Season 2 Episode 8: Mental Wellness During COVID-19

This week, host Vanessa Mitchell talks with Tracy Mooney, Aboriginal Employment Advisor and Jody Wagner, Aboriginal Mental Wellness Practice Lead. Their discussion centers around Aboriginal Mental Wellness during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Internal IH Resources: IH COVID HUB IH Psychological health and safety inside Net Page (includes schedule of wellness sessions currently posted for Fall 202cludes schedule of wellness sessions currently posted for Fall 2020) Aboriginal Employee Wellness Resources Employee and Family Assistance Program Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP) Crisis Support Line - 1-844-751-2133 Other/External Resources: FNHA (includes coronavirus podcast link) FNHA Wellness Plans and graphic stories Métis Nation British Columbia Métis Crisis Line: 1-833-638-4722 BC Association of Friendship Centres BCAFC Indigenous Cultural Safety during COVID 19 Tip Sheet KUU-US Crisis Line - 24 hr Crisis Line: 1-800- KUU-US-17 (1800-588-8717) BC Government Website – Information for First Nations and Indigenous Peoples in BC Interior Health Mental Health Services Interior Health Mental Health & Substance Use Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Coping with Stress Crisis Centre BC Covid-19 and Anxiety Info Sheet World Health Organization – Health at Home; Mental Health Podcast: Brene Brown – Unlocking Us Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle