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Coping and Connecting ResourcesCoping and Connecting ResourcesCoping and Connecting Resources A Guide for Teens and Families during Unprecedented Times & BeyondA Guide for Teens and Families during Unprecedented Times & BeyondA Guide for Teens and Families during Unprecedented Times & Beyond

TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of ContentsTechnology for TeensYouTube ChannelsPodcastsFun Things to Learn & DoMaking a DifferenceCoping Resources & SupportSupport for Parents/CaregiversOther Resources 2 38 91113161820HAVE A RESOURCE YOU THINK SHOULD BE ADDED OR AN UPDATE?To offer other resources and/or provide updated information to this guide or report incorrect/outdated information, please fill out the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/2C O P I N G A N D C O N N E C T I N G R E S O U R C E S

TECHNOLOGY FOR TEENS Tech can help you learn to speak Mandarin, play guitar and write your own stories. It can alsoremind you stop, breathe and become mindful. 3COP IN G A ND CO NN ECTIN G RES OURCE S Aura Stop, Breathe, & Think Poly Island: Color by Number •Aura walks teens through 3-minute meditations to help you calm and destress. You let Aura know how you're feeling, and the appchooses the best meditation for you. •Aura also offers mood tracking and daily reminders for breathing exercises.•Check in with how you are feeling and try short, relaxing activities tuned in to your emotions. •Version for younger kids as well!•Sit back, relax and enjoy beautiful color-by-number puzzle games just for you.For Relaxing

•Acting lessons for everyoneWriting, Journaling, and Blogging Tools - List of great resources to use for thosewho love to (or want to love to) write. • Great art tool for individuals looking to get into digital creation.•Create stories, games and animations. Share with others around the world. •Free guitar lessons that start at the very beginning steps. •An impressive creation tool for anyone who loves to draw. A fully featured app with an arsenal of tools for creatingdigital art. 4COPI NG A ND C ON NE CTING RESOURCES F or Creativity Scratch Procreate Art App Autodesk Sketchbook Beginner Guitar Lessons Online Acting Workshops for Kids and Adults

Nike Training Club - Nike has waived theirpremium service fee indefinitely due to COVID-19.Now, you have access to more than 185 workouts(yoga, cardio and more), as well as nutrition andwellness guidance!Peloton App - Creates workouts for you and youare able to select what category, including yoga/cross-fit/running (free 30 day trial)Duolingo - Learn a new language at your ownpace!Photomath - Learn how to solve math problems,check homework assignments and study forupcoming exams and ACTs/SATs. It works withoutwi-fi, and is both PC and Mac friendly.Socratic- Ask Socratic a question and the app willfind the best online resources for you to learn theconcepts. Supports most high school subjects.Virtual School Day - Program launched by VarsityTutors, a virtual education site, to educate childrenwho are home from school during the COVID-19pandemic.Amazing Educational Resources - from pre-K tocollege (shared by educators).C O P I N G A N D C ON NE CT IN G RE SO UR C E S 5For Learning •••••••For Exercise

6C O P I N G A N D C O N N E C TI N G RE S O U RC E S For Cooking ••◦Host a Netflix viewing party ◦Use a free Google Chrome extension (Netflix Party) to sync video playback so you can watch and pause at the same time. It also has a group chat feature. Self-Quarantine Recipes - list of easy recipes with basic ingredients in most homes.Project Foodie: Guided Cooking - breaks down recipes step-by-step with the help ofa professional chef.Use a free Google Chrome extension (TwoSeven), similar to Netflix Party,except you can video chat to see your friends while watching. You can also useHulu or other video streaming accounts! For Socializing

7C O P I N G A N D C O N N E C T I N G R E S O U R C E S Games with Friends/Family Bunch: Group Video Chat & Games - A groupvideo chat with friends while playing games.Bunch comes bundled with several multiplayergames you can play with friends, such as trivia,bunch pool, draw party, and more!Houseparty - Face to Face Social Network - Agroup Facetime call that allows you to playgames while social distancing with yourfriendsPsych! - An exciting game to play with yourfriends! Choose from a variety of funcategories in which each player makes up fakeanswers to real trivia questions. Can youchoose the outrageous real answer amongyour friends’ fakes?Kahoot - Create a Kahoot or select from the100’s of categories and start a group Zoom to play with all of your friends/family. ◦◦◦◦

