COVID-19: RESOURCES FOR FIELD BASED MENTAL HEALTH TEAMS
Download the Complete Resource Guide below as a PDF or Access the Links by Categories below:
Supporting People Experiencing Homelessness
- CDC Interim Guidance: Responding to COVID-19 among People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness
- Google Map: LA County Handwashing Stations
- HUD Toolkit: Preventing & Managing the Spread of Infectious Disease within Encampments
- HUD Toolkit: Managing Infectious Disease in Shelters
- HUD Exchange: Infectious Disease Preparedness for Homeless Service Providers and Their Partners
- HUD Interim Guidance: For Homeless Service Providers
- National Healthcare for Homeless Council Issue Brief: COVID-19 & the Healthcare for Homeless Community (Needed Policy Responses)
- CDC Interim Guidance: For Homeless Service Providers to Plan & Respond to COVID-19
- HUD Webinar: Infectious Disease Preparedness for Homeless Assistance Providers & their Partners
- San Francisco DPH:Preventing Spread of COVID-19 among Persons Experiencing Homelessness
- Triage Tool Example for Shelters and Housing Programs: The Atlanta Continuum of Care
Supporting People in Congregate Living
- Los Angeles County DPH Guidance: For congregate Living Facilities
- SF DPH Guidance: Preventing Spread of COVID-19 in Community Congregate Living Settings for those who are Housed in Private Rooms
- CA Dept. of Social Services Guidance: For Licensed CA Adult Elder & Residential Care Facilities
Messaging: Talking about COVID-19 and Infectious Diseases with Clients
- CDC Key Facts: Share Facts about COVID-19
- National Alliance on Mental Illness FAQs: COVID-19 Information & Resources
- Yale Program in Addiction Medicine: Guidance for People who use Substances on COVID-19
- Yale Program in Addiction Medicine:COVID-19 Guidance for Patients Engaged in Substance Use Treatment
- Handout for People who are Houseless and Use Drugs during the COVID-19 Outbreak: Homeless Youth Alliance COVID-19 Messaging
- Remote harm reduction support: Never Use Alone
- Harm Reduction Coalition: Safer Drug Use During the COVID-19
Managing Stress & Anxiety for Staff and Clients
- SAMHSA: Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks
- World Health Organization: Coping with COVID-19 Stress
- SAMHSA: Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health: Tips for Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation during an Infectious Disease Outbreak
- Harvard Medical School: Coping with Coronavirus Anxiety
- National Center for PTSD: Managing Stress Associated with COVID Outbreak
- Anxiety & Depression Association of America: Managing COVID-19 Anxiety
- Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress: Healthcare Workers Taking Care of Themselves
- CDC: Taking Care of your Emotional Health
- CDC: Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event
- Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress: Caring for Patients Mental Well-Being During COVID-19
- NY State Office of Mental Health: Managing COVID-19 Anxiety(available in other languages)
Key Resource Hubs (Updated Regularly)
- Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority COVID-19 Guidance
- LosAngeles County Department of Public Health COVID-19 Portal
- Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health COVID-19 Resources
- One Degree COVID-19 Resource Guide for LA County (Updated Daily)
- CA Department of Public Health: COVID-19 Updates
- National Healthcare for the Homeless Council COVID-19 Resources
- HUD Resource Hub: Disease Risks & Homeless
Supporting People Who Use Drugs
- SAMHSA Guide: COVID-19 Guidance for Opioid Treatment Programs
- Harm Reduction Coalition Guidance in the Context of COVID-19: Working with Clients Who Use Drugs
- National Institute on Drug Abuse: COVID-19 Potential Implications for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders
- Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts: Legal analysis of hypothetical case scenarios for prescribing Buprenorphine OUD during the COVID-19 public health emergency
- San Francisco DPH Interim Guidance: Addressing Needs of People who use Alcohol, Tobacco, or Other Drugs Requiring Isolation or Quarantine Related to COVID-19
- Considerations for MAT and COVID-19: CA Bridge to Treatment: COVID-19 National Emergency Response
Supporting People in Other Vulnerable Populations
- People living with HIV: Guidance on COVID-19 for People Living with HIV
- Resource HUB for vulnerable populations (including resources for elders, the undocumented community, the trans or queer community, and Veterans): Los Angeles Community Resources – COVID 19
- WHO: Reducing Social Stigma associated with COVID-19
Maintaining Continuity of Mental Health Services
- Screening for COVID-19 and Conducting Essential In-Person Home Visits
- VA ICMHR (MHICM) Guidelines Adapted for FSP: Guidance for Field-Based Teams (LINK AVAILABLE SOON)
- San Francisco DPH: Protecting Home Care Providers & Clients from COVID-19
- Telehealth Guidance
- CA Dept of Healthcare Services: Emergency Telehealth Guidance
- SAMHSA: Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioral Health Services
- American Psychiatric Association & American Telemedicine Association: Best Practices in Videoconferencing-Based Telemental Health
- American Psychiatry Association: Telepsychiatry Toolkit
- Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (Webinar): Medications for Opioid Use Disorder and the COVID-19 National Emergency Response
- SAMHSA: Telehealth for Individuals Taking MAT
Supporting Staff and Good Organizational Practices
- Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress: Psychological Effects of Quarantine During COVID-19 – What Healthcare Providers Need to Know
- VA National Center for PTSD: Helping People Manage Stress Associated with the COVID-19 Virus Outbreak: For Providers and Community Leaders
- CDC:Interim Guidance for Businesses & Employers
- CDC: Protecting Patients and Staff from COVID 19
- CDC: Understanding Standard and Transmission Based Precautions
- SAMHSA: Tips for Social Distancing
- Guidance for Managing Staff Remotely
- Harvard Business Review:How to Manage Remote Direct Reports
- Forbes:6 Tips For Managing Remote Employees
- Lean Startup Co:12 Tips For Managing a Remote Team (And Loving It)
- Monster: How to Manage a Team Remotely
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In partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, the Public Mental Health Partnership at UCLA aims to realize a vision for excellence in care for vulnerable populations that incorporates typically marginalized perspectives and builds capacity to foster health equity.
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