Mental Health and Coping during the COVID-19 outbreak
People may be experiencing stress, fear, and anxiety about the novel coronavirus outbreak. There are many ways to take care of yourself and support your loved ones during times of stress and worry.
Resources and information on coping with the emotional impacts of the outbreak are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and are available on the CDC website.
For people experiencing emotional distress related to a disaster, SAMHSA offers toll-free crisis counseling and support through the Disaster Distress Helpline by calling 1-800-985-5990 or texting “TalkWithUs” to 66746.
The Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline (ISPH) answers phone calls 24 hours per day, 7 days per week at 208-398- HELP (4357) or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). ISPH provides crisis chat response at http:(/www.idahosuicideprevention.org/chat and crisis text response at 208-398-HELP (4357) from 3pm to midnight, Monday-Friday.

As presented by Scott Rasmussen of Region 5 Mental Health, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare at our last meeting, below is the handout he presented covering the COVID19 Help Now Line.
20210425_COVID Help Now Line
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