Syntero is dedicated to offering the professional care our community needs to thrive. We also realize that additional resources may be needed to navigate through these uncertain times. Please see the following resources regarding general mental health and wellness, grief and loss, the COVID-19 pandemic, burnout, anti-racism and racial trauma and healing. This page of helpful resources will be updated regularly, so please visit often.
Please Note: There are instances when resources could be categorized in multiple subject areas; particularly in the Grief and Loss category. Resources listed in categories other than Grief and Loss that include grief and loss coping skills and information are marked with an asterisk (*).
Syntero Videos and Webinars
Please visit Syntero’s YouTube channel for short videos featuring everything from coping tips to parenting help.
- Talking to Youth About Race – A two-part webinar series featuring Syntero school-based clinicians. Learn why it is important to talk about race and the best way to start continuing conversations with young people. Click here to access the resources mentioned during the presentation.
- Guided Meditation Series – Meditation can be beneficial for your mental and physical health. Research suggests that practicing meditation may reduce anxiety, help alleviate symptoms of depression, decrease blood pressure and improve sleep. Check out this guided meditation series to relax, recharge and reset.
- K-12 Parent Webinar Series – focuses on topics of interest for parents of school-age children, including coping with grief, managing worry and anxiety and helping children build healthy friendships.
- ToolkitTuesday – short segments with tips that people of all ages and from all walks of life can apply to improve their overall wellness. Topics include how to find the positive, establishing healthy screen-time habits and having difficult conversations with loved ones.
- Maintaining Positivity and Increasing Social Connectedness While Staying at Home
- Change Fatigue and Tips to Help You and Your Students Adapt
- Recognizing and Combating Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
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Grief & Loss*
- CDC: Grief and Loss Related to COVID-19
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Talking to Kids in Times of Tragedy
- Responding to Change & Loss in Support of Children, Teens & Families: A Toolkit from the National Alliance for Grieving Children
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Tips for Survivors – Coping with Grief After a Disaster or Traumatic Event
- US National Center for PTSD: Grief – Different Reactions and Timelines in the Aftermath of Loss (Learn how to recognize prolonged or complicated grief reactions that may require mental health treatment.)
COVID-19 – Education
- Ohio Department of Health Vaccine Portal
- CDC: Vaccine Testing and the Approval Process
- National Public Health Information Coalition: COVID-19 Vaccine Education for Older Adults
- National Alliance on Mental Illness: COVID-19 Resource Information Guide (includes information regarding vaccines, supporting children’s learning, and more)
- The Best Evidence for How to Overcome COVID Vaccine Fears
- What Black America Needs to Know About Covid-19 and Vaccines –University of Texas Webinar featuring a range of experts, including Dr. Fauci, Dr. Murthy (the incoming Surgeon General, and Surgeon General under President Obama), and Dr. Corbett from the National Institute of Health
- CDC: What to Expect After Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine [VIDEO]
COVID-19 – Emotional Wellness
- Ohio Department of Health Vaccine Portal
- Anxiety, Depression and Working Moms in a Pandemic (A podcast segment from Harvard Business Review examines how the pandemic is affecting the mental health of working mothers and what to do about it.)
- COVID-19 Resources for Franklin County Residents
- Tips on Managing Stress and Anxiety: How Are You Feeling?
- CDC – Alcohol and Substance Use During COVID-19
- A Guide to Sleeping with Coronavirus Anxiety
- Keeping a Routine During Quarantine
- Tips for Returning to Normal Life During COVID-19
COVID-19 – Children and Families
- CDC: Help Children Learn at Home – Keep Children Engaged During Virtual Learning or While School’s Out
- Family Toolkit for Physical Distancing
- How to Help Your Kids Reframe Their Anxiety — And Reclaim Their Superpowers
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Supporting Children After the U.S. Capitol Attack [FACT SHEET]
- How to help kids build resilience amid COVID-19 chaos
- Simple Activities for Children and Adolescents
- Mental Health America – Back-to-School Toolkit to Help Students, Parents and School Personnel Navigate the Uncharted Territory of COVID-19
- The Power of Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mourning the Death of a Loved One
- Managing Anxiety in Young Children
- Helpful Distractions
- Comfort Kit
- Finding Calm in a Pandemic
- Treading Through Fear and Uncertainty
- How to Cope with Your Grief Over COVID-19: High School Senior Edition*
- The Power of Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Addressing Fears and Feelings from Prior Losses*
- The Power of Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Helping Children Cope with the Impending Death of a Loved One*
- Helping Children with Traumatic Separation or Traumatic Grief Related to COVID-19*
COVID-19 – Older Adults
Burnout Prevention
- 8 Tips to Help Avoid Caregiver Burnout
- High School Burnout: Signs and Tips
- The Psychology of Workplace Burnout and How to Prevent It
Anti-Racism
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital – How to Talk to Your Kids About Racism
- Teaching Tolerance: Race, Racism, and Police Violence
- Addressing Race and Trauma in the Classroom: A Resource for Educators
- Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity
- Kirwan Institute Implicit Bias Training Modules
- Harvard Implicit Association Tests
- A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice
- What should young Black children know about race? Parents of preschoolers, preparation for bias, and promoting egalitarianism (Early Childhood Research Study)
- How To Deal With Racism Or Unconscious Bias From Coworkers
- UG Owens Institute for Behavioral Research Center’s Resources for Families
- The Effects of Racism on Mental Health: How to Cope (Anxiety and Depression Association of America)
- Black Pain, Black Joy, and Racist Fear: Supporting Black Children in a Hostile World
- 3 Essential Tips to Help All Kids to Embrace Their Race and Ethnicity
- “But Daddy, Why Was He Shot?”: How to Talk to Children about Race Today
Racial Trauma & Healing
Webinars
- Talking to Youth About Race – A two-part webinar series featuring Syntero school-based clinicians. Learn why it is important to talk about race and the best way to start continuing conversations with young people. Click here to access the resources mentioned during the presentation.
Website
- With You Here – Suicide prevention for African American males
- Dive in Well – Online support community for people of color
Books
- Black Families in Therapy: Understanding the African American Experience, by Nancy Boyd-Franklin
- The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming our Communities Through Mindfulness, by Rhonda V. Magee, Foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies, by Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP
- Healing the Soul Wound: Trauma-Informed Counseling for Indigenous Communities, by Eduardo Duran (Tiospaye Ta Woapiye Wicasa), Foreword by Allen E. Ivey
- All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward, by Tanya Talaga
- Pedagogy of the Oppressed, by Paulo Freire
Podcasts
- Into the Fold: Issues in Mental Health is the monthly podcast by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. Consistent with the spirit of the foundation’s work, the podcast captures the human implications of mental health and related issues, bringing you conversations with mental health advocates, researchers, consumers, officials, and others who carry the torch on behalf of mental health and wellness. This podcast addresses issues facing BIPOC, as well as veterans, people living in rural communities and other underserved or vulnerable populations.
- Therapy for Black Girls: Podcast founded and created by Joy Haven Bradford, PhD, “…a weekly chat about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves.”
- Let’s Talk Bruh: Podcast on Black Masculinity.
Apps
- Insight Timer: Smartphone app and online community for meditation; guided meditations, music and talks available for free and for-fee.
- Liberate Meditation: An app designed by tech entrepreneur Julio Rivera, specifically to support the meditation practices of people from BIPOC communities. Available from Apple’s App Store and Google Play; compatible with iOS and Android; can be downloaded free of charge; free and for-fee guided meditations and dharma talks available.