YOUTUBE CHANNELS Every day, over a billion learning-related videos are viewed on YouTube. Below you’ll findsome of the best channels on YouTube for coping with COVID and pretty much everythingelse.Entertainment: Educational: •The King of Random - A COVID Specific: •Babylon Health: A miniplaylist of videos forcoping in a pandemic Cooking: For Content Creating: Quick Tips for Filming withYour Phone •Good Mythical Morning•Brave Wilderness•OK Go•Vlogbrothers•Daily Dose of Internet•As/Is •REACT •Mr.Beast basic “how to” channel! •Dad, how do I? - Tutorials on how to do things you may usually ask your dad! •How to Adult •HISTORY •Above the Noise: From how to deal with family stress during quarantine to busting COVID myths, this is a great channel for resources. ••Bon AppétitTasty 8COPING AND CONNE CT IN G RE SO UR CE S

PODCASTS Podcasting is like the love-child of radio and Netflix. Imagine your favorite radio programsdownloaded on to your favorite listening device (computer, smart phone, iPod, they allwork) and you're imagining a podcast. Most podcasts are episodic and release newmaterial at regular intervals. By subscribing to podcasts they will appear on your favoritelistening device each time a new episode is released. If you like talk radio or news radio oraudiobooks, you'll like podcasting. Radiolab- Investigate our strange world!60-Second Science Revisionist History - Reinterpret somethingfrom the past: an event; a person; an idea;something overlooked; somethingmisunderstood. Stuff You Missed inHistory Class Freakonomics - Tells you things you alwaysthought you knew (but didn’t) and things StoryCorps - Uplifting, Honest,Intergenerational, Stories and interviewsfrom all over the country. Criminal- Stories of people who've donewrong, been wronged, or gotten caughtsomewhere in the middle.Spooked- True life supernatural stories!Serial - All about the American criminaljustice system (focuses around specificstories every season). you never thought you wanted to know (but do) — from the economics of sleep to how to become great at just about anything. History Science Economics Fun Mystery 9COPING A ND C ON NE CT IN G RE SOURCES

Stories This American Life - Each week they choosea theme and put together different kinds ofstories on that theme Comedy Dear Hank & John - Hosts John and HankGreen answer listener questions andoffer dubious advice. Everyday Knowledge Stuff you should know- - Learn aboutrandom, fun topics, like how dogs perceivetime, the history of mullets, and more! Life Kit - Useful tools for life. Coping in Difficult Times Teen Wealth - Regularly shares stories, tips,and advice about eating disorders, mentalhealth, self-esteem and a host of othertopics The Dark Place - Offers a safe place where people can relate, share stories, express themselves openly and candidly about their struggles, their successes, and resources for help Mental Lore Podcast new dark historical campfire experience. - Each episode examines a in a modern tale - Breaks down the stigmas associated with mental health and the discrimination that occurs against those who suffer Hardcore Self Help - A mental health podcast that gives coping mechanisms, ways to change, etc. 10C O P I N G A N D C ON N E C T I NG R E S O U R C E S

11FUN THINGS TO LEARN & DO Below you’ll find a potpourri of fun activities and learning opportunities for the whole family.COPING AN D CO NNECTING RE SO UR CES Vermont Museums & Art Centers and Beyond - Found in Windham RegionalCOVID-19 ResourcesFamous Museums with virtual tours- Take a look at some of the top museumsoffering online tours and exhibits.Google Arts & Culture - Google is offering virtualtours of places all around the world (any where youcould dream of!)92Y - A World-Class Cultural & Community Center -Online events usually held at the 92 Y in NYC. Pastperformances, live events, celebrity interviews, onlinecourses for both kids and adults and more offered allremotely. Growing ResilienceVT - Makes it easier for everyone to access the local resourcesnecessary to pursue gardening this growing season - for beginners to experts.Things kids can do outside-  Harris Center for Conservation EducationNature-based virtual connection- Cheshire Conservation: Explore national parks,participate in virtual field trips, or watch zoo animal live cams (and more!).Growing Food and More- Shelburne Farm Parks Place Family Resource Guide - Academic resources, virtual field trips, wellnessand creativity activities.Weston University Resource Guide - Online games, virtual art activities, virtualmuseum field trips, and outdoor fun!Skribbl.io - Free, Multiplayer drawing game you can play with a large groupvirtually ••••••••••Indoors •Outdoors

Broadway Shows - Stream your favorite Broadway shows with a free 7 day trialFree Online Courses - Ivy League Schools have partnered together to create onlinecourses covering many subjects that are offered free to the public. They are self-paced and can be a great introduction to college courses.Livestream Activities Calendar- For all ages, but mostly geared to younger children.https://foursciencevt.org/ - VINS, ECHO, Fairbanks, and Montshire have developedthis partnership to offer inter-institutional support, guidance, coordination, andstrategic development of STEM experiences for Vermonters in this time of crisis.Participate in a book exchange- With a group of friends, send each other yourfavorite book(s)! Or start a book club and discuss the book on Zoom or Facetime,(also many facebook pages for book clubs).12C O P I N G A N D C O N N EC TI NG R E S O U R C E S •••••

MAKING A DIFFERENCE This is an unprecedented time in human history. Lend your voice and talents and shape thefuture you want to see unfold. 13COPI NG A ND C ON NE CT IN G RE SOURCES Leadership Environment ••••••Community Trash Clean Up- This document contains instructions for how to clean upareas around you with family and/or friends.Sunrise Movement - This youth-led climate change organization has been makingheadlines the past two years, most notably for being behind the push for a Green NewDeal. Youth Lobby - A grassroots coalition of youth from across Vermont working together inpartnership with our legislators, community members, nonprofits and otherorganizations, to affect the change younger generations are demanding. 9to26VT- A collective, action-oriented group working in partnership to achieve positiveoutcomes for all youth, ages 9-26, so they can reach their full potential. Their goal is tobuild a more holistic approach to youth development; with an even stronger focus onyouth voice and youth rights. Young Writers Project - YWP is a community of young writers and artists who create andconnect online and revolves around three core areas -- the website, publications, andworkshops -- for young people between ages 13 and 19. UNICEF Voices of Youth- An organization set up by UNICEF to help children from acrossthe world exchange knowledge and ideas. Children and adolescents can explore,discuss and partner on issues related to human rights and social change, as well asdevelop their awareness, leadership, and community building skills.

Information and Resources onthe Black Lives Matter Protests -A guide explaining theimportance of protests, ways todonate, other ways to supportand educational resources on theBlack Lives Matter movement. Anti-Racism Resources- This document is intended to serve as a resource to whitepeople and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. Lost River Racial Justice-Solidarity Action Steps for White PeopleBlack Lives Matter Resources- This document lists ways you can support the movementby signing petitions, texting, calling, donating, and more! Anguish and Action - Obama Foundation - A guide created in collaboration with formerPresident Obama to promote resources and information about the unjust murders ofblack lives in America. There are ways to donate, places to get engaged, videos towatch, petitions to sign and so much more.14C O P I N G A ND C ON NE C T I N G R E S O U R C E S Anti-Racism •••••An action plan that addressesimmediate harms, injustice andinequities; push for long-termsystemic change; mobilize andeducate other white people; anddo our own learning and healing.

StoryCorps App - Tell your story, interview someone else.Volunteer Opportunities in Windham County- Look through a long list ofopportunities to volunteer in Windham County! 10 Ways Youth Can Engage in Activism (by ADL) - Share these methods withstudents to give them an outlet for their political passions. The Backfire Effect (by the Oatmeal) - This humorous, web-based comic explainshow our brains are wired to resist facts that challenge our world views. While itdoesn't offer any easy answers to this issue, it encourages us to be open to newideas. Civil Discourse Online - (by Common Sense Education): Cameron Kasky, one of thesurvivors of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and a March for Our Livesactivist, offers some lessons learned and advice for having political discussionsonline. 15C O P I N G A N D C O N N E C T I NG R ES O U R C E S Activism and Civic Engagement: •••••

