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A collated list of resources, articles, videos, and a lot more to understand mental health and well-being and for building greater awareness.

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Managing loneliness during the pandemic

Loneliness is not a feeling but it’s an experience that includes emotions, thoughts and feelings. Loneliness is painful and distressing and consequently, those experiencing this distress do not select or enjoy being lonely. The perception of loneliness is subjective and we all can experience it in different ways Content by www.sangath.in

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Guide – Actions for Heroes

Actions for Heroes is an accompaniment to ‘My Hero is You’ that will benefit caregivers and teachers reading ‘My Hero is You with children. This resource will support children, their caregivers and teachers during these exceptional times. It is recommended that adults read the storybook WITH children. As they read the storybook, Actions for Heroes directs adults about how to have heart-to-heart chats with children (henceforth referred to as CHATS) and educate them about coping with COVID-19 related stressors and changes.

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Storybook for Children – My Hero is You

“My Hero is You” is a book written for children around the world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “My Hero is You” should be read by a parent, caregiver or teacher alongside a child or a small group of children. It is not encouraged for children to read this book independently without the support of a parent, caregiver or teacher.

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Storybook for Children – My Hero is You (Hindi)

(Hindi) “My Hero is You” is a book written for children around the world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “My Hero is You” should be read by a parent, caregiver or teacher alongside a child or a small group of children. It is not encouraged for children to read this book independently without the support of a parent, caregiver or teacher.

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Guide – Actions for Heroes (Hindi)

(Hindi) Actions for Heroes is an accompaniment to ‘My Hero is You’ that will benefit caregivers and teachers reading ‘My Hero is You with children. This resource will support children, their caregivers and teachers during these exceptional times. It is recommended that adults read the storybook WITH children. As they read the storybook, Actions for Heroes directs adults about how to have heart-to-heart chats with children (henceforth referred to as CHATS) and educate them about coping with COVID-19 related stressors and changes.

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Living with the Times, A Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Toolkit for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Living with the Times: a mental health and psychosocial support toolkit for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic has been developed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (IASC MHPSS RG). This resource includes posters with key messages for older adults on how to take care of their well-being and how they can provide support to those around them during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

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Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide

Doing What Matters in Times of Stress is a WHO stress management guide for coping with adversity. This illustrated guide supports implementation of WHO’s recommendation for stress management. This guide is for anyone who experiences stress, ranging from parents and other carers to health professionals working in dangerous situations. It is for both people who flee war, losing all they have, and well protected people living in communities at peace. Anyone living anywhere can experience high levels of stress.

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Looking after our mental health in times of the pandemic

The new realities of working from home, temporary unemployment, home-schooling of children, and lack of physical contact with other family members, friends and colleagues take time to get used to. Adapting to lifestyle changes such as these, and managing the fear of contracting the virus and worry about people close to us who are particularly vulnerable, are challenging for all of us. They can be particularly difficult for people with mental health conditions. Fortunately, there are lots of things that we can do to look after our own mental health and to help others who may need some extra support and care.

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Dear children, from your parents #MentalHealth

Talk To Them | Featuring Ratna Pathak Shah, Gajraj Rao, Sheeba Chaddha, Kumud Mishra, Shishir Sharma, Ayesha Raza Mishra, and directed by Yuvaa Co-Founder Anand Tiwari. A video by Yuvaa Have you ever had a bad day? A bad week? Or a bad phase? It’s important to talk to someone. This #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, our favorite web series parents come together to tell you why that ‘someone’ should be your parents. #TalkToThem

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COVID-19 vaccination training for health workers

All health workers involved in implementation of COVID-19 vaccination need to have adequate knowledge and skills in order to ensure safe and efficient COVID-19 vaccine administration. The COVID-19 vaccination training for health workers package is developed for frontline health workers in countries. The package, developed in collaboration with UNICEF, consists of 6 modules, which include video lectures, quizzes, job aids, interactive exercises and downloadable presentations with the available information. Photo credit: WHO/Blink Media – Giliane Soupe

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Introduction to COVID-19: methods for detection, prevention, response and control

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).This course provides a general introduction to COVID-19 and emerging respiratory viruses and is intended for public health professionals, incident managers and personnel working for the United Nations, international organizations and NGOs. Course duration: Approximately 3 hours.

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Occupational health and safety for health workers in the context of COVID-19

All health workers require knowledge and skills to protect themselves and others from the occupational risks they encounter, so that they can work safely and effectively. This course consists of five sections in response to these needs: Introduction Module 1: Infectious risks to health and safety Module 2: Physical risks to health and safety Module 3: Psychosocial risks to health and safety Module 4: Basic occupational health and safety in health services. Course duration: Approximately 1 hour.

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Information for employers and employees on preventing suicide

Being at work can be good for mental health. But the increasing pressures at work can be stressful. A difficult work environment or ongoing work-related stressors can worsen the mental health of employees. In some circumstances, they may take their own lives. But suicide is never the answer. There is always hope. Employers and managers have an important role to play in looking out for the mental health of their staff.

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Ask WHO

Ask WHO – Q&A on mental health during COVID-19, with Aiysha Malik, Mental Health expert at WHO

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