The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has come out with a brochure (PDF) and some interesting articles and activities for how to support children and adolescents during a public health emergency.
The University of Reading and the University of Oxford have released a booklet with important and useful information for how to support children and young people through these interesting times. Please click on the title to see the booklet: COVID-19 Advice for Parents and Carers .
One of our Clinical Psychology Professors at the University of Waterloo, Dr. Allison Kelly, and her graduate student, Aleece Katan, have written an article for Psychology Today on building resilience during a pandemic. Please visit Building Resilience During a Pandemic to read about it.
Here is a cute way to speak to your children about COVID-19 and what is happening in our world currently. Please click on COVID-19 Story to read about how to talk to your kids about social distancing, thanks to Taylor Nelson, MSW, RSW.
The Children's Mental Health Ontario website has some ideas for how parents can speak to their anxious children about COVID-19 and what is currently happening in the world.
One of our Clinical psychology professors, Dr. Christine Purdon, was interviewed by the Toronto Sun. Please read her article concerning coronavirus and anxiety at Dealing with coronavirus a marathon, not a sprint.
One of our Clinical Psychology Professors at the University of Waterloo, Dr. Christine Purdon, had an interview with CBC on how to alleviate anxiety during the spread of COVID-19. Watch the interview at Informed Opinions.
Dr. Christine Purdon, one of our Clinical psychology professors at the University of Waterloo, will be on CBC's Cross Country Checkup this Saturday, March 21st, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.
Update as of March 17, 2020
COVID-19 continues to change rapidly across the world and we want to take steps to limit the spread and risks of the disease in our community. With this goal in mind, the University of Waterloo has suspended all in-person course-related activities and is asking all UW employees, faculty and students to work from home.
One of our Clinical Psychology professors at the University of Waterloo, Dr. David Moscovitch, shares a very personal family journey. Learn more at What are the rules of social distancing? One family’s quest to figure it out.