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Notes on Translation
The electronic translation service on the York Region District School Board's website is hosted by Google Translate. The quality of the translation will vary in some of the languages offered by Google. Google Translate is a free service and currently offers translation in over 50 languages, although an impressive number, this does not capture all languages or dialects. The basic translation’s goal is to capture the general intention of the original English material.
The York Region District School Board does not guarantee the quality, accuracy or completeness of any translated information. Before you act on translated information, the Board encourages you to confirm any facts that are important to you and affect any decisions you may make.
The York Region District School Board is committed to parent, family and community engagement, and it is our hope that by providing this tool on our website that we are making our information more accessible to families whose first language is not English and thereby enabling better engagement in public education.
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COVID-19 Mental Health Resources for Students and Families
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COVID-19 Mental Health Resources for Students and Families
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COVID-19 has presented unprecedented issues and concerns for our community, our country and the world. As we focus on keeping ourselves healthy and containing the spread of COVID-19, we must also keep ourselves mentally well.
If this is a mental health emergency, safety is the immediate concern and help is needed now – call 911 or go to your hospital emergency department.
The uncertainty about the COVID-19 virus, significant alterations to daily routines and structures, and changes to social interactions with important people in our lives can result in accumulated stress.
There are things that we can all do to benefit mental health:
YRDSB Psychological Services and Social Work Services
YRDSB Psychological Services and Social Work professionals are continuing to offer mental health support to our students. They will be reaching out to check in on students on their current caseload through telephone contact. Psychology and Social Work professionals will be reaching out to students on their current caseload first. In the coming days, Psychology and Social Work professionals will be working with schools regarding how to support students who may be experiencing emerging mental health needs. For more information please contact your school principal.
Mental Health Resources
The following resources may be helpful:
Equity and anti-Stigma
Considerations
Online Mental Health Resources
You may also find these resources helpful:
Tips from the
Crisis Prevention Institute for Parents/Caregivers to manage challenging
behaviors at home:
There are also a number of free mental health apps that you may find helpful:
List of child friendly apps to help with anxiety
Virtual Hope Box promotes coping, positive thinking, relaxation and distraction (all ages)
My3-Support Network lets you stay connected to your network when in times of crisis (all ages).
Breathe2relax is a stress management tool to help learn diaphragmatic breathing (all ages)
Mindshift CBT - Anxiety Canada - Mindfullness, mood tracking, manage anxiety, thought journal, coping cards, etc (teens and adults)
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