Resources for Parents and Guardians

BC Centre for Disease Control

Summary: Reputable information about COVID in BC

Link: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19

Twitter: @CDCofBC

 

Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan: Support for Canadians and Businesses 

Summary: Support for Canadians: topics include income support for individuals who need it most, flexibility for taxpayers, mortgage default management tools, the role of financial institutions. 

Link: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html

 

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - Federal Services

Summary: Federal government website with information about prevention and treatment of COVID, and Canada's response. 

Link: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html

 

COVID-19 Provincial Support and Benefits

Summary: BC Provincial Government website with information and links to symptom check, childcare, education, employment and finances, businesses, housing and monthly bills, transportation, travel and tourism, being prepared and healthcare.

Link: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19-provincial-support?utm_campaign=20200319_GCPE_AM_COVID_4_NOTIFICATION_BCGOV_BCGOV_EN_BC__NOTIFICATION

  

Mental Health and COVID-19

Summary: Ontario-based Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has many applicable resources for residents of BC. Keep scrolling down in the website for more information re. coping with COVID-19 including coping with stress and anxiety, quarantine and isolation, stigma and prejudice. 

Link: https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-health-and-covid-19

 

Summary: Canadian Mental Health Association information on mental health during COVID and links to local sites. 

Link: https://cmha.ca/news/covid-19-and-mental-health

 

Summary: Health Commission of Canada: Choosing sources of information carefully is critical to COVID-19 mental well-being 

Link: https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English/news-article/13920/choosing-sources-information-carefully-critical-covid-19-mental-well-being-says