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Covid-19 Resource Hub

SIOV is aggregating authoritative health information and legal guidelines about COVID-19, resources for at-risk demographics, and up-to-the-minute Coronavirus news for you to easily access in one place. We hope to empower our community during this time by creating and gathering digital tools for tools social distancing, remote work, and ways to care for your physical and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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1.Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) – Coronavirus Disease 

According to the CDC, “COVID-19 is a new disease and we are still learning how it spreads, the severity of illness it causes, and to what extent it may spread in the United States.

The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.

  • Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
  • Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

Can someone spread the virus without being sick?

  • People are thought to be most contagious when they are most symptomatic (the sickest).
  • Some spread might be possible before people show symptoms; there have been reports of this occurring with this new coronavirus, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.

What is the Best Prevention?

You can protect yourself and help prevent spreading the virus to others if you:

✅ Do Wash your hands regularly for 20 seconds with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub

✅ Do Cover your nose and mouth with a disposable tissue/flexed elbow when you cough or sneeze

✅ Do Avoid close contact (1 meter or 3 feet) with people who are unwell

✅ Do Stay home and self-isolate from others in the household if you feel unwell

❌Don’t Touch your eyes, nose, or mouth if your hands are not clean

2.National Institute of Health (NIH) Coronavirus Information

3.World Health Organization (WHO) – Coronavirus 2019 

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1 (800) 273-TALK (8255)

 Crisis Text Line:

Text START to  741-741

Butterfly Project SAFE Alternatives: 1 (800)-DONTCUT

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:  1 (888) 333-AFSP

Direct Online and Phone Support Services for LGBTQ Youth: The Human Rights Campaign compiled some resources that LGBTQ youth and their parents/guardians can access online or by phone.

9 Strategies for Quarantining in a Non-LGBTQ+ Affirming Environment: With help from queer therapists and experts from The Trevor Project, here’s how to endure isolation with those who might not accept your identity.

LGBTQ+ Elders: SAGE: COVID-19 information for LGBTQ+ elders

Gender Spectrum: Online support groups for LGBTQ+ youth

Trans Lifeline: Trans-staffed crisis help line for trans community

National LGBT Cancer Network: What LGBTQ+ People Need to Know

Hetrick-Martin Institute: Resources and Counseling for LGBTQ+ Youth

Comprehensive BIPOC and LGBTQ+ Mental Health Resource List

Information on COVID-19 for Survivors, Communities, and DV/SA Programs: People who are surviving violence in their relationships and families may be experiencing increased isolation and danger caused by social distancing measures during the Coronavirus pandemic. Futures Without Violence curated resources for survivors and communities.

National Domestic Violence Hotline: For any victims and survivors who need support, call 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-799-7233 for TTY, or if you’re unable to speak safely, you can log onto thehotline.org or text LOVEIS to 22522.

Coronavirus Anxiety—Helpful Expert Tips and Resources: This page from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America provides COVID-19 resources, including videos, tips, and blogs on managing anxiety and coping.

Managing Stress and Anxiety related to COVID-19: This page from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides tips for coping with stress and anxiety, including information focused on parents, first responders, and people who have been released from quarantine.

COVID-19: Mental health in the age of coronavirus: An article from the United Nations with guidance on promoting mental health among different populations including caretakers, health care workers, leaders, people with children, older adults, and pregnant, breastfeeding women.

Active Minds Coronavirus Resource Hub

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) – Covid-19

The Mighty #CheckInWithMe Support Campaign

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Click on the drop-down boxes for DC, Maryland, and Virginia to access:

  • The legal guidelines for “stay at home/ shelter in place” orders
  • How to file for unemployment if you’ve been laid off or furloughed due to Covid-19
  • State-specific health resources
  • Local news coverage

Any individual who willfully violates the stay-at-home order may be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.

Residents may only leave their residences to:

  • engage in essential activities, including obtaining medical care that cannot be provided through telehealth and obtaining food and essential household goods;
  • perform or access essential governmental functions;
  • work at essential businesses;
  • engage in essential travel; or
  • engage in allowable recreational activities, as defined by the Mayor’s Order.

Social Distancing Requirements:

    •  Maintaining at least six (6)-foot social distancing from other individuals;
    • Washing hands with soap and water for at least twenty (20) seconds or using hand sanitizer frequently, or after contact with potentially-infected surfaces, to the greatest extent feasible;
    •  Covering coughs or sneezes, preferably with a tissue immediately disposed of, or into the sleeve or elbow, not hands;
    • Regularly cleaning high-touch surfaces; and
    •  Not shaking hands.
    • Obtaining necessary supplies or services for one’s self, family, household [etc. inc. groceries, [household] supplies, supplies and equipment needed to work from home, laundry, and products needed to maintain safety, sanitation, and essential maintenance of the home or residence;
    • Engaging in activities essential for the health and safety of one’s self, family, household members, pets, or livestock, including such things as seeking medical or behavioral health or emergency services, and obtaining medication or medical supplies;
    • Caring for a family member, friend, pet, or livestock in another household or location […]
    • Traveling to and from an educational institution for purposes of receiving meals or instructional materials for distance learning;
    • Engaging in outdoor exercise activities, such as walking, hiking, running, or biking, but only in compliance with […] social distancing guidance published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) and the Maryland Department of Health (“MDH”);
    • Travel required by a law enforcement officer or court order; or
    • Traveling to and from a federal, State, or local government building for a necessary purpose.Maryland Department of Health – CoronavirusUnemployment InsuranceStay-at-Home Order issued 3/30, effective immediatelyA person who knowingly and willfully violates this Order is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.Essential Activities residents are permitted to leave home for:

    Closure of Non-Essential Businesses:

    • Staff and owners may continue to be on-site at Non-Essential Businesses for only the following purposes (“Minimal Operations”)
  • Gatherings Large Than 10 Persons are Prohibited.

Violation […] of this Order shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor pursuant to § 44-146.17 of the Code of Virginia.

Individuals may leave their residences for the purpose of:

  • Obtaining food, beverages, goods, or services […]
  • Seeking medical attention, essential social services, governmental services, assistance from law enforcement, or emergency services;
  • Taking care of other individuals, animals, or visiting the home of a family member
  • Traveling required by court order or to facilitate child custody, visitation, or child care
  • Engaging in outdoor activity, including exercise, provided individuals comply with social distancing requirements
  • Traveling to and from one’s residence, place of worship, or work;
  • Traveling to and from an educational institution;
  • Volunteering with organizations that provide charitable or social services; and
  • Leaving one’s residence due to a reasonable fear for health or safety, at the direction of law enforcement, or at the direction of another government agency.

Social Distancing Guidelines:

To the extent individuals use shared or outdoor spaces, whether on land or on water, they must at all times maintain social distancing of at least six feet from any other person, with the exception of family or household members or caretakers.

 

Strength In Our Voices is not a 24-hour helpline, nor are we trained mental health professionals. If this is an emergency, or if you are worried that you or someone you know may be at risk for suicide, please call your local authorities (911), contact a mental health professional, or call and talk to someone at

1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)

Our Mission

Strength In Our Voices is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a vision of enabling communities that embody mental wellness. Our mission is to create environments of trust and support for those impacted by mental health through open dialogue, education, empowerment, and positive change.

Strength In Our Voices was incorporated in Washington, D.C. October 2015.

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