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COMMUNITY RESILIENCY TOOLKIT -- VETS & FAMILY
MEMBERS These resources that may be helpful to address shelter in place stressors, feelings of being over-whelmed and generalized COVID-19 pandemic anxiety.
In the Email below, please find numerous resources especially Suicide Prevention Training -- free and online -- QPR Training…Question, persuade and refer: a free suicide prevention training offered by Suicide Prevention Coalition of Lane County and open to all/statewide. Please read the details before you register for these trainings.
(1) Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Relief Fund (2) Support for Isolated Seniors -- reassurance phone lines/calls, webinars, local resources (3) Following below--here are numerous other resources -- Please check out the list provided from SAMSHA's Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative's specialist for our area, Lualhati Anderson, regarding webinars in May -- Including QPR Trainings for Suicide Prevention (FREE).
(1) Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Relief Fund: DAV has established a relief fund for service-connected disabled veterans whose employment has been directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible veterans can apply for relief at DAV.org/COVIDrelief. If you would like to donate and support this effort,
please go to DAV.org/relief
or text RELIEF to 484848
(2) Support for Isolated Seniors, including Veterans -- Attachment #1 is a list of Senior Resources also for VETS
--Supportive Reassurance Phone Lines or Phone Calls -- Veterans Crisis Line: Call 1-800-273-8255, Press 1. Hearing-impaired? 1-800-799-4889.? ********************************************************************** Senior Loneliness Line (Please see Fact Sheet -- Attachment #2 is information on the Senior Loneliness Line.) This free statewide call service is for Oregonians 55 and older. The Senior Loneliness Line in Oregon is a statewide partnership between Lines for Life and Oregon Health Authority. By investing in our older adults, we ensure that they will thrive in our community. This special service is to support seniors in our community who are feeling lonely and having difficulty connecting.
If you or a loved one are experiencing loneliness or isolation please call: 503-200-1633 --OR-- 800-282-7035 (Toll Free) Or connect on Facebook. LINK: http://seniorlonelinessline.org/ Please note that the Senior Loneliness Line is different than the Senior Connection Calls. Senior Connection Calls -- is a program developed by the Oregon senior pier outreach… 1- 833-736–4676. This is a service of Community Counseling Solutions in Washington County. They provide a friendly call to listen and provide support to older adults weekly or more often upon request. Curry Community Health -- Crisis Hotline -- 877-519-9322. Curry Community Health's Facebook Page has Daily Wellness Tips that are a great source of ongoing support, especially if you are into Whole Health for Lifestyle changes: Here is an example of a very recent Daily Wellness Tip post: "Recognize how your own past experiences affect your way of thinking and feeling about this event, and think of how you handled your thoughts, emotions, and behavior around past events, and if that was effective." Daily Peer-to-Peer Call-in Opportunity -- Roseburg VA is offering free Veteran Peer Support Connections Call – Daily!!
The Roseburg VA Health Care System started offering a daily Peer Support Connections Calls beginning 13 April 2020 for Veterans who might need additional support during the facility’s COVID-19 response. The call is for Veterans who are practicing social distancing and are no longer able to participate in community or RVAHCS face-to-face groups, or who can’t access the sources of support they may have been using before the response began. Any Veteran receiving care at RVAHCS or who live within its catchment area are invited to participate. The call will be available using the VA Nation Wide Teleconferencing System (VANTS).
To access the call, dial 1-800-767-1750 and use access code 77930. The call will take place seven days a week at 2 p.m. for an hour. The call will consist of a brief check-in, a short mindfulness practice or relaxation technique, followed by support, problem solving or skills development. No referral is necessary. For more information, contact any Peer Specialist within RVAHCS or the Local Recovery Coordinator, Keith Lewis, LCSW at 540-440-1000 ext. 44050.
ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS MEETINGS ONLINE, LINK: https://aachats.org/aa-meetings-online/ EXTRA SUPPORT FOR CURRY COUNTY FOLKS DURING COVID-19 FROM Free home delivery of essential needs and/or assurance phone calls. Do you know someone who needs additional help with sheltering in place support? If you cannot or should not leave your home for essential needs (food and medicine), call 541- 207–1366 or E-mail: COASTLINENEIGHBORS@GMAIL.COM. If you or someone that you know would like to receive regular check-in phone calls, please request that extra support when leaving a message or sending an Email. If you are sick and in need of food assistance, please stay home. You can send someone else—Coastline Neighbors--to pick up food at grocery stores or foodbanks in Curry County. Coastline Neighbors and other community partners are here to help ensure you have meals, groceries and medicine delivered to your front door. Request will be screened in the order they are received and based on volunteer capacity. Check out coastlineneighbors.org for more information. Coastline Neighbors is working on updating their Resource Book and would like input from your organization or group to help make it as up to date as possible. Be sure and let Coastline Neighbors know of your organization’s services and perhaps explore if there is a way for your group to network with this important new supportive nonprofit program. Listen to a Veteran story each weekday --My Life My Story program interviews Veterans across the country , LINK: https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/74172/my-life-my-story-program-interviews-veterans-across-country/’ Each weekday a veteran shares their story and you are invited to listen!
