DESERT REFUGE FOR PEACE OFFICERS

COVID-19 is affecting all of us, whether we've been exposed in the line of duty or are dealing with the effects of government response. Please run your cursor over the items below for links to help you and your family cope during this time:

Axon has provided this webinar on the mental toll of COVID-19 on first responders.

NCTSN

Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with COVID-19 (translated in Spanish and Mandarin)
Simple Activities for Children and Adolescents amidst COVID-19 outbreak - NEW!
Take Care of Yourself

Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress

Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress: Helping Homebound Children During COVID-19 Outbreak

CDC

The CDC is regularly updating information at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

SAMSHA

For your mental and physical resilience, please consider the following:
- Copline: a 24/7 hotline that only retired law enforcement members are allowed to work
- Mindfully Dealing with COVID 19
- Coronavirus Sanity Guide (from 10% Happier) - contains a mindfulness meditation for responders
- A Mindful Guide for Coronavirus Anxiety
- Self-Compassion Practice (#3 in the playlist)
- How to Find Peace Amidst COVID-19 (Tim Ferris w/ Jack Kornfield)
-John Del Vecchio's uplifting blog

Suicide Prevention
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Crisis Hotline)
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
1-800-799-4TTY (4889)  TTY

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
https://afsp.org/

VA Suicide Prevention  https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention/

The Desert Refuge for Peace Officers and Military Personnel is a place of hospitality, healing and solitude for law enforcement personnel, as well as active and retired military personnel, and their families. The Refuge welcomes all races, cultures, and faiths in an ecumenical and inter-faith spirit, to foster personal and spiritual awareness rooted in the Divine love for all.

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