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Please see below for a series of resources that we think will provide a good overview of the pandemic and its mental health impact. This page will constantly evolve as we find more resources, so stay tuned! If you have any links or documents you would like to contribute, please email info@mghstudentwellness.org!

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Overview

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• General health information about COVID-19: 

  • World Health Organization: Q&A on coronaviruses (COVID-19)

  • U.S. Centers for Disease Control: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (CDC)

  • American Academy of Pediatrics: 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (American Academy of Pediatrics)

• Johns Hopkins University: Interactive map of COVID-19 cases: Visually displays confirmed cases of COVID-19 by geography, as well as recoveries and deaths.

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Racial Bias

• Treating Yellow Peril: Resources to Address Coronavirus-Related Racism: This is an online “living document” (Google doc) that is constantly updated with new resources. It was started by Jason Oliver Chang (@chinotronic), an Associate Professor of History and Asian American Studies at the University of Connecticut. Compiles helpful annotated resources from around the web, including institutional announcements and news articles.
   
• Coronavirus Racism Infected My High School (Video) - New York Times

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• Coronavirus Discimination in the News 2.8-3.7 2020 A3PCON & CAA)

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• News Accounts of COVID-19 Xenophobia: Types of Xenophobic Reactions, Jan 28-24, 2020: Russell Jeung, PhD, a Professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University, is attempting to systematically document and categorize cases of COVID-19-related xenophobia and anti-Asian racism

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• Charissa Cheah, PhD, Professor of Psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, is the PI of a Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grant from the National Science Foundation to examine discrimination against Chinese-Americans in the United States as a result of COVID-19. More info about the grant here, and a link to Professor Cheah’s lab here.

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• Bystander Intervention against racism and racist attacks

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Coping with Post-Racial Stress and Mental Health

• Proactively Coping With Racism

• For clinicians: Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Assist Individuals Facing Oppression

• Harvard University Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations - Resources for Asian and AAPI Students Experiencing COVID-19 Related Harassment

 

Resources for Vulnerable Populations

• International students

  • SEVP March 13, 2020 COVID-19 Follow-Up Guidance

• Low-income students

  • Harvard’s coronavirus response highlights how college closings are hurting low-income students (Vox)

  • Coronavirus closed this school. The kids have special needs: 'You can't Netflix them all day.' (USA Today)

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Coping with Coronavirus-related Anxiety

• 7 Science-Based Strategies to Cope with Coronavirus Anxiety

• Managing Mental Health during COVID-19 - from Emerson College

• Free Guided Meditation - created by Marlynn Wei, MD "...in support of our communities here and abroad during COVID-19."

• Tips for Families: Coping with the stress of COVID-19 epidemic (Korean National Trauma Center)

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