COPING RESOURCES &SUPPORT •••••7 Cups - 7 Cups offers free anonymous emotionalsupport and counseling from trained activelisteners. There are real listeners available 24/7and it's completely free. There is an option to payfor actual therapists as well. Teen Support Group | Vermont - Will hold spacefor each other to share deep emotions, and learnskills such as mindfulness meditation, relationshipskills, nonviolent communication, emotionalprocessing, goal setting and follow through, anddecision making. Mobile Counseling is offering counseling long or short term to anyone ages 8 to 80for FREE or a small donation. They have a temporary license to do telehealthapproved by the State of Vermont. Tina Tarryk, MS MHC, PhD(c) 833-246-6624 Mental Health Resource Guide - The resources included in this guide represent aspectrum of queer competencies, ranging from queer-friendly services to providersthat specialize in queer issues. The notOK App™ - A free app that takes the guesswork out of asking for help whenyou're feeling vulnerable. We'll notify your trusted contacts that they've beenselected as your support group, so when the time comes and you need to reach out,you'll just have to open the app and press the large, red notOK™ button. Features:Peer Support from your trusted contacts; simple message to take the guesswork outof asking for help; immediate help with notOK’s one tap solution; accurate GPSlocation; and trusted contacts are not required to download app. 16C O P I N G A N D C O N N E C TI N G RE S O U RC E S

National LGBT-Supportive Organizations (U.S.) (by LGBT Youth Allies) - An excellentroundup of LGBTQ organizations, usefully broken into those that focus on youngpeople and those that have broader missions. 17C O P I N G A N D C O N N E C TI NG R E S O U R C E S •

SUPPORT FOR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS •••••••The National Child Traumatic Stress Network- Parent/Caregiver Guide to HelpingFamilies Cope with the Coronavirus (Covid-19) How to Help Teens Shelter in Place - Advice for parents struggling to explain whyisolation is important for teens and why developmentally isolation is hard foradolescents. Parenting Guide of LGBTQ+ Teens - Resources, terms, and tips from local LGBTQ+teens. My Family Matters videos - Topics including self-care, structure, conflict resolution, self-assertion, trauma. Mobile Counseling is offering counseling long or short term to anyone ages 8 to 80 forFREE or a small donation. They have a temporary license to do telehealth approved bythe State of Vermont.Tina Tarryk, MS MHC, PhD(c) 833-246-6624 Parent Tips- WHO - To help parents interact constructively with their children during thistime of confinement, these six 1-page tips for parents cover planning one-on-one time,staying positive, creating a daily routine, avoiding bad behavior, managing stress, andtalking about COVID-19. Use them to you and your kids’ advantage, and have fun indoing so. Online Parent Support Community - Families are facing unprecedented challenges due tocircumstances surrounding #COVID19. In response, @partnershipdrugfree invites you tojoin a new community for parents and caregivers who may have children experimentingwith, or dependent on, substances. 18C O PI NG A N D C O NN EC T I N G R E SO UR C E S

Common Sense Media- Helps parents with suggestions of age-appropriateness on allthings media. Parent’s Ultimate Guide to Online Parental Control- To help you have some control overwhat your children have access to online. Parenteen Connect provides tools for parents and teens to connect and communicate.Loaded with engaging videos, quizzes, and practical advice, students and their familiesgain new perspectives and strategies to get on the same page about the typically toughtopics of screen time, independence, responsibility, and communication. Parent Up VT - Tools for parents/caregivers to help you guide your teen as they navigatethe challenges of substances, as well as mental health. Discussing Racial Injustice and Police Brutality - This is an active list of resources to helpyou talk and think about it with kids! Created by WSESU Diversity and Equity Committee insolidarity with the People and Black Lives Matter. •••••19C O PI NG A N D C O N N EC T I N G R E S O UR C E S

OTHER RESOURCES •Coping with Covid-19 Stress: VT Department of Health ••••Brattleboro Hospice: Free support for anyone grieving the death of a loved one Now open to Community. The Phone line is staffed by professionals to offer supportto people who are struggling to cope with the increased stress and anxiety resultingfrom the COVID-19 public health crisis. Windham Regional COVID-19 Resources - This resource guide was created to offer astreamlined place to obtain information about a variety of supports across theWindham Region. VT Helplink Alcohol & Drug Support Center - Mon-Fri 8am-10pm, weekends/holidays8am-6pm802-565-LINK(5465) and toll free at 833-565-LINK(5465); VTHelplink.org HCRS Warm Line - 1-800-917-1622. The Warm Line will operate from 7:30 am – 10:30pm daily. 20C O P I N G AN D C O N N E C T IN G R E S O U R C ES

Our many thanks to the Southern Vermont Area Heath EducationCenter for their continuing support . An enormous debt of gratitude is owed Meghan Gauss & Maia Hirschfor the research and compilation of this resource guide. 21C O P I N G A N D C O N N E C T I N G R ES OU RC E S