The Care Package, aimed at helping you cope with COVID-19 and the impacts of physical distancing, now includes a list of important phone numbers and websites at the bottom of each edition. I’ll add more as they reveal themselves or occur to me. 

To lighten the mood, I’ve added a second Care Package to the blog each day. Swing back through around the middle of the afternoon each day to check out the Flashback Care Package, a collection of fun stuff that was popular on this date in years past.

Stay safe, and take care of yourself and each other.

Information: Medical student working to translate COVID-19 information into 37 languages to help non-English speakers

Ways To Help: 8 Ways You Can Help Your Community Amid the COVID-19 Crisis

Song In My Head: Tether by Sarah Harmer

Healthy, Easy, Cheap: Fruity Egg Muffins

Self-Care: 5 Steps for Being Present

Chill Out: Dance of Life • Relaxing Celtic Music for Relaxation & Meditation

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS & WEBSITES

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255, suicidepreventionlifeline.org

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233, thehotline.org/help

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-422-4453, childhelp.org

The Trevor Project LGBTQ Crisis Hotline: 866-488-7386, thetrevorproject.org

Veterans Crisis Line: 800-273-8255, veteranscrisisline.net

Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860, translifeline.org

State Labor Offices (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/contacts)

State & Local Health Departments (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/Phone-Numbers_State-and-Local-Health-Departments.pdf)

Child Welfare Information Gateway (https://www.childwelfare.gov/contact/)