The NEOMED Department of Psychiatry Coordinating Centers of Excellence, which includes the Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence, the Ohio Program for Campus Safety and Mental Health and the Best Practices in Schizophrenia Treatment (BeST) Center, understand that the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is having a major impact on all of us. In accordance with our centers’ missions, we want to provide resources for those affected by serious mental illness and their loved ones.  Please see the resources below for recommendations, guidelines and tips for maintaining good mental health during this pandemic. We also encourage you to engage in self-care, manage your media exposure, stay connected with resources and networks, and to visit NEOMED’s Department of Psychiatry webpage regularly for updates.

Important Resources for Mental Health during COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings

American College Health Association has created a guide to help college health staff and campus administrators address COVID-19 on campus.

Anxiety and Depression Association of America Psychologist Jelena Kecmanovic provides some science-based strategies and tips for coping with COVID-19 anxiety.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers many helpful information resources:

• Managing Anxiety and Stress During COVID-19
• Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event
• Interim Guidance for Administrators of U.S. Institutions of Higher Education

The Child Mind Institute has a resource on how to talk to young people about COVID-19.

COVID-19 and Unemployment

Health Resources and Services Administration Telehealth Resource Centers provide assistance, education and information to organizations and individuals who are actively providing or interested in providing health care at a distance, especially those in rural and underserved populations. See centers in the United States.

The Lancet offers A Rapid Review: The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information and Resources

Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services

• Message to Community Partners from OhioMHAS Director Lori Criss
• Managing Coronavirus-related Stress
• OhioMHAS Coronavirus resources

Policy Research, Inc. Release to What?  Behavioral Health-Based Strategies to Address COVID-19 Psychiatric Times

• The role of psychiatrists during the coronavirus outbreak
• Psychiatrists Beware! The Impact of COVID-19 and Pandemics on Mental Health

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration tips and resources related to mental health and social distancing/isolation

World Health Organization information on travel, media resources and other research on COVID-19.

Please share additional resources by emailing bestcenter@neomed.edu.

Encouraging the mental health and criminal justice systems to work together to improve the quality of life of those residents of Ohio who suffer from mental disorders and who are at risk of finding their way unnecessarily into the criminal justice system.