We have compiled a list of websites related to the COVID-19 outbreak that may help you in a number of different ways. These websites may provide positive relief from the challenges we’re all facing, provide mental health resources to assist with the challenges around staying at home for extended periods of time, or they provide the latest information on the spread of the virus itself to help you avoid confusing reporting.
Positive Resources
Lockdown: Character Strengths and Silver Linings podcast – www.chrismackey.com.au/podcast-2
Destination Happiness Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/destinationhappiness1/
Destination Happiness YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCks1MAKStcBATAQHZeGwfWA
The Happy Broadcast – https://www.thehappybroadcast.com/
Reddit’s Uplifting News Forum – https://www.reddit.com/r/UpliftingNews/
The Greater Good Science Centre (UC Berkeley) – https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
Positive News – https://www.positive.news/
The Good News Network – https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
The Optimist Daily – https://www.optimistdaily.com/
Huff Post, Good News Section – https://www.huffpost.com/impact/topic/good-news
Not All News is Bad – https://notallnewsisbad.com/
Reddit’s Random Acts of Kindness Forum – https://www.reddit.com/r/randomactsofkindness/
Mental Health Articles Related to COVID-19
Positive Responding to Coronavirus – https://www.chrismackey.com.au/positive-responding-to-coronavirus/
Looking after your mental health during a global pandemic (podcast, 5m30s, RN Breakfast) – https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/looking-after-your-mental-health-during-a-global-pandemic/12073476
Silver linings – how to stay positive during the coronavirus crisis (Professor Lea Waters) – https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/mar/17/silver-linings-how-to-stay-positive-during-the-coronavirus-crisis
Helping children cope with emergencies (Centre for Disease Control) – https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/helping-children-cope.html
Taking care of your emotional health (Centre for Disease Control) – https://emergency.cdc.gov/coping/selfcare.asp
Why taking care of your own wellbeing helps others (Greater Good, UC Berkeley) – https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_taking_care_of_your_own_well_being_helps_others
Headspace’s guide for young people on how to cope with stress related to COVID-19 – https://headspace.org.au/young-people/how-to-cope-with-stress-related-to-covid-19/
Helpful Websites for Parenting
Emerging Minds blog – https://emergingminds.com.au/resources/
The Positive Education Institute’s Learning to Flourish blog – https://www.ggs.vic.edu.au/Institute/Blog
Professor Lea Waters’ blog – https://www.leawaters.com/blog
Free, Helpful Mental Health Resources
Articles and videos related to COVID-19 and its associated challenges – https://www.chrismackey.com.au/tag/covid-19/
Chris Mackey and Associates free mental health resources – www.chrismackey.com.au/resources
The Centre For Clinical Interventions free mental health resources – https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Overview
The Gottman Institute’s blog on relationships – https://www.gottman.com/blog/
Dr Russ Harris’s free resources – https://www.actmindfully.com.au/free-stuff/
Headspace blog – https://headspace.org.au/blog/blog/
Lifeline’s Facts and Information page – https://www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/facts-and-information
COVID-19 Reputable Sources of Information
World Health Organisation’s (WHO) COVID-19 Latest Updates – https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
World Health Organisation’s (WHO) COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions – https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses
Australian Government’s COVID-19 Latest Updates – https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Centre – https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
RMIT ABC Fact Check coronavirus information debunked – https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-27/coronacheck-coronavirus-misinformation-debunked/12088960
Worldometer COVID-19 data – https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Please also see a short video from Chris Mackey on applying positive psychology to respond to the coronavirus.