“Story a Day” is a daily call that features Veteran stories from the My Life, My Story program. VA staff, interns, and volunteers have interviewed more than 5,000 Veterans since 2013. 53 VA hospitals across the country use these interviews to improve the patient experience. The interviews are available to doctors, clinicians, and primary care teams along with medical records so that VA employees can learn more about the Veteran’s story and build a stronger relationship while providing care and services.
At 12:11 PM Eastern Time (9:11 AM Pacific Time) call in to 1-425-436-6313 and use access code 331095# to join. You may also join online using a Google Chrome browser: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/story-a-day Calls last no more than 10 minutes. You will hear stories like Bert’s, below, who was interviewed at the Madison, Wis., VA Medical Center.
“My dad couldn’t stand bananas, his buddy couldn’t stand chocolate. The reason for it? They were both in WWI and when the war was over they went to Paris. I don’t know how many pies they bought there, but it sickened them for life. Dad was in the infantry and got wounded in France, he didn’t talk about it but I know he got wounded from a grenade… I was born in East Troy Wisconsin in 1923, a few years back. When the depression came my grandma and grandpa lost the farm and we all lived in town… I spent 4 years in the army, I was drafted in ’42, right out of high school….”
Daily highlight: Though the stories aren’t archived for replay, the program is working on a podcast. The live calls have become the highlight of the day for those who dial in. “I love these stories because they are so real and they anchor me in the lives of those we serve,” said Barbara Morton, Deputy Chief Veterans Experience Officer at VA. “Every story is different and so compelling, and it gives listeners the opportunity to connect with Veterans and understand how their military service is one rich dimension in their life journeys. I have always admired those who serve a cause greater than themselves, and My Life, My Story gives me the opportunity to get to know these heroes a little bit deeper.” Learn more about the My Life My story program or watch a video by using the LINK above. COMING SOON: BI-MONTHLY VETERANS INFORMATIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT -- More information will be provided ASAP (ETA Friday, 15 May 2020) This effort will be in support of the Together With Veterans program. Working with veterans and family members locally and throughout the region (such as a special veteran facilitator from Project ABLE). (3) Following below--here are numerous other resources -- Please check out the list provided from SAMSHA's Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative's specialist for our area, Lualhati Anderson, regarding webinars in May -- Including QPR Trainings for Suicide Prevention (FREE). Hope this is helpful! BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: new older adult behavioral health website……………….https://oregonbhi.org/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here are a few FREE webinars offered in May from various sources that I plan to attend as well. To open hyperlink, right click on hyperlink address then select “open hyperlink” Please make sure you mark your calendar for the trainings you signed up for.
Thursday, May 14th…GRIPPED BY FEAR: ANXIETY and WORRY in COVID 19 TIMES….presented by Nirmala Dhar at 10:00 am -11:15 am offered by Lane County and South Central Coast Older Adult BH Initiative. Registration required at Eventbrite: https://grippedbyfear.eventbrite.com See PDF attachment.
----------------- The Senior Loneliness Line is a statewide partnership between Lines for Life and Oregon Health Authority. By investing in our older adults, we ensure that they will thrive in our community. We support seniors in our community who are feeling lonely and having difficulty connecting. If you or a loved one are experiencing loneliness or isolation please call us at: 503-200-1633 --OR-- 800-282-7035 (Toll Free) Or connect on Facebook. LINK: http://seniorlonelinessline.org/ This free statewide call service is for Oregonians 55 and older. Their team of volunteers and staff are specially trained in working with older adults, and can provide ongoing support, connect you with resources or just listen. Information is completely "confidential" and no one will follow up with you unless you request a call. Any aging adult who is experiencing loneliness, isolation, depression or anxiety can benefit from a confidential phone call with our Senior Loneliness specialists. Sometimes knowing there is someone who cares and wants to listen can be of great help.
