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COVID-19

Managing Mental Health:
• Five way to beat anxiety and take back control of your life during the COVID-19 pandemic. - A ‘Based on science’ feature through the University of Cambridge, the article provides information and tips on managing anxiety

Managing Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resources from the WHO:

• Briefing Note on Mental Health and Psychosocial Aspects of COVID-19 - A range of resources providing in-depth information on the potential impact on mental health and other psychosocial aspects of COVID-19. Produced by the United Nations Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference group for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support.

• Coping with Uncertainty in Uncertain Times - Prepared by the University of Newcastle it provides a thought-provoking description of uncertainty and models of understanding and managing it.

• Love in the time of COVID-19: The mental health and well-being of individuals and communities - Written as an op-ed by staff of the Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health at the University of Cape Town the piece reflects on the impact of COVID-19 in South Africa, with a particular focus on mental health.

• That discomfort you’re feeling is grief - Written for the Harvard Business Review the article explores the role of grief in managing during the coronavirus.

Children, Adolescents and Parenting:

• Coronavirus and helping children with Autism - A podcast by the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health two experts discuss how the disruptions causes by coronavirus may impact on autistic children. They also provide tips on how to keep well as a parent and reliable sources for coronavirus updates.

• Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with the Coronavirus Disease - Produced by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network the 5-page fact sheet provides a range of information and tips for parents to manage during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Credible Updated Information sources for COVID-19:

• COVID-19 general website - World Health Organisation website providing country and technical guidance, tips to protect yourself, trainings on COVID-19 preparedness, travel advice, and more.

• COVID-19 news - Up-to-date announcements from the WHO.

• John Hopkins University coronavirus COVID-19 global cases map - A map with an up-to-date total globally and from individual countries

• John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre - A comprehensive website from John Hopkins University with a wide variety of information, podcasts, resources and news items relating to COVID-19.

• The Lancet: COVID-19 Scientific Resource Centre - This resource brings together COVID-19 content from across The Lancet Journals as it is published. All of the their COVID-19 content is free to access.

• Elsevier: Novel Coronavirus Information Center - This is Elsevier’s free health and medical research on the novel coronavirus and COVID-19