Mental & Family Care Resources

You may not be depressed, but you could have symptoms of languishing. Learn what this means, the effects, and what you can do about mental languishing:

NYT Article - Languishing 

NYT Article - The Other Side of Languishing is Flourishing

United Way of the Midlands: Take a Mental Health Moment

FEMA & U.S. DHHS:  Mind Over Matter: Strategies to Help Combat the Coronavirus Blues (PDF)

Nebraska Families: https://www.nebraskachildren.org/covid-19-information-and-resources.html

Child Trauma Stress: NCTSN Outbreak Factsheet (PDF)

Child Resilience: https://www.childtrends.org/publications/ways-to-promote-childrens-resilience-to-the-covid-19-pandemic

Reassuring Children About Coronavirus (PDF)

Young Child Family Tips: https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/3210-tips-for-families-coronavirus

Taking Care of Your Mental Health: https://afsp.org/taking-care-of-your-mental-health-in-the-face-of-uncertainty/

How to Talk to Children about COVID Pandemic (PDF)

Practical Coping Techniques (PDF)

Ways To Help Children Cope (PDF)

Simple Activities for Children and Adolescents (PDF)

COVID-19 Tips for Elders Caregiver (PDF)

Elder Mental Health During COVID-19 for Care Providers (PDF)

COVID-19 Caring for Someone at Home (PDF)