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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Free & Open Sourced PDF books for children’s mental health
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://bit.ly/2K3As2r">COVID19 Books for Children</a> from
<i>Children’s Advocacy Centers of Michigan</i> (4 titles).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/When-Everything-Opens-Response-Story-Distance-Learning-COVID19-5411468?fbclid=IwAR0zc98v0bPmAkTUX8jvPqpMR7Jnq012CI7jvI8GQyuttWIuh1i_zN1gLvk">When Everything
Opens</a> – a response story and distance Learning during COVID-19 - FREE registration and download from
<i>Teachers Pay Teachers.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://nosycrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Coronavirus_INSwith-cover.pdf">Coronavirus: A Book for Children</a> by Elizabeth Jenner, Kate Wilson & Nia Roberts, illustrated by Axel Scheffler.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Resources & Activities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://beaconhouse.org.uk/resources/">Developmental Trauma, Children and Family Mental Health, and more resources</a> from
<i>Beacon House Therapeutic Services</i> (UK). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://acestoohigh.com/resources/">ACES Too High<span style="font-style:normal"> Resources</span></a></span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> on adverse childhood experiences.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://adaa.org/finding-help/coronavirus-anxiety-helpful-resources">Managing COVID-19 Anxiety</a> (all ages) from the
<i>Anxiety and Depression Association of America</i>, including <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.newharbinger.com/blog/tough-times-teens">Tough Time for Teens</a>,<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/03/16/coronavirus-parents-students-school-closures-home-lessons/%C2%A0%C2%A0" target="_blank">Homeschooling
During The Coronavirus Quarantine</a>, <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=ysB5FhyTXXI&app=desktop" target="_blank">Anxiety & COVID 19 Part 2: Tips for Parents</a>,
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.austinanxiety.com/recommendations-for-children-and-parents-coping-with-covid-19/" target="_blank">Recommendations for Children and
Parents: Managing Anxiety and OCD During COVID-19</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/1547281" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arimo",serif;background:white">Child and Caregiver Anxiety and Fears about COVID-19</span></a>.
<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.childrenspsychologicalhealthcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Mypandemicstory10.pdf">My Pandemic Story: A Guided Activity Workbook for the World’s Children, Families, Teachers, and
Caregivers</a> from <i>The Children’s Psychological Health Center</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://letsembark.ca/time-capsule">COVID-19 Time Capsule</a> from
<i>Loving Creations</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Barefoot Books</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<a href="https://www.barefootbooks.com/kids/activities-kids?utm_source=Consumer&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=AtHomeResources2020&utm_term=eCampaign041120&utm_content=ManagingAnxiety#manageanx">
At-Home Activity Books</a> include “Managing Anxiety “and “Mindfulness for All Ages.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Tech Tips<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LgokTrmBQc9pJQkPUPwqOpzgbiBSlTfL/view?usp=sharing">Families & Tech During COVID-19</a> from Navigating Screens Project (LSTA).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/resources-for-families-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic">Resources for Families During the Coronavirus Pandemic</a> from Common Sense Media.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The above links are compiled from my connections and are in no way a complete list of resources at this time. I’m working on a possible webinar with the
<a href="https://cacmi.org/">Children’s Advocacy Centers of Michigan</a>. Please stay tuned for details!
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Be Well, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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