COVID-19 Resources

The HAVI understands this is a difficult time for many providing health violence intervention and prevention services. With COVID-19 affecting all aspects of our lives, we know your work in violence prevention is even more challenging under these uncertain and constantly changing circumstances. We have compiled this list of resources and recommendations that might help ease some of the challenges you are facing. We will update this page as more resources are available.

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Recordings of HAVI webinars and Calls on COVID

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Do you have resources about COVID-19 that have been especially useful for you or your clients? If so, please submit Your resources Below to share with our network:

COVID-19 Resources for HVIPs

Mental Health and Staff Support
- COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide by National Alliance on Mental Illness
- ACEs Aware Webinar: Trauma Informed Practices to Address Stress Related to COVID (Video) by ACEs Connection
- Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health: Tips for Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation During an Infectious Disease Outbreak by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Supporting Survivors’ Access to Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services During the COVID-19 Emergency by National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health
- COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide by National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Staying Centered: A Virtual Breather for People Supporting Survivors by The National Resource Center for Reaching Victims
Client Support and Program Adaptations
- Five Things to Know About Coronavirus and People with Disabilities by Forbes
- The Pandemic’s Impact on Racial Inequity and Violence Can’t Be Ignored by The Trace
- The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying by The Atlantic
- Supporting People Working in the COVID-19 Response by The Interagency Standing Committee
- Technology Safety & Privacy: A Toolkit for Survivors by Technology Safety
- Anxiety management/coping/parenting tips from the CDC by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Using Technology to Communicate with Survivors During a Public Health Crisis by National Network to End Domestic Violence
- Tele-Advocacy: Ensuring Accessibility for Underserved Crime Victims during the COVID-19 Pandemic The National Resource Center for Reaching Victims
- Resources staff might share with clients
  - Steph Curry interviewing Dr. Fauci (29 minutes)
  - Trevor Noah interviewing Dr. Fauci (14 minutes)
Financial Health and Sustainability
- Recommendations from Carnell Cooper, HAVI Board member and Chief Medical Officer at Northeast Methodist Hospital on how to engage with hospitals and funders during the pandemic
Research and Evaluation
- COVID-19: Investing in black lives and livelihoods by McKinsey and Company
- Straight talk: A conversation about racism, health inequities and COVID-19 (Video) by UC Berkeley
- Recommendations from Rachel Myers PhD, MPH and Joel Fein, MD, MPH from The HAVI’s Research and Evaluation Working Group and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on accommodations to make to research activities during the pandemic
- JAMA Network article on Preserving Clinical Trial Integrity During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Policy, Advocacy, and Justice
- Human Rights Watch developed: ‘Human Rights Dimensions of COVID-19 Response (Toolkit)
- Health Justice Strategies To Combat COVID-19: Protecting Vulnerable Communities During A Pandemic by Health Affairs
- Mayors on the Front Lines of Two Public Health Crisis (Guidance from Everytown on Gun Safety)
- As the Nation Begins Virus Tracing, It Could Learn From This N.J. City by NY Times

Video Resources

ACEs Aware Webinar: Trauma Informed Practices to Address Stress Related to COVID

Straight talk: A conversation about racism, health inequities and COVID-19