Psychosocial resources

Communicating with people affected by Covid-19 and their families

• Specific phrases and word choices that can be helpful when dealing with COVID-19. Resource to support clinicians and care providers to support patients and family members. 
• Delivering the news of a death by telephone.
• The art of communicating compassion in PPE.
• What you can do to practically care for someone who is in their last days and hours of life. 
• Basic tips for managing communication with families and patients in COVID emergency situation.
• This WHO webpage includes resources to risk communication tools for healthcare facilities as well as mental health considerations in the COVID-19 response.

Bereavement support guidance

• Coronavirus: dealing with bereavement and grief. Published by Cruse Bereavement Care. 
• Grieving in exceptional times.
• Covid-19: information for bereavement services.

Support for healthcare workers

• Supporting the well-being of healthcare workers during and after COVID-19
• Return to work for healthcare workers with confirmed COVID-19 infection.

Guidance on mental health considerations and stigma prevention 

• Mental health and psychosocial considerations and guidance for the general public, health facility workers and managers, care providers for children and older adults with underlying health conditions, as well as people in isolation. Published by the WHO.
• Guidance on stigma prevention from the International Federation of the Red Cross, UNICEF and the WHO.

Resources to support connection and compassionate communities

• Rally Round: free app that helps families, friends, neighbors and communities coordinate practical support for people in need. 
• A short guide to developing compassionate neighborhoods developed by Public Health Palliative Care International.