Key information about Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment during Shelter-in-Place order:
- Most providers are serving clients and patients via tele-health, and can provide therapy and treatment via Skype/video or phone calls. Ask about this possibility.
- For those who need more intensive treatment, essential mental health and SUD treatment may still be done in person on a limited basis.
- Link to Hot- and Warm-lines + online and texting resources for live support and help
- For a list of online recovery and other support groups, see below in this list
Online Addiction Recovery Meetings and other Mental Health Support Groups:
- AA online recovery groups: http://aa-intergroup.org/directory.php
- NEW RESOURCE: Digital All Recovery Meetings: WEconnect and Unity Recovery are partnering together to offer 4 times daily all recovery meetings to anyone in the world. Meetings will follow an open format and are available to anyone in or seeking recovery. Meetings will be 7 days a week at 9 AM, 12 PM, 3 PM, 9 PM EST. Join directly by navigating to http://unityrecovery.zoom.us/my/allrecovery in your browser or from your smartphone.
- Find a NA web meeting: https://www.na.org/meetingsearch/text-results.php?country=Web&state=&city=&zip=&street=&within=10&day=0&lang=&orderby=distance
- Find Smart Recovery online community resources and meetings: https://www.smartrecovery.org/community/
- Resources vetted by NAMI for mental health support and online therapy: https://nami.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360024615074-Are-there-any-online-resources-for-therapy-support-groups-or-mental-health-apps-
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America Online Support Group: https://adaa.org/adaa-online-support-group
- If you feel overwhelmed, call 800-985-5990 to speak to a trained crisis counselor or text TalkWithUS to 66747. Spanish speakers can call the hotline and press 2 for support or text Hablanos to 66746 (DHS)
- Suicide prevention hotline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 800-273-TALK (8255)
Local and National Resources for Farmers:
Agricultural disaster preparedness planning workbook:
- ready-ag-workbook.pdf, https://extension.psu.edu/readyag-workbook
Center for Dairy Excellence
DATCP COVID-19 information and resources page:
- https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/News_Media/Covid19.aspx
- https://datcp.wi.gov/Documents/DATCP%20COVID-19%20Toolkit.pdf
Farm Bureau:
- https://wfbf.com/covid-19-updates-resources/
- https://www.fb.org/issues/impact-of-covid-19-on-agriculture
- https://www.fb.org/viewpoints/farming-coronavirus-and-herd-health
Harvest of Hope: provides emergency funding (up to $1,500) to farmers. Information and application at:
UW—Extension resources regarding COVID-19:
General Mental Health Support:
From UW—Madison health minds:
- https://mailchi.mp/centerhealthyminds/d_mar2020?e=a867ad2f98
- free access to their Healthy Minds App—customized set of resources to support healthy minds
- Calm in the Storm App—short meditations
- “Coping with Stress During an Infectious Disease Outbreak” (SAMHSA) https://store.samhsa.gov/system/files/sma14-4885.pdf
- SAMHSA “Taking Care of your Behavioral Health” https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/tips-social-distancing-quarantine-isolation-031620.pdf
- From Suicide Prevention Resource Center, a collection of resources for MH supports for COVD-19. http://www.sprc.org/news/resources-support-mental-health-coping-coronavirus-covid-19
- Be Kind to Your Mind: Support your Mental Health during Covid-19: https://www.southwesthealth.org/my-healthy-life/mental-health-covid19/?fbclid=IwAR2dluqV0JADB8L1Na45Ie_GbgQghnycG0DcqZUQVOBrT226nxKC99FtpBk
- Suicide prevention hotline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 800-273-TALK (8255)
Financial Stability and Economic Support
- Federal Act regarding sick leave (up to 80 hours), and other emergency funding: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/19/818322136/heres-what-is-in-the-families-first-coronavirus-aid-package-trump-approved
- State unemployment Q&A updated for COVID-19 acceptance: https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/covid19/public/ui.htm
- The CARE Act – financial and economic supports to families and businesses passed by US Congress: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/26/821457551/whats-inside-the-senate-s-2-trillion-coronavirus-aid-package
- Find local resources for housing, transportation, food or other household economic needs. [Link to 211]
Local County Public Health Resources
- Iowa County: https://www.iowacounty.org/departments/COVID-19
- Green County: https://gcpublichealth.org/coronavirus/
- Lafayette County: https://www.lafayettecountywi.org/healthdepartment/page/coronaviruscovid-19-updates
- Richland County: https://covid.co.richland.wi.us/
- Grant County: http://www.co.grant.wi.gov/docs_by_cat_type.asp?doccatid=110&locid=147
Getting Involved
I am healthy and want to help my community. What do I need to know to keep myself and others safe and healthy while doing helping work? Helping work might mean taking groceries or medications to neighbors who can’t leave their homes, working at a local pantry, or even starting an art-making campaign for nursing home residents outside their building.
- Wash hands frequently, and upon leaving and entering any building (your home, grocery stores).
- Clean doorknobs and smartphones ( how to clean your smartphone) at least daily.
- Only leave home if you are experiencing no symptoms of illness.
- Stay at least 6 feet away from others, or better, drop items at the curb our outside their door, using clean hands.
- Use phone, text, or video calls to communicate, minimize or eliminate in person contact and communication with people outside your home.
- Remember the best way to not spread the virus is to think and act as if you actually are sick.
- Donate money to community funds and organizations that you know are stepping up to serve the community.
Mutual Aid groups are platforms for communities to identify what people need and figure out ways to get them what they need, a way of crowd-sourcing solutions in difficult times. Learn more about how to set up your own Mutual Aid group in your community: