Question

1. Identify shareable resources on how to cope mentally during the COVID-19 pandemic. The resource can be a website, an online pamphlet, breathing exercises, etc. Your resource must be credible.
2. State why you think this resource will help people's mental health.
3. Provide the link to the resource, so your colleagues and I can view it as well.

DON'T NEED THE LINK!

Answer 1

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic causing much different difficulties to face is a great lesson to be learned in order to survive on any circumstances that may overcome in future. According to the mental health it may really be stressful, causing fear and anxiety abour how these diseases could happen and plays a vital role on emotions in many adults and children. Some healthy ways to cope with stress is by taking care of your body by breaths, stretch and medications, you have to take break from continuous watching or listening the new stories which may also sometimes affect you mentally, taking care of your mental health is the most essential one that you should think clearly and react to urgent needs calmly that protect you and sourrounding, and in case of any health issues one need to know how he/she should get treated and on what basis to get treatment is important.

  1] Resources which are confidental and make anyone to  feel free of helping you and your cherished circles to connect with a skilled, trained counselor are many and few of them are listed below:

• Local Health Centers for Substance Abuse Services
• Buprenorphine Treatment Practitioner Locator  
• Opioid Treatment Program Directory by State Providing Medication-Assisted Treatment
• Help for Veterans and Their Families
• Health Insurance and Mental Health Services
• Participate in a Clinical Trial
  
  2] Helplines
• Suicide Prevention Lifeline1-800-273-8255
• Veterans Crisis Line1-800-273-8255
• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline
  (1-800-662-HELP (4357)
• OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline1 (800) 273-TALK
• Crisis Text LineText SIGNS to 741741 for 24/7, anonymous, free crisis counseling
  
  3] Finding Treatment
• SAMSHA’s Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator
• American Psychiatric Association Foundation (Find a Psychiatrist)
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Finder)
• American Psychological Association (Find a Psychologist)
  
  4] Campaigns
• The Campaign to Change Direction: The Change Direction initiative is a campaign to change the culture in America about mental health, mental illness, and wellness.
• Moms’ Mental Health Matters: This initiative is designed to educate consumers and healthcare providers about who is at risk for depression and anxiety during and after pregnancy, the signs of these problems, and how to get help.
• Rx Awareness: The Rx Awareness campaign tells the real stories of people whose lives were torn apart by prescription opioids. The goal of the campaign is to increase awareness that prescription opioids can be addictive and dangerous. The campaign also strives to decrease the number of individuals who use opioids recreationally or overuse them.
  
  5] Blog Series
• MHIN and World Health Organization Department of Mental Health pays much attention on people's mental health and though to be useful and interestable, they have provides these concepts of Blog series such as "Stories from the field" says about sharing innovation and best practice through personal accounts from health care and health systems workers all around the world.

~Reasons to mention these resources: Each and every individual reacts differently to stressful situations by depending on the background, social support from their family or friends and also according to their financial situation, their own health, emotional background, the community and the sourrounding they live etc., As above mentioned older people can go with the Helplines to consult and not to fear or worry about their own health condition and clarify their routine activities on these pandemic. Adults and Middle aged people now a days are more updated and so the blog series, treatment helplines, campaigns and resources may be the best way to enrich and boost themselves against diseases and be mentally, physically strong during these unfavourable situations. These resources are the most credible one among various common health databases.
Public health actions, such as social distancing, not in a close contact can also make people feel being isolated which increases the feel of stress and anxiety but these actions are the necessary way to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to have a enlighten future. And so "Coping with Stress in a healthy way will make you and the other people whom your being concerned or care about to become STRONGER"

(NOTE: Since you have mentioned dont needed link, it would be easy to recognise mentioned resources by using the pamplet image mentioned below:)

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