- Getting Food
- Getting Medications
- Free Online Exercise Resources
- Tips to Stop Touching Your Face
- Information About COVID-19
- Ways to Socialize While Maintaining Social Distancing Precautions
- Religious Services Offered Online
- Entertain Yourself While in Quarantine
- Free Online Cultural Experiences
- Free Online Classes
- Resources/Tips for Working at Home
- Resources for Those Who Can’t Do Their Job During COVID-19
- Virtual Support Groups for UFCOM Healthcare Professionals & Researchers
- Facilitated Virtual Drop-In Support Groups for UF Health Employees
- COVID-19 Training Resources for Clinicians
- Childcare Services
- Helping Kids Cope During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Distance-Learning/Virtual Schooling Resources
- Online lessons/activities to keep the kids busy
Mental Well-Being
Mental Health
Crisis/Emergency counseling for UF community by phone
- 24 hours a day, 7 days/week
- UF Crisis & Emergency phone counseling for Students: (352) 392-1575
- UF Crisis & Emergency phone counseling for Faculty/Residents/Postdocs/Staff: (352) 392-5787 or 1-833-306-0103 (toll free)
- Crisis & Emergency phone counseling for UF Health/Shands Employees: 352-265-5493 or 866-643-9375
- National Suicide Hotline: Call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433); Or online chat
- Alachua County Crisis Center: 352-264-6789
- Alachua County Sexual Assault Helpline: Call 352-264-6760 or 1-866-252-5439 (toll free)
- Nacional de Prevencion del Suicidio (en espanol): 1-888-628-9454 (toll free)
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UF Health Shands Crisis/Emergency Phone counseling for Shands Employees: 352-265-5493
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24-hour Bilingual Emotional Support Helpline to Assist Floridians with COVID-19 Related Stress: 833-848-1762
- Crisis Text Line: Anonymously text in for help during a crisis—simply text any message to \”741741\” to connect
Non-Crisis Mental Health Services for UF Health Community
- Mental health services for UF Health employees (UF or Shands): Call the UF Health Staff Telepsych Services center between 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. (7 days per week) at 352-265-5459 or email c19peersupport@shands.ufl.edu [provide your name, contact number, and best time(s) to receive a call back]. A licensed mental health professional will perform a quick screening and help you identify the services that would be most useful and convenient for you.
- Resilient Gators program (to learn strategies to improve coping ability) available online for UF employees
- Good Night Gators program (individual coaching to improve sleep): available online for UF employees
- Facilitated Virtual Drop-in Support Group for UF Health employees
- Gainesville Resilience Free Virtual Support Group for Healthcare Workers
- Talkspace Confidential Online Therapy (Free to GatorCare members) (Note: Optimized for Google Chrome, IE will not work)
- Physician Support Line Staffed by Volunteer Psychiatrists
- Free and Low Fee Online Therapy for Healthcare Professionals
- Care for Colleagues: Provides support to health care workers at UF Health after events that are difficult.
- Care for Colleagues Statement of Understanding: Please complete if you wish to serve as a Care for Colleagues team member
- White Paper on Second Victims: Paper from the Center for Patient Safety that describes the importance of peer support ti individual healthcare workers and professionals.
Non-Crisis Mental Health Services for Local Community
- Psychiatry appointments available through UF Psychiatry Clinic
- Psychotherapy appointments available through UF Clinical & Health Psychology Clinic
- Psychotherapy appointments available through UF Health Psychology Clinic (in UF Psychiatry Dept.)
- Gainesville Resilience Free Virtual Peer Support Groups
Other Mental Health Resources
- #1: Limit your exposure to social media and sensationalized news. Obtain information from reliable sources, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Tips and Resources from Mental Health America
- Mental health tips for social distancing
- 7 Crucial Research Findings to Help Deal With COVID-19
- Tips for dealing with uncertainty
- Science-based tips for emotional resilience during coronavirus crisis
- American Psychiatric Association COVID-19 Resources
- American Psychological Association Pandemic Resources
- SAMHSA Tips – Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health
- Resilience in Challenging Times
- Self-Compassion and COVID-19: For self-compassion guided activities
- FACE COVID Video to Combat COVID-19 Anxiety
- NAMI COVID-19 Information and Resource Guide
- COVID Coach App (Free app to help you cope with stress and stay well)
- See additional tips in the “Helping Kids Cope During the COVID-19 Outbreak” section below
- Health & Wellness Activities During Challenging Times
Free Meditation Resources
- Ten Percent Happier App [currently free for healthcare professionals]
- To claim your complimentary subscription you’ll redeem the gift code HEALTHCARE on their website. Then log into the mobile app on your Apple or Android device using the same Ten Percent Happier account and all the subscription contents of the app will be unlocked.
