Mental Health and Wellbeing during COVID-19

Looking after your mental health and wellbeing during the physical isolation, stress and uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic is vital.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, stressed or sad, please reach out for support. Talking to someone can help.  If you would like to talk to someone now, you can contact:

• Lifeline | 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue | 1300 22 4636
• Kids Helpline | 1800 55 1800

Resources

Examples, tips and strategies

World Health Organisation (WHO):

• Coping with stress during the 2019-nCov outbreak
• Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak

United Nations – UN News – COVID-19: Mental health in the age of coronavirus

Beyond Blue – Looking after your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak

ABC News – Coronavirus: Social distancing and isolation can take a toll on your mental health, here’s how some people are coping 

ACT Health – tips for Mental Health and Wellbeing 

Reach Out (Youth mental health resources) – Coping during coronavirus (COVID-19)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC, in the USA) – Manage Anxiety & Stress

Black Dog Institute – Working from home: A checklist to support your mental health during Coronavirus

Resources for people with disability

Council for Intellectual Disability (CID) – Look after your mental health during Coronavirus (Easy Read)

Advocacy for Inclusion podcast Staying Connected

IDEAS: 

• Tips to get you through a stay-cation or isolation
• Tips to stay connected 

First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN)

Video on Self care through Coronavirus

 

Please email Siobhan (policy [at] dana.org.au) if you find any errors, or would like to suggest any useful advice or strategies that you’ve found.