Supporting kids and their mental health
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Helping Youth Cope With Changes Resulting From COVID-19(includes multiple translations)
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Step-by-Step Guide for Parents: Emotion coaching helps kids navigate challenging feelings
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How to Help Teens Handle the Loss: proms, sports, dances, social life; it's all different now
School and Education:
Advice and Resources
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Children and Schools Resource Center (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
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Take-Home Skills: Practices for Families - A collection of practices that families can use to help students build emotional skills at home
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How to Reduce the Stress of "Homeschooling" on Everyone: advice from a school psychologist
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Social-Emotional Learning Guidelines for Educators, Parents, and Caregivers during the pandemic: Roadmap to SEL, distance learning resources, and much more
Resources and Financial Assistance
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Feeding Your Family in Spring 2021 (Hunger Free Vermont)
A lot of our youth are struggling right now. Call our 24/7 hotline at 866-660-9533 and ask to speak to an EAP counselor to learn tools to help.
Home and Families
Calmly focusing on what we can control brings stability to everyone. See below for resources on food, housing,
their mental health, supporting your kids, how to talk to them about this stage of the pandemic, and more.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month: Full list of resources for parents and kids
Summer is almost here! Visit Vermont Afterschool's Summer Program Map for childcare and camp options
Are you safe?
Resources from the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Click here for a PDF with essential information and hotline numbers.
What if you or a loved one are QUARANTINED with an abuser?
Reach out for the help you need.
Law Enforcement is continuing to respond to calls. Hotlines and shelters in Vermont will remain open.
People impacted by sexual and domestic violence can still access the support of an advocate during a sexual assault forensic exam, when requesting a relief from abuse order, and for help accessing other crucial resources.
If it is safe to do so, visit The Vermont Network's website for more information. Contact the Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-228-7395 or the Sexual Violence Hotline at 800-489-7273.