- Or just go to their Coronavirus Sanity Guide to access relevant free content/resources without creating an account.
- Calm.com [currently offering free resources]
- Insight Timer Meditation App [free]
- UF Psychiatry Mindful Relaxation Minutes Archive
- Meditation for Calmness in Uncertain Times (6 min)
- UF Integrative Medicine Online Meditation Exercises
- UF Mindfulness Resource Links
- Healthy Minds App [currently available free]
- 2-Minute COVID-19 “Resilience Reset” (Daily guided meditation and tip from resilience science)
- Andrew Weill Center for Integrative Medicine COVID-19 Resources
- Brief Guided Relaxation/Meditation Options Facilitated by UF faculty
For Individuals in Recovery
Online meetings
- AA
- NA
- Al-Anon
- Smart Recovery
- Buddhism-based mutual support group
- AA Meeting recordings [use password: thebroadhighway]
- XA Speaker Meetings (~3600 recordings of Speaker meetings)
Recovery Apps
- Sober Grid – allows you to interact, support, and engage with other people in recovery using a platform similar to Facebook.
- SoberTool is an easy way to track your clean and sober days. The app includes daily motivational messages and reminders to keep you on target.
- WEconnect provides you with daily reminders to stay on track with your recovery plan. You can create reminders to call your sponsor, go to a group meeting, meditate, etc.
- AA Big Book – an app that gives you access to the full text of the Big Book, along with a meeting finder, podcasts, prayers, and personal stories.
- 12 Step Meditation Daily Reflections for AA, NA, Al-Anon: This app features hundreds of easy-to-follow guided meditations, as well as soothing music, prayers, and 12-step recovery audio.
- Connections App: provides access to e-therapy, clinical support, and a unique e-library of resources.
Physical Well-Being
Getting Food
Free Meals for Alachua County Children/Teens (0-18)
Grocery Delivery Services
Grocery Curbside Pick-up (Online Ordering) Services
Meal Delivery Services
- Most have introductory discount offers
- Blue Apron
- Chef Ami (local business)
- Eat The 80 (local business)
- Green Chef
- HelloFresh
- Home Chef [discount code DINNERTIME30]
- Splendid Spoon
- Sun Basket
Restaurant Delivery Services
- 352 Delivery
- Bite Squad
- Door Dash
- Grubhub
- Uber Eats
- Alachua Country Restaurants Offering Take-Out/Delivery
Getting Medications
- Several pharmacies are allowing early refills and/or 90-day refills on many prescription medications
- Walgreens: Free medication delivery (or express pick-up)
- CVS: Free medication delivery
- Amazon pharmacy
- goPuff: Same-day OTC Medication Delivery
Free Online Exercise Resources
- Les Mills on-demand exercise classes (e.g., Body Pump, Body Flow, Body Combat, Barre, etc.) [currently available free]
- Peloton online [currently available free]
- Down Dog Yoga online yoga classes [currently free to everyone]
- GatorCare Streamed Fitness Classes
- Whole Life Challenge [currently offering a free pop-up challenge for individuals or teams)
- Down Dog App (Yoga, HIIT, Barre, 7-min exercise)
- Born Yoga (for families)
- Fitness Blender online workouts
- UF Rec Sports Virtual Fitness
- Savage Anywhere Race
Tips to Stop Touching Your Face
Information About COVID-19
- World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Advice for the Public
- [**HIGHLY-RECOMMENDED VIDEO TO DECREASE COVID-19 ANXIETY**] “Empowering & Protecting Your Family During COVID-19 Pandemic”
- Informational Video from Dr. Anthony Fauci (17 min)
Psychosocial Well-being
Ways to Socialize While Maintaining Social Distancing Precautions
- COVID-Friendly Gainesville Social Activity Guide
- Video chat with friends and family (Facetime, Android video chat, Google Hangouts, Zoom, Skype, Houseparty app)
- Host a “Netflix Party”
- Have an Online Karaoke party
- Play an online multiplayer game together
- Play charades via Google Hangouts, Zoom, Skype (use The Game Gal Word Generator to create your clues)
- Host an online scavenger hunt (meet via Google Hangouts, Zoom, Skype then give everyone a fun list of items to find in their house and “show off” what they find when time is up!)
