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"The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has upended family life around the world. School closures, working remote, physical distancing — it's a lot to navigate for anyone, but especially for parents." -UNICEF
These resources are to assist you in navigating the current challenges you may be facing parenting children during this unprecedented time in our world.
Online Counseling Question: What do you do when you have family problems during COVID-19?
Join this webinar and learn how to easily teach your child the ABCs of emotions -- a valuable, life-long skill most of us never learned from our parents or teachers. You will learn how to increase your child and family’s emotional intelligence to better manage upset feelings, make family life easier and more fun, and get real tools for the real emotional moments of life.
Apr 30, 2020 10:30 AM (EDT)
Managing Emotions: How to Talk about Feelings so Kids will Talk about Feelings
DePelchin’s Prevention and Early Intervention Resources
Every person in our community has been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. During this critical time, DePelchin is proud to be a resource to the children and families in the communities we serve. Our programs and services continue uninterrupted to ensure our kids remain safe and healthy now and in the future. We have outlined some additional resources below that may be helpful to children and parents at this time.
Most children will have already heard about the virus or seen people wearing face masks, so parents shouldn’t avoid talking about it. Not talking about something can actually make kids worry more. Look at the conversation as an opportunity to convey the facts and set the emotional tone. Here is some advice from the experts at the Child Mind Institute.
Many people are struggling to juggle work, parenting and now suddenly homeschooling their children during the COVID-19 crisis. Dr. Andrea Guastello, a UF Health psychologist, provides some tips to help parents through these challenging times.
A majority of mental health providers are now offering video sessions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are various options for children, teens and adults working with insurance, non-insurance, sliding scale and Medicaid. Also, the majority of mental health hospitals are offering virtual assessments as well as outpatient therapy. Click on the provider links below and call providers directly for more information.
The below information contains only a partial listing of the many resources that are available within our area and Harris County in general. We are not in a position to recommend one person or one facility over another.
The Harris Center for Mental Health Offers 24/7 Covid-19 Line 833-986-1919
