Here we will list resources to support staff and members. Click the links for more information. Keep checking back, because we will post updates within this same post.
We thank our staff who have been sharing these wonderful resources with us! If you have a helpful resource to share, please send it to your supervisor and they will pass it along.
- Recovery Resources
- http://neverusealone.com/– drug users give their location to a representative before they use. Then the rep checks in on them and if they don’t get a response within a certain amount of time, they dispatch EMS to the person’s location as a possible overdose.
- Alcoholics Anonymous Online Meetings Directory: There are a variety of online meetings in this directory which you can sort by video/audio, discussion forum, chat (text) or email. You can also choose meetings for men, women, deaf/hard of hearing, atheists, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender and others.
- Cocaine Anonymous Online: There are two types of online meetings: email meetings that run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or voice meetings via Skype held once a week.
- Marijuana Anonymous Online: This site has both online meetings and an online forum or message board.
- Virtual NA: This site has a list of virtual NA meetings sorted by language and day of the week. The meeting times are based on local device time.
- Smart Recovery: Smart Recovery has Online Meetings, a chat room and message board. There is also an online library of youtube videos and podcasts.
- Unity Recovery: This site offers 130 online recovery groups per week.
- In the Rooms: Offers daily online meetings at 9:00 am, 12:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 6:00 pm, and 9:00 pm
- AA Speaker Tape Websites:
- www.aaspeaker.com/
- https://hocoaa.org/archives/speakers
- https://www.recoveryaudio.org/
- Children’s Resources
- TALKING WITH CHILDREN: The National Association of School Psychologists Guide for parents addressing talking to children and creating structure and predictability for daily life at home, available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Amharic, Korean, French, and Vietnamese
- World Health Organization Helping children cope with stress during the 2019-nCov outbreak
- Child Mind Institute Talking with Kids About the Coronavirus
- Child Mind Institute How to Avoid Passing Anxiety on to Your Kids
- Children’s National Answers Adults Can Offer to Answer Common Questions Children May Ask
- SAMHSA Guidance for talking with children of different ages in helpful ways
- Social Story About Coronavirus
- NPR Comic Book to Calm Fears About Catching the Virus
- Children’s Guide Appropriate for School-aged Children
- PBS Article Information Language for Talking to Kids about Coronavirus Links to Television episodes that address different aspects of health
- Science Podcast for Kids Explains Coronavirus for kids, available in English and Spanish
- Free children’s book in Spanish To help children and adults talk about Coronavirus (with useful parent guide)
- Activities for Home Learning
- Audible has made thousands of children’s/teen’s books free while schools are closed. No account necessary, just start streaming: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
- Khan Academy Offers school closure resources; wide range of learning activities
- Prodigy Math games
- Mystery Doug K-5 Science lessons
- Nitro Type Online typing game
- Typing Club Online typing instruction
- History for Kids Free history network for kids
- Scholastic Fun online learning for pre-k through grade six and beyond
- Virtual tours of 12 museums – https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours
- NASA Kids Club Grade k- 12 activities – https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html
- Starfall Prek-3 literacy and math For struggling/ reluctant readers – starfall.com
- Kids National Geographic Fun learning activities – https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
- Into the Book Fun reading strategies
- Seussville Reading/ games/ videos
- Highlights Learning games and apps
- Story Online
- Resources for Stretched Families
- Spectrum Offering free internet access to homes with students
- Comcast Free internet for kids who get reduced school lunches
- Arts and Culture Museum tours and more – https://artsandculture.google.com/
- Yoga Online Free yoga classes
- Community Food Sites for Phila Residents
- Domestic Violence Support:
- Relationship Skills in a Pandemic, a weekly workshop based group for individuals beginning Tuesday May 12, from 11a-12p. This time will be spent offering up skills and discussion time for anyone who may be struggling in their relationship. We are asking people to pre-register, not attend with their significant other, and will have several staff on standby to support if emotions run high or other issues emerge. RSVP via https://relationshipskills.eventbrite.com where there is more info on the weekly topics.
- COVID-19 Information
- Pennsylvania COVID-19 Guide: https://www.pa.gov/guides/responding-to-covid-19/
- CDC Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html
- City of Philadelphia COVID-19 Guide: https://www.phila.gov/programs/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/
- Disability Rights Pennsylvania COVID 19 Resources Page: https://www.disabilityrightspa.org/covid19/
- NIMH: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/education-awareness/shareable-resources-on-coping-with-covid-19.shtml
- Online Training for Staff (not COVID or telehealth related)
- Neurodiversity and LGBTQIA+ Identity, Th April 23 2pm
- #TakeCarePHL 3 – Mindfulness Based Dialogue for Life – FREE 4/20/20 11-12pm
- Clinical Workshop: Treating Anxiety or Depression in Adults with Autism – FREE 5/4/20 9a – 1pm
- Opioid Overdose Prevention and Narcan Rescue – FREE 5/7/20 1pm – 2pm
- Survivors are Survivors, a weekly survivor support training series beginning Thursday May 7. Each week, from 1p-2p, we’ll be spending the hour getting into various aspects of supporting survivors of domestic violence for advocactes/staff/supervisors/people in helping professions. RSVP via https://survivorsaresurvivors.eventbrite.com where there is more info on the weekly topic.
- Empathy and the Teenage Brain – FREE 7/2/20 9am – 12:15pm
- 5/26/20-Understanding Secondary Traumatic Stress, 10AM-12PM
- 6/2/20-Introduction to the Community Resilience Model, 10AM-12PM
- 6/10/20-Support for the Helpers: Managing Grief and Loss, 10AM-12PM