During these challenging times, it is very important to stay informed. Therefore, we would like to promote reliable sources of information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
For current information on the COVID-19 situation in Canada, please check out the COVID-19 Situation Awareness Dashboard at https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/dashboard/.
If you’re in Ontario, you might also want to examine the data tool provided by Public Health Ontario at https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/data-and-analysis/infectious-disease/covid-19-data-surveillance/covid-19-data-tool.
If you would like to know more about COVID-19 symptoms and treatment, what you need to do, face coverings, getting tested, self-isolating, and taking care of someone with COVID-19, we would recommend the Public Health of Ontario resource “COVID-19: Stop the Spread,” which is available at https://www.ontario.ca/page/covid-19-stop-spread#section-0.
Recognizing that our students, staff and faculty may be experiencing stress and uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are happy to provide the following resources for supporting mental health and emotional well-being:
- Taking Care of Your Mental and Physical Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic resource contains information on actions that can be taken if you are in a crisis, a description of common feelings of stress and worry during the pandemic, advice for taking care of yourself, additional ways to get help, and provincial and territorial resources (https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/mental-health.html);
- The Wellness Together Canada portal was launched by the Minister of Health in April, 2020. It is dedicated to mental wellness (https://ca.portal.gs);
- Mental Health and Wellness Support is provided by the Province of Ontario and includes information on finding public mental health programs (https://www.ontario.ca/page/covid-19-support-people#section-4);
- The Canadian Red Cross Society provides a handbook on psychological first aid that includes information on self-care, caring for others, and more. It includes a daily stress self-assessment questionnaire (https://www.redcross.ca/crc/documents/CRC-Psychological-First-Aid-Guide-2019.pdf);
- The Canadian Mental Health Association provides links to resources for self-care, workplace mental health, caring for others, and more (https://cmha.ca/news/covid-19-and-mental-health)
- The Canadian Psychological Association provides the following guides:
- Student Wellness and COVID-19
(https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Publications/FactSheets/PW_StudentWellness_COVID-19.pdf)
- Helping Teens Cope with the Impacts of and Restrictions Related to COVID-19 (https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Publications/FactSheets/PW_HelpingTeensCopeWithImpacts_COVID-19.pdf)
- Psychological Impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) (https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Publications/FactSheets/PW_Psychological_Impacts_COVID-19.pdf)
- Working from Home During COVID-19, With and Without Children (https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Publications/FactSheets/PW_COVID-19_Working%20from%20Home.pdf)
- Coping With and Preventing COVID-19 (https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Publications/FactSheets/PsychologyWorksFactSheet-COVID-19.pdf)
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