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Coping with the Mental Health Effects of COVID-19

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Air date:	Thursday, September 10, 2020, 11:00:00 AM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
Views:	Total views: 3,190 (2,097 Live, 1,093 On-demand)
Category:	Special
Runtime:	00:58:33
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Description:	NIH is striving to combat the COVID-19 pandemic through a multifaceted approach, by supporting groundbreaking science and research and by promoting the health and safety of NIH staff. This includes ensuring the resources and support needed to manage stress and promote mental health are available. To support this effort, NIH presented this lecture on coping with the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by Dr. George Everly, Ph.D., followed by a conversation with NIH Director, Dr. Francis Collins. More information on mental health and coping with COVID-19 is available from the following federal agencies: CDC: Mental Health and Coping with COVID-19 - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/coping.html CDC: Taking Care of Your Emotional Health - https://emergency.cdc.gov/coping/selfcare.asp SAMHSA: Warning Signs and Risk Factors for Emotional Distress - https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline/warning-signs-risk-factors SAMHSA: Tips for Social Distancing, Quarantine and Isolation - https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/tips-social-distancing-quarantine-isolation-031620.pdf SAMHSA: Fact Sheet: Coping With Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks - https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Coping-with-Stress-During-Infectious-Disease-Outbreaks/sma14-4885 SAMHSA: Fact Sheet: Talking with Children: Tips for Caregivers, Parents, and Teachers during Infectious Disease Outbreaks - https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Talking-With-Children-Tips-for-Caregivers-Parents-and-Teachers-During-Infectious-Disease-Outbreaks/PEP20-01-01-006 The NIH Employee Assistance Program is available for virtual appointments at (301) 496-3164. SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline provides 24/7, 365-day-a-year crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters. This toll-free, multilingual, and confidential crisis support service is available to all residents in the United States and its territories: 1-800-985-5990. If you are in immediate distress or are thinking about hurting yourself, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline toll-free at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or the toll-free TTY number at 1-800-799-4TTY (4889). You can also go to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline website (https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/).

NLM Title:	Coping with the mental health effects of COVID-19 / Dr. George Everly and Dr. Francis Collins.
Author:	Everly, George S. Collins, Francis S. National Institutes of Health (U.S.),
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Abstract:	(CIT): NIH is striving to combat the COVID-19 pandemic through a multifaceted approach, by supporting groundbreaking science and research and by promoting the health and safety of NIH staff. This includes ensuring the resources and support needed to manage stress and promote mental health are available. To support this effort, NIH presented this lecture on coping with the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by Dr. George Everly, Ph.D., followed by a conversation with NIH Director, Dr. Francis Collins.
Subjects:	Adaptation, Psychological Coronavirus Infections--psychology Pandemics Psychological Distress Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome--psychology Stress, Psychological--therapy United States
Publication Types:	Lecture Webcast

NLM Classification:	WC 505
NLM ID:	101772191
CIT Live ID:	38425
Permanent link:	https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=38425

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