Information and Supports Related to COVID-19
Below are links to resources in both English and French that may help support primary care providers, parents/caregivers and their child(ren) and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PLEASE NOTE: This list is being continually updated.
English Resources:
American Academy of Pediatrics
Anxiety Canada
Autism Ontario
Canadian Paediatric Society:
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
CHEO:
Children’s Mental Health Ontario
ChildTrends.org
COVIDwithKIDS
Eastern Health NL
eMentalHealth.ca
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- Coping with the Stress of COVID: Survival Tips for Parents and Caregivers (including a section on “Coping for different ages”)
- Tragic and Upsetting News Events : Helping Children and Youth Cope
- Helping Children and Youth Cope After Traumatic Events
- Mental Wellness and Resiliency while Coping with COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child:
Jack.org
KidsHealth
Kids Help Phone
Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health
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- COVID-19: Supporting a discussion with children and youth (includes a list of websites and print resources)
Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH)
POND Network:
Psychology Foundation of Canada
Raising Children: The Australian Parenting Website
School Mental Health Ontario
Sesame Street
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- Caring for Each Other: “Your friends on Sesame Street are here to support you during the COVID-19 health crisis. We know that these are very stressful times; daily lives have been disrupted, and families everywhere are trying to create a new sense of normalcy.”
- Coping with COVID-19: A “For-Now” Normal
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
University of Calgary
Zero to Three.org
Ressources en français :
Centre Psychosocial :
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- Une trousse d’informations pour les parents et les enfants concernant la Covid-19 est disponible sur notre site web : https://www.centrepsychosocial.ca/content/user_files/2020/04/Guide-de-ressources-COVID-19_CPS.pdf
CHEO:
Hôpital Ste-Justine (Montréal) :
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- Questionnaire de dépistage à l’intention des parents d’enfants présentant de possibles symptômes de la maladie à coronavirus
- Plusieurs outils à l’intention des parents : comment en parler aux enfants, quels sont les symptômes chez les enfants, comment protéger son enfant, etc.
Office fédéral de la santé publique (Suisse) :
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- une série d’affichages imprimables – règles d’hygiène, comment se protéger, lavage de mains, etc.
Organisation mondiale de la santé :
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- Nouveau coronavirus – Conseil au grand public : En finir avec les idées reçues
- Ainsi que tout le dossier spécial de l’OMS : https://www.who.int/fr/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
Unicef :
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- Comment parler à votre enfant de la maladie du coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Maladie à coronavirus (COVID-19) : Ce que les parents doivent savoir
- Comment les enseignants peuvent parler aux enfants de la maladie à coronavirus
- Messages clés pour la prévention et le contrôle de la COVID-19 dans les écoles (available for download)
*Acknowledgement: Thank you to the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health for providing an initial French resource list.