- Host a photo/video scavenger hunt—give them a list of silly things to do and take a photo/video of themselves to share with the group (e.g., headstand, attempt to juggle, eat a hot pepper)
- Play Pictionary via Zoom using the screenshare feature
- Play digital board games together
- “Meet” for online party games [not free]
- Practice your photography skills and share with friends
- Make/share TikTok videos
- Play “Car Pool Karaoke” via Zoom—take turns picking a song and challenge other(s) to sing along. Everyone starts muted, then selectively unmute friends to share their performance with the group.
- Host an online journal club or book club
- Watch a movie or show “together” via Zoom, Facetime Group, Google Hangouts, Skype, Facebook Live or host a movie Tweet-along via Twitter (start your own #hashtag)
- Do a craft “together” via Zoom, Facetime Group, or Google Hangouts
- Write a story together—one person in the group writes a couple sentences, then emails it to the next group member who adds another couple sentences and passes it along. Keep going as many rounds as it remains fun!
- Play a social online game together (e.g., Words With Friends, Draw Something, Golf Clash)
- Engage in Virtual Team Building Activities
- Send emails, notes, texts to your friends and family expressing gratitude and/or admiration
Local/National Religious Services Offered Online (incomplete listing)
- Abiding Savior Lutheran Church
- Abundant Grace Church
- Alive Church
- Anthem Church
- Celebration UMC
- Christian Family Chapel
- Congregation B’Nai Israel
- Family Church
- First Lutheran Church in Gainesville
- First Presbyterian Church
- Gainesville Baptist Church
- Gainesville Church of God
- Gainesville Karma Thegsum Choling (Buddhist meditation center)
- Grace at Fort Clarke
- Grace Bible Church Gainesville
- Greenhouse Church
- Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
- Jumah Prayer Service
- North Central Baptist Church
- Queen of Peace Catholic Community
- Redemption Orthodox Presbyterian Church: Look for Redemption OPC
- Rock of Gainesville
- Shabbat Services Online
- Sim Shalom Online
- Paul’s Lutheran Church
- Trinity United Methodist
- Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville
- Westside Baptist Church
(If you are aware of other services being held online, particularly for faith groups not represented here, please email lmerlo@ufl.edu to add them to the list)
Entertain Yourself While in Quarantine
Consider keeping a COVID-19 Journal to remember this historical event (some prompts below):
- How has this impacted your daily life?
- How has it affected your view of the important work you do?
- How has spending time at home with family influenced your interactions and feelings toward your family? OR How has spending time home alone influenced your interactions and feelings toward your family?
- What has happened during this crisis that has surprised you in a positive way? What has happened during this crisis that has surprised you in a negative way?
- What can you be grateful for in this moment?
- How might this experience impact your life long-term?
