This pandemic is creating so many losses of life and losses of “what normal life used to be like”- and all of these losses can be difficult.
Here is some helpful information about coping with the losses from COVID-19.
Coping with Loss in the Pandemic
Learn more about our grief support here.
Visit https://my2020census.gov to be counted! However you participate, online or phone, it is so important to be counted!
Please call us at 211 for info or text your zip code to 898211 to text with us. We are here for you.
Census 2020 California State Website
Census 2020 Contra Costa Website
Pledge to be counted! #CountMeIn #WeAllCount #AmericaCounts
READ CALLER STORIES FROM PEOPLE WE ARE HELPING EACH DAY:
Robert taking calls
As the economic toll of #COVID19 hits our communities hard, hunger is a growing concern.
Easily find food banks, school meals, and senior center food distribution sites!
Fortunately, free and low-cost food providers are ramping up their service, in a way that maintains social distancing. We can help you find them! Use this map to find the nearest food support to you. Or call us at 211 (or text your zip code to 898211) and we will help you find the providers near you.
Find food support near you
To help with the stress, fear and anxiety that has overwhelmed many of us, we’ve created tip sheets for family discussion and parenting, as well as tips for colleagues and self care.
Discussion Questions for Families and Students
Tips for Parents of Young Children
Please call or text us (Call 211 or text HOPE to 20121) if you or someone you love is struggling emotionally or needs to be connected to resources during this time.
So much has changed in the last several weeks, we had no idea that our worlds were going to be turned upside down by the coronavirus.
Or that the associated worry, isolation, loneliness, and anxiety would be something that everyone, across the country and around the world, would experience.
The isolation and uncertainty of COVID-19 is difficult for everyone, and especially those who may already be suffering from a mental health issue.
Please call or text us (Call 211 or text HOPE to 20121) if you or someone you love is struggling emotionally or needs to be connected to resources during this time.
If you have a workplace, group, club, school, etc., that is meeting virtually during the COVID19 crisis, please put them in touch with us (Scott) to schedule a mental health moment for your next Zoom, WebEx, call, etc.
Also, for coping with COVID19 situation, we’ve created tip sheets for family discussion, parents of teens, parents of young children, and teens.
Thankfully, there are many resources out there, but please feel free to use these as you see fit or share with others.
Stay healthy and safe!
To help during these challenging times, we presented as part of this webinar on teen stress. The webinar replay for “Defusing Teen Stress: Navigating Tough Times and Finding Healing“ is now available to watch.
If needed, here are the resources mentioned in the talk. Please keep, or pass along to a friend or family member who could use the information.
Crisis and Suicide Hotlines:
This event was sponsored by First Church of Christ, Scientist, Pleasant Hill, CA, and First Church of Christ, Scientist, Orinda, CA
HAPPY NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK!
Give a virtual wave and say hello to our new cohort of volunteers and staff just completing their call center training! (partial group in photo-great smiles!)
They started their journey with the Crisis Center in January, and are starting in the call center just in time to experience the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shelter-in-place order. Wish them all the best!
We are so incredibly thankful for all of our call center team during this unprecedented situation! Some volunteers are working remotely, too, and we appreciate all the ways everyone on the team is adapting to keep providing services.
Happy National Volunteer Week to all volunteers!
Doing good comes in many forms, and we recognize and celebrate them all.
To join the team, check out this information on our website.
Here are some tips on dealing with Coronavirus anxiety. As communities nationwide respond to the COVID- 19 pandemic, Americans face unparalleled levels of uncertainty.
To help individuals reestablish a sense of normalcy, Psychology.org partnered with three mental health experts. These experts share five ways individuals and families can manage corona virus-related anxiety. From monitoring social media consumption to establishing a routine, we hope these tips can help as we get through this pandemic.
Dealing With Coronavirus Anxiety: Expert Tips to Help Ease Anxiety
https://www.psychology.org/resources/expert-tips-coronavirus-anxiety.
If you, or someone you love, is struggling to cope, we are here for you 24/7.
You can talk or text with someone now.
