Resources for Health Care Worker Well-Being and Resiliency

This curated list of articles, presentations, handouts, and toolkits represents leading organizations that focus on well-being and resiliency for health care workers impacted by COVID-19.

• Tips for Taking Care of Yourself (Healthcare Providers and Emergency Responders), a collection of resources from the CDC

• Helpful handouts from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress

• Doing What Matters in Times of Stress, an illustrated guide and audio exercises from the WHO

• What to Do and Say to Support Psychological Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic, an article from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

• Resources for Health Care Professionals Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic, from the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare

• Emotional Coping Strategies for COVID-19, an article from the Oncology Nursing Society

• Mental Health and Psychosocial Considerations during the COVID-19 Outbreak, a handout from the World Health Organization

• Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks, a handout from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

• COVID-19 Sleep Checklist for Health Care Workers and First Responders, a handout series from Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

• Guide to Mental Health Resources for COVID-19, a toolkit of resources from Massachusetts General Hospital

• What to Do and Say to Support Psychological Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic, an article from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

• Resilience in Stressful Times and Connecting During Times of Trauma, a webinar from the American Academy of Pediatrics

• Resiliency Tools for Health Care Professionals, a collection of tools from the Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality

• 59 Mental Health Resources for Health Care Providers, curated resources from Nursing License Map

• The Well-Being Initiative: Free Tools to Support the Mental Health and Resilience of All Nurses, from the American Nurses Association Enterprise

• How to Deal with Stress in a Health Care Setting, an article from Health Administration Degrees on practical coping strategies