- Printable COVID-19 Time Capsule Journal for Kids
Free Online Cultural Experiences
- Metropolitan Opera online broadcasts
- Seattle Symphony online broadcasts
- Live Virtual Concerts (all genres)
- Support Local Live Music with Facebook Live Concerts
- Museum Collections onlineMuseum Virtual Tours
- Broadway Direct Guide to Online-Streaming Broadway Shows (most free with Amazon Prime)
- UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine “AIM to Connect” Experiences
- Also check out the resources in the “Online lessons/activities to keep the kids busy” section below
Free Online Classes
- Khan AcademyOnline COVID-19 Patient Simulation training
- Coursera
- Lynda.com
- Free online drawing classes from famous illustrators
- Free classes from Ivy League Schools
- Yale University “Happiness” (Science of Wellbeing) Course
Occupational Well-Being
Resources/Tips for Working at Home
- UF HR Resources for Working Through COVID-19
- UF Health IT Remote Access Instructions:
- Psychologist’s Advice for Newly-Remote WorkersUF Research Computing Support (via Slack/Zoom)
- Maintaining Well-being while Working Remotely During COVID-19
- GatorCare Wellness Tips (scroll down for Occupational Wellness suggestions)
- Tips for Working at Home With Kids at Home:
- Online Lessons/Activities to Keep Your Kids Busy
Resources for Those Who Can’t Do Their Job During COVID-19:
- NIH Career Training Resources for Researchers
- A Guide to Find Work During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Projects to Tackle While You Aren’t Able to Work
- Free Online Classes
- Aid-a-Gator Assistance Fund
- File for Reemployment Assistance (unemployment compensation)
- UF Research Suggested Telework Activities to Increase Researcher Productivity
- How to Cope With Financial Anxiety During COVID-19
Virtual Support Groups for UFCOM Healthcare Professionals & Researchers:
- CTSI Clinical Research Professional Connections “Zoom Room” Peer Support: Daily (M-F 10am-11am) “open house” for researchers to give/receive encouragement and support
- Meeting ID: 478 622 6652
- Password: 047161
- “University of Florida Women in Medicine and Science” Facebook Group
- Created by UFCOM Office of Faculty Affairs & Professional Development
- Obtain information, support, and encouragement from female colleagues in UFCOM
- Email Hamleen Gregoire (hamleen@ufl.edu) to request to be added to the group
- Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS) “Zimm Zoom Room”
- Hosted by Dr. Ellen Zimmermann, Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
- Watch for emails from Dr. Zimmermann for Zoom link invitations
- Gainesville Resilience “Helping Hands for Helping Fields” Peer Support Group: Saturdays 3:30pm via Zoom
- Free support group for frontline healthcare professionals
COVID-19 Training Resources for Clinicians COVID-19:
- COVID-19 Training for UF Physicians
- Patient Care Clinical Guidance page on the Bridge
- COVID-19 Pathogenesis
- COVID-19 Epidemiology
- COVID-19 Clinical Characteristics
- COVID-19 Treatment and Prevention
- Donning and Doffing PPE
- Stanford “Managing Anxiety Related to Taking Care of Patients During COVID-19” FREE Interactive Webinar
Resource for Parents
Helping Kids Cope During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- From PBS Kids
- COVIBOOK (to ease anxiety in young children)
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network COVID-19 Parent/Caregiver Guide
- Talking with Kids About COVID-19
- Time to Come In, Bear” (a children’s story about social distancing)
- My Hero is You” (story about how kids can fight COVID-19
- “Quarantine Pup” (A Children’s Book About COVID-19)
- Helping Teens Cope with Missed Milestones
Childcare Services
- Twinkle Toes Nanny Agency has nannies and baby-sitters available and is giving priority to health professionals. Email kristy@twinkletoesnanny.com to make arrangements.
- Bambino Sitters has nannies and baby-sitters available and is waiving booking charges.
- Nanny Poppinz Nanny Agency requires no upfront fees or application.
- Sitter City offers baby-sitting services.
- Open Childcare Facilities in Alachua County
- UF EAP childcare referral service
- Fun4GatorKids comprehensive listing
Distance-Learning/Virtual School Resources
- Alachua County Public School (ACPS) Log-in Assistance
- Alachua County School Closure Resources Facebook Page (Created by Alachua County Council of PTAs. Allows families to share information and resources while school is closed (particularly for parents of kids in ACPS)
- How to navigate Google Classroom
- How to Turn in Assignments on Google Classroom
- “Coronavirus Parents: Parenting in a Pandemic” Facebook Group
- Search for the Group on Facebook and ask to join
- Obtain information and support from parents around the country attempting to manage parenting in the current environment“
- Alachua County Public School COVID-19 Information/Updates
- Free Meals for Alachua County Children/Teens (0-18)
Online lessons/activities for Kids
- Go Noodle (games and exercise)
- Cosmic Kids Yoga
- Lunch Doodles (drawing lessons)
- Virtual Field Trips
- Virtual School Activities
- Cincinnati Zoo Online Safari
- Toledo Zoo Virtual Tour
- Virtual Disney Rides
- Georgia Aquarium Webcams
- NASA-Explore (Play Games, Complete Challenges, Become a Citizen Scientist)
- Zoo Atlanta Panda Cam
- Educational TV shows on Netflix
- Educational resource companies offering free subscriptions during COVID-19 outbreak
- PBS – educational resources
- UF Literacy Institute Parent Resource Hub
- Civics/Government Lessons and Games for Kids
- IFAS Gardening Guide