COVID-19, Mental Health and Complex Care
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the different between mental health and wellness, compared to mental illness
- Identify risk factors for trauma
Increase understanding of the context of pandemic and impact on mental health - Discuss the unique challenges experienced within the Complex Care population and the impact on mental health
- Explore strategies to mitigate mental health impact where possible
Ashley Edwards, MSW, RSW
Ashley Edwards, MSW, RSW, is a Social Worker at the Hospital for Sick Children. Ashley completed her Social Work education at the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto. Ashley is passionate about family mental health (child, sibling, parent/caregiver), accessibility/inclusion, lifelong learning and the sibling relationship, particularly in families with children with chronic health conditions.Ashley Edwards,
Resources Mentioned in Session
- Kids Help Phone
- Sick Kids About Kids Health
- Ontario Frontline Providers Mental Health Resources
- Anxiety Canada
- Autism Ontario – Resources for COVID 19
- Brene Brown – Empathy vs Sympathy
- Brene Brown – Unlocking Us Podcast
- CAMH – Mental Health & COVID 19
- Jon Kabat-Zinn – Daily Meditations During COVID
- “My Hero is You” Virtual Book for Children on COVID
- Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health – The ABCs of Mental Health
- Public Health Ontario (2020). “Mental Health”
- Sesame Street – Caring for Each Other
- LHIN Services
Session Materials
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