Stress and anxiety are unfortunate side effects of living in a world threatened by COVID-19, but health care professionals do not have to cope alone. Frontline workers are particularly at risk for negative mental health effects as a result of the constant demand of caring for patients during the pandemic. In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, the Health Quality Innovation Network (HQIN) has compiled a list of mental health resources to help you and your staff cope with the stress and anxiety brought on by COVID-19.

• The Missouri Department of Mental Health offers information about self-care and why it’s important.

• The South Carolina Department of Mental Health features a podcast on how to deal with feelings and fears due to COVID-19.

• This printable Coping with COVID image from the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services includes ways to deal with the stress of COVID-19 within an outline of the state of Virginia.

• The American Hospital Association offers a variety of COVID-19 stress and coping resources for health care clinicians and staff, behavioral health care providers and the general public.

• The Emotional PPE Project connects health care workers in need of mental health services with licensed mental health professionals who can help for free.

• The Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress offers a two-page fact sheet with tips for supporting families of health care workers exposed to COVID-19.

• Chiles Healthcare Consulting, LLC developed a presentation for nursing homes about managing staff anxiety and stress during the pandemic.