COVID-19: State of Alaska Health Mandates: https://gov.alaska.gov/home/covid19-healthmandates/
YKHC: https://www.ykhc.org/covid-19/ Counselor's tips for managing COVID-19 Anxiety: https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/a-counselors-tips-for-managing-covid-19-anxiety-0317204 Managing Stress and Anxiety (from the CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html Talking to children about COVID-19: https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/talking-to-children-about-covid-19-(coronavirus)-a-parent-resource Prepare your family: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/index.html Alaska's DEED (Department of Education and Early Development site to share the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation. Please check for frequent updates, as staff is reviewing and editing the site daily as we respond to this emerging outbreak. https://education.alaska.gov/safeschools/infectiousdisease Google COVID-19 website: https://www.google.com/covid19/ National PTA website with resources for parents and educators: https://www.pta.org/home/family-resources/coronavirus-information?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=PTA&_zs=frhQW&_zl=UnM22 For schools/teachers: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/talking-with-children.html
Difficult Topics:
https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/talking-to-children https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/skills-advice/hard-to-have-conversations
Personal Safety:
https://www.kidpower.org/library/article/safe-without-scared/ https://stopitnow.org/help-guidance/prevention-tools
Technology:
https://www.missingkids.org/netsmartz/resources http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/internet-crimes/safety_ed.html
Safe Adults:
https://safelyeverafter.com https://www.traversebaycac.org/2018/06/15/doc-talk-identifying-safe-adults/
Grooming:
https://www.stopitnow.org/ohc-content/tip-sheet-8 https://www.protectyoungminds.org/2017/10/26/10-ways-predators-grooming-kids/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/protecting-children-sexual-abuse/201901/what-parents-need-know-about-sexual-grooming
https://endsexualexploitation.org/wp-content/uploads/Talk-Today-Safer-Tomorrow-TSA-2018.pdf https://www.nsvrc.org/preventing-child-sexual-abuse-resources https://childmind.org/article/10-ways-to-teach-your-child-the-skills-to-prevent-sexual-abuse/
https://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/saam_2013_an-overview-of-healthy-childhood-sexual-development.pdf