few decades have researchers begun to explore what’s happening in the brain when people meditate and how meditation might benefit our mind and body. Richard Davidson, PhD, director of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a pioneer in the scientific study of meditation, joins APA’s Speaking of Psychology podcast to discuss what scientists have learned and how these ancient practices can help us flourish.

https://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/meditation

Many aspects of our pandemic lives could lead to impaired executive functioning, say psychologists in a New York Times article. Managing too many details, such as parents organizing their children’s video calls along with their own, can hinder our ability to plan, organize, and remember instructions, and chronically high stress levels can lead to memory impairments in healthy adults. Experts offer tips for feeling less scattered.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/parenting/quarantine-brain-memory.html

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a year of extreme loss for so many, ranging from the death of loved ones to the loss of everything about our bygone lives. Saying goodbye in the age of physical distancing became even more complicated, with many people losing the opportunity to spend final moments together or share social connection through funerals or other traditional mourning customs. There have also been extensive ambiguous losses: the loss of a sense of safety, of social connections and personal freedoms, of jobs and financial security. Psychologists’ research on loss and grief recognizes the importance of naming and claiming our grief and offers insight on “living losses.”

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/06/covid-grieving-life

Protect Your Child’s Mental Wellness During the COVID-19 Pandemic

https://health.usnews.com/wellness/for-parents/articles/protect-your-familys-mental-health-during-the-covid-19-pandemic

Confident Parents, Confident Kids

https://confidentparentsconfidentkids.org/

Helping Children Cope with Changes Resulting from COVID-19

https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/helping-children-cope-with-changes-resulting-from-covid-19

Take a Break, Keep Perspective, Be Kind in Uncertain Times

https://www.mindfulschools.org/personal-practice/take-a-break-keep-perspective-be-kind-in-uncertain-times/

Self-Care Starter Kit

https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/resources/self-care-starter-kit.html

Care for Caregivers: Tips for Families and Educators

https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/mental-health-resources/care-for-caregivers-tips-for-families-and-educators

How to Get More Sleep Tonight

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/style/self-care/sleep-tips-benefits-coronavirus.html

COVID-19 Well-Being Toolkit and Resources

https://centerhealthyminds.org/well-being-toolkit-covid19

Stress and Coping

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fprepare%2Fmanaging-stress-anxiety.html

Talking with Children: Tips for Caregivers, Parents, and Teachers During Infectious Disease Outbreaks

https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Talking-With-Children-Tips-for-Caregivers-Parents-and-Teachers-During-Infectious-Disease-Outbreaks/PEP20-01-01-006

Managing Anxiety in an Anxiety Provoking Situation (English)

https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/guidance/covid-19-managing-stress-anxiety.pdf

Calm and Take a Deep Breath Meditation

https://www.calm.com/blog/take-a-deep-breath?utm_source=lifecycle&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=difficult_times_subs_031720

Positive Psychology Grades 9-12 

https://positivepsychology.com/category/resilience/

Parent Tool Kit Grades K-12 

https://www.parenttoolkit.com/topics/social-and-emotional

Tips for Talking to Your Child about Coronavirus

https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/

https://childmind.org/blog/talking-kids-race-violence-america/

https://childmind.org/blog/talking-to-kids-about-george-floyd/

Other related resources:

https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/anti-bias-tools-strategies

https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/george-floyd-racism-and-law-enforcement

www.tolerance.org

https://globallives.org/participate/educate/