The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) has released new resources, updated information, and guidance on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19):
New resources:
Below please find videos and audio spots on coping with mental health for five audiences:
- Health professionals
- Parents of young children
- Young adults/adolescents
- Adults with disabilities
- Adults and older adults
For additional resources specific to older adults and caregivers, watch the Maryland Department of
Aging’s COVID-19 related videos. Another resource is the Senior Call Check program, which provides a
daily call to Marylanders over 65. Visit aging.maryland.gov or call 1-866-50-CHECK.
For more mental health resources, find our Maintaining Mental Health FAQs:
- Direct link to Mental Health FAQs
- Under FAQs on Maryland’s main COVID-19 website: coronavirus.maryland.gov/#FAQ
- Under Community on the BHA COVID-19 webpage: bha.health.maryland.gov/Pages/bha-covid19.aspx
You can find these and other PSAs on the State of Maryland COVID-19 YouTube page.
Here are the links to the audio files:
Health professionals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnspGbfDVxg
Parents of young children: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LivIbM4BlDY
Young adults/adolescents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PJe1ZmS4vM
Adults with disabilities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma9GXoWnsYs
Adults and older adults: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDN0n32wXsU