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COVID-19 resources 

General resources

• South African National Institute for Communicable Diseases​
• ​World Health Organization: COVID-19 pandemic
• World Health Organization: Rolling updates on COVID-19 ​
• The World Health Organization: Myth busters ​
• ​Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center​​​
• ​UNICEF: What you need to know about the virus to protect you and your family​
• Information from the South African Department of Health ​
• Information from the Western Cape Department of Health​
• The Lancet COVID-19 Resource Centre​

Mental health resources​

• The South African Depression and Anxiety Group​​​ (SADAG)​​
• Click here to access public resources curated by the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
• Caring for patients' mental well-being during coronavirus​ and other emerging infectious diseases: A guide for clinicians
• Stigma awareness: Viruses don't discriminate and neither should we​
• WHO mental health considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic
• ​Patients with mental health disorders in the COVID-19 pandemic
• The COVID-19 outbreak and psychiatric hospitals in China: Managing challenges through mental health service reform
• MGH psychiatry guide to mental health resources for COVID-19​
• The need to act on the pervasive mental health impact of COVID-19​​
• It may prove prudent to over-estimate the mental health consequences of COVID-19
• How Setting Boundaries Can Benefit Physical and Mental Health
  

Resources for adults

• ​Tips for coping with the stress of COVID-19
• CDC mental health and coping during COVID- 19
• Sport England: Stay in, work out​
• Down Dog​: Great fitness anywhere​
  
• Messages for mothers​
  

Resources Resources for children and their ​carers

• ​How can parents talk to children about COVID-19 and its impact?​
• How to explain social distancing to kids
• "Time to come in, Bear"​: ​A children's story about social distancing
• Excellent PDF booklet for kids: ​“My name is Coronavirus"​
• Covid-19 information booklet for children: ​“Hello, I am Corona"​
• Dr Panda explains the Coronavirus​
• The ultimate kids guide to Coronavirus 
• Parenting for lifelong health​
• Resources for parents from The Child Mind Institute
• Harvard University's Center on the Developing Child
• Protecting the psychological health of children​ through effective communication about COVID-19​
• Health Care Toolbox: ​Helping my child cope​​
  
  

​COVID-19 in the elderly

• Dementia care during COVID-19 ​​

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Resources for health care workers 

• Ten Percent Happier: Coronavirus sanity guide​​
• InsightTimer: The largest free library of guided meditations on earth 
• Top ten messages for supporting healthcare workers​ during the Covid-19 pandemic
• Blog: Take a deep breath
• Secondary traumatic stress: A fact sheet for child-serving professionals​
• Health Care Toolbox: COVID-19 resources for health care staff​
• Factors associated with mental health outcomes among health care workers exposed to corona virus disease 2019
• National Academy​ of Medicine: Strategies to support the health and well-being of clinicians during the COVID-19 outbreak​
  

• Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers​ during COVID-19 pandemic​