COVID-19 Resources
COVID- 19 Resources
for Infant and Early Childhood Professionals
Resources for Parents:
From our colleagues at Zero to Thrive:
- https://zerotothrive.org/covid-19/covid-19-parents/
- https://zerotothrive.org/covid-19/covid-19-kids/
Articles/Resources:
- Inspire Action for Social Change also has Resources & Support for Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Programs- Click HERE.
- 10 COVID-19 Emotions You’re Not the Only One Having – Click HERE
- The Pandemic Toolkit Parents Need – Click HERE
- FAQs about Custody and Parenting Time During the COVID-19 Outbreak – Click HERE
- Dr. Stephanie Grant designed a video to help support parents during the COVID-19 Pandemic & provide direction on how they can in turn support their children. Attention is given to how this time may be experienced as a traumatizing event & how they can best foster resilience.- Click HERE
Virtual books to share with young children (either printed or virtually by “sharing a screen”):
- Tender Press has released a new story and coloring book, “Georgie and the Giant Germ”, to support caregivers and children in having conversations about COVID-19. Co-authored by our own MI-AIMH members: Julie Ribaudo, LMSW, IMH-E®, Dr. Paige Safyer, Sara Stein, LMSW, MA, and Dr. Kate Rosenblum (and illustrated by Kate’s amazing 12 yo daughter, Maja!), the interactive story gives children a way to express and manage their worries. Available for download by parents and others at: https://tenderpressbooks.com/
- Oyster and Butterfly: Book for preschoolers that incorporates EMDR strategies – Click HERE
- COVIBOOK: Supporting and reassuring children around the world (available in many languages) – Click HERE
Video Clips to share with young children:
- Youtube video that uses the voice of a young child: Click HERE
- Playmobile.com has a fun little video to explain the pandemic: Click HERE
- Super hero’s stay at home video: Click HERE
- MI-AIMH Member, Dr. Stephanie Grant, IMH-E® created a short clip “Helping Children Understand Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)”: Click HERE
- Time to Come In, Bear: Click HERE
Resources for IECMH Professionals:
- A resource co-developed by the Alliance, Zero to Thrive (at the University of Michigan), MI-AIMH, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, and Starfish related to delivering IMH services via Telehealth: https://www.allianceaimh.org/new-gallery/z8thudu3t0wo86o0mwqriqitmny8la
- In response to COVID-19 pandemic, the Infant Mental Health Journal is releasing articles relevant to supporting early development in times of crisis freely available here.”
- A letter to therapists during COVID-19: Click HERE
Articles:
- Reflective practice in uncertain times: How you are is as important as what you do – Click HERE
- A Metro Detroit Psychologist’s Guide To Sanity In The COVID Crisis – Click HERE
- “Reflective Consultation With Groups via Virtual Technology: What Is Best Practice? – Click HERE