Self-Care and COVID-19

Self-Care During COVID-19

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We are continually collecting resources that may be helpful to you at home:

Managing COVID-19 Anxiety

CHN webinar on mental health during COVID-19: click here

Here to Help offer a comprehensive help page on managing anxiety during COVID-19: click here

Anxiety Canada have an online Town Hall video to cover different feelings of anxiety, related to COVID-19: click here

Bounce Back offers a self-directed online course to manage anxiety, using CBT: click here OR call 1-866-639-0522

CAMH have a list of FAQs and answers around helping yourself and your loved ones who are anxious in these times: click here

BC Gov have online tips around managing COVID-19 stress, anxiety and depression: click here

Call Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre at 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433) if you are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including thoughts of suicide.

Call the KUU-US Crisis Response Service at 1-800-588-8717 for culturally-aware crisis support for Indigenous people in B.C

Talking to children about mental health and COVID-19

Kids Health have a dedicated page to talking to kids about COVID-19 and helping them feel in control: click here

CYMHSU have prepared a dedicated handbook to managing anxiety and stress in families during COVID-19: click here

Keep Moving

Joe Wicks has online workouts that are easy to do at home with no equipment: click here

Yoga with        Adriene has a thirty day yoga series on her profile: click here

HG Rec are posting activities in their Facebook group here, including Dance With Me Haida Gwaii

Mindfulness

Headspace are offering a dedicated, free 'Weathering the Storm' meditation library: click here

Simplehabit are offering 5-minute meditations, including those designed for kids, click here

Calm are offering free resources in their meditation app, click here

Relax Melodies offers a collection of soothing sounds to help you fall asleep, click here