Looking after your family’s Mental Health during the Coronavirus Outbreak
We have produced a list of links and resources for you, our patients and families, which we hope will provide some help and support during this time.
General Advice
NHS advice
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
For British Sign Language (BSL) users
Easy Read Advice about Covid-19
https://www.mencap.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-03/Info%20about%20covid19%2026th%20March.pdf
Comic about Covid-19
World Health Organisation Videos (with subtitles)
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/videos
Emotional Wellbeing & Coronavirus – Covid-19
Sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk – also produced by the Sheffield Children’s NHS the Self-Care-Kit-COVID-19
Coronavirus – a book for children
Online Resources
Distraction Techniques
Visual Relaxation
- https://www.buzzfeed.com/nathanwpyle/mesmerizing-animations-to-help-you-take-a-deep-breath (subtitled)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLb3OV6LO_s (subtitled)
Mindfulness App
Mindfulness on You Tube
- Stop, Breathe and Think: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkB9zEEqnP9kMIf5VChd99Q (subtitled)
- Cosmic Kids – Mindfulness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf5K3pP2IUQ (subtitled)
FACE COVID by Dr Russ Harris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmvNCdpHUYM
Online Courses
Coping during the pandemic – Recovery College
Courses available for
- Children aged 7-12 years
- Young People and 13-18 years
- Adults
Self-help guides based on evidence based psychological models
Apps
https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/category/mental-health/
Additional information can be downloaded below
