COVID-19 Resources

If you’re experiencing feelings of worry, irritability, or changes in your mood right now, in response to COVID-19, you are not alone. While it is necessary to keep-up-to-date and make changes to daily life in order to help control the spread, reading or watching the news and physical distancing measures can have a real impact on your levels of stress and mental health. As Riverside County begins to reopen in phases, there are many things that you and your family can do to protect your physical and mental health.

This page contains tools, self-care practices, and resources that have been curated to help you during this time. This page will be updated as new and relevant materials become available.

Staying Connected: 

We know that human connection is one of the most critical protective factors for good mental health. But how can we stay connected while social distancing? By remembering that we all need one another — maybe now more than ever — to get through difficult times like these. Staying emotionally connected as a community even if we temporarily become more physically isolated is critical to all our mental health.

Remember, you are not alone. Allow room for your feelings and Speak Up!  When you feel yourself getting anxious, reach out to others to describe what you’re going through.

Know the signs of stress and when and how to seek help for yourself, as well as loved ones. Online or phone support is available through a variety of free warm lines such as:

  • The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (24/7): Call (800) 273-8255 or 988 if you are experience a crisis
  • Inland SoCal Crisis Helpline: Phone: (951) 686-HELP (4357)
    The regional Inland Southern California Crisis and Suicide Helpline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The phone lines are answered by trained professionals and the call is free and confidential.
  • CARES Line (24/7): (800) 499-3008 The Community Access, Referral, Evaluation and Support line (CARES Line) is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and provides screening and linkage to both Mental Health and Substance Use programs.  Calls are answered by compassionate trained staff who can provide information and referral in English and Spanish.

Practicing Self-Care:

During times of change and uncertainty it is ever more important to incorporate self-care and structure into your schedule. Every day take a moment (or more) to take care of yourself by practicing these self care tips. available in many different languages or the California’s Surgeon General’s Play Book on Managing Stress During COVID-19.

Here is a listing of other informative resources from The Center for Disease Control, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and California Department of Public Health for any extra support you and your loved ones need

Helpline (951) 686-HELP