Healthcare Worker Resilience
Below are guidelines, training sessions, webinars, and additional resources for healthcare and frontline workers as well as the general public on identifying stress and anxiety from the COVID-19 pandemic, how to manage it, and how to create better work environments.
Guidelines
Cognitive and Mental Health Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Language: Hindi
- For: Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: Society of Critical Medicine, Right Care Right Now, American Academy of Family Physicians. Updated August 2020
Clinician Well-Being During the Ongoing Pandemic
- Language: Hindi
- For: Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: Society of Critical Medicine, Right Care Right Now, American Academy of Family Physicians
IASC Guidance on Basic Psychosocial Skills- A Guide for COVID-19 Responders
- Language: Hindi
- For: Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: Inter-Agency Standing Committee Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Reference Group. Updated: 5/11/2020
EMRO Helping frontline workers cope with stress during COVID-19: actions for team leads
- Language: English
- For: Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: WHO EMRO. Updated: 7/13/2020
WHO Frontline Workers and COVID-19: Coping with Stress
- Language: English
- For: Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: WHO. Updated: 7/13/2020
Psychological First Aid: Guide for Field Workers
- Language: Hindi
- For: General population, Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: WHO. Updated 2011
- Language: English
- For: Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: CDC. Updated 12/16/2020
WHO Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Information on identifying stressors and methods for coping with stress
- Language: English
- For: Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: WHO EMRO. Updated 2021
- Language: English
- For: General population, Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: CDC. Updated 1/22/2021
AMA Managing Mental Health During COVID-19
- Language: English
- For: Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: American Medical Association. Updated 3/29/2021
- Language: English
- For: Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: Centre for the Study of Traumatic Stress
- Language: English
- For: Resident Physicians, Hospital and Health Systems
- Created by: Johns Hopkins University. Updated 12/17/2020
Work and Well-Being Toolkit for Physicians
- Language: English
- For: Physicians, Hospital and Health Systems
- Created by: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine. Updated September 2014
CDC: Employees: How to Cope with job Stress and Build Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Language: English
- For: General population, Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: CDC. Updated 12/23/2020
Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event
- Language: English
- For: General population, Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: CDC. Updated 3/19/2018
NIH Emotional Wellness Toolkit
- Language: English
- For: General population, Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: NIH. Updated 5/05/2021
Information on how to improve social connections and emotions.
- Created by: NIH. Updated 12/10/2020
- Language: English
- For: General population, Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
NIMH/NIH: Caring for your Mental Health
A portal offering guidelines for self care, resource hotlines, informational videos, and various toolkits.
- Language: English
- For: General population, Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: NIH. Updated April 2021
- Language: English
- For: Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: American Dental Association
CDC: Support for Teens and Young Adults
- Language: English
- For: General population, Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: CDC. Updated 5/5/2021
- Language: English
- Aimed at: General population, Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: CDC. Updated 7/01/2020
Group Problem Management Plus (Group PM+)
A manual developed for adults impaired by distress in communities that can help people with depression, stress and anxiety potentially due to an exposure like the COVID-19 pandemic. It can be applied to improve psychosocial well-being.
- Language: English, Urdu, Nepali
- For: General population, Community Health Workers, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: WHO. Updated 8/30/2020
Courses and Training Programs
Foundation for Professional Development (FDP) Resilience Training
A course for health care providers on how to identify the psychosocial and psychological effects of COVID-19 care along with management of anxiety.
- Language: English
- For: Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: Foundation for Professional Development
Webinars
NIMH Recording: Managing Stress and Anxiety
30-minute webinar
- Language: English
- For: General population, Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- A 30-minute webinar about managing stress and anxiety amongst the general public.
- Created by: NIHM. Updated 1/14/2021
ADA: Building Resilience in Times of Anxiety and Uncertainty Webinar
An online training program by Dr. Aparna Chwala on how to build resilience in times of anxiety and uncertainty. Free CE credit available.
- Language: English
- For: Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: ADA. Updated 4/16/2020
ADAA: Mental Health on the Frontlines of COVID-19 Part 2- A Phased Approach for Support
A 30-minute webinar that talks about key directions that can help support healthcare workers.
- Language: English
- For: Community Health Workers, Mental Health Professionals, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: ADAA (Anxiety and Depression Association of America). Updated 5/08/2020
UCSF: Emotional Well-Being During the COVID-19 Crisis for Health Care Providers Webinar Series
A series of webinars that range from talking about strategies to target acute stress to mindfulness and compassion-based strategies that can all help frontline workers cope.
- Language: English
- For: Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: University of California San Fransisco. Updated 2/12/2021
Additional Resources
Health and Human Services Self-Care and Resilience Resources for Responders and Healthcare Workers
Includes modules, guidelines, and pamphlets for promoting self-care and addressing mental health toll for disaster responders and healthcare workers.
- Language: English
- For: Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. Updated 5/23/2021
ADA: COVID-19 Mental Health Resources
- Language: English
- Aimed at: General population, Community Health Workers, Nurses, Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Healers, Hospital and Health Systems, Public Health Organizations
- Created by: American Dental Association
*The resources for this section were reviewed by Johns Hopkins University students Anvita Bhardwaj and Anushruti Gupta, Research Associate Noor Zanial, and Faculty Dr. Judy Bass on behalf of the Johns Hopkins India Institute COVID-19 Task Force Technical Working Group.