? A friendly person to talk to when you need one ? Someone to listen ? Emotional support and understanding ? Resources and referrals ? Grief support ? Elder abuse prevention and counseling ? Suicide intervention The consequences of senior loneliness and isolation can be alarming and even harmful. Nearly 1 in 5 adults over the age of 50 is at risk of social isolation, which may lead to loneliness. Loneliness can impact your immune system, increase inflammation, lead to diabetes, heart disease, stroke, arthritis and other serious health conditions-the impact on your health can be as significant as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. It can also contribute to cognitive decline and the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
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2. Advance planning offered by Curry Health Network. Please view flyer and contact Jeff Turner at 541-247-3023 to register. Leave your name, contact information and that you want to register for the class.
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3. Friday, May 15th…………Dr. Maureen Nash Gero-ED hour offered by Central Oregon Health Council. Registration required: https://gero0520.eventbrite.com/ 1 CME available. See details below.
We hope you will make room in your already busy schedules to join us for both of these offerings. Please note that in order to receive CMEs you will need to have an EEDS (Electronic Education Documentation System) account established at http://www.eeds.com/. This is a very short and painless process which you will find makes your life easier (no more tests in order to get certificates, and no more losing certificates) and will allow us to serve you better (no more writing tests or looking for lost certificates/sign-in confirmations). If this is your first time using EEDS we highly recommend that you set up your account prior to attending our webinars as it could take up to 24 hours to activate.
Angela Belew Jensen, LCSW
Older Adult Behavioral Health Specialist
Central Oregon Health Council
angela.jensen@cohealthcouncil.org
P.O. Box 6689
Bend, Oregon 97708
541-460-8480 (cell)
541-306-3523 (office)
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4. QPR………Question, persuade and refer: a free suicide prevention training offered by Suicide Prevention Coalition of Lane County and open to all/statewide. Please read the details before you register.
Greetings Everyone-
I hope this email finds you well and staying safe. Back in early April the writer, David Brooks, penned an opinion piece Mental Health in the Age of the Coronavirus for the New York Times. In it he warned readers of the, “curve behind the Covid-19 curve.” He wrote that this curve represented the anticipated burden of mental health, substance misuse and behavioral addiction issues associated with the pandemic.
In an effort to address part of this secondary curve, The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Lane County is now offering Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Intervention Webinars. These webinars are open to everyone throughout Lane County and the state of Oregon to support their needs. Each webinar will be staffed with three trainers to create a supportive, safe learning environment for all participants. Please click on the hyperlinks below and share this information widely with your networks. Each webinar is capped at 20 participants, so please don’t wait to sign up. If these webinars fill up quickly we’ll add more!
Thank You!
May 18th, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM (place cursor over hyperlink, right click, select “open hyperlink”)
May 19th, 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
May 26th, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
May 28th, 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
June 1st, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
June 2nd, 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Roger Brubaker, MPH
Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Promotion Coordinator
Senior Community Health Analyst
Lane County HHS/Public Health
(541) 682-8731
151 W. 7th St.
Eugene, OR 97401
http://www.preventionlane.org/
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5. Tuesday, May 12 @ 11:00 am. COVID-19 and Health Equity for Older Adults<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ncoa.org_event_covid-2D19-2Dand-2Dhealth-2Dequity-2Dfor-2Dolder-2Dadults_&d=DwMFaQ&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=F_hC165RWMKDzl-2XZDtrJJUn7di4BXeGkQUh3xFOvo&m=unxGFVEVexR9x9uqZ4eSGFcdj8lPTSFp5KFdGuMl_Es&s=XwCZVYovNDzHJdP9dnRCDXQzd31cHKTYw9UGMZviAcw&e=> - May 12 at 11 am
This National Council on Aging webinar will address efforts in New York City to ensure information, services, and support reach all older adults. Register<https://www.ncoa.org/event/covid-19-and-health-equity-for-older-adults/>.
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6. Thursday, May 14 @ 11:00 am. Young Adult Caregivers and COVID-19: Community Care and Self-Care<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ncoa.org_event_young-2Dadult-2Dcaregivers-2Dcovid-2D19-2Dcommunity-2Dcare-2Dand-2Dself-2Dcare_&d=DwMFaQ&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=F_hC165RWMKDzl-2XZDtrJJUn7di4BXeGkQUh3xFOvo&m=unxGFVEVexR9x9uqZ4eSGFcdj8lPTSFp5KFdGuMl_Es&s=9Y-Y3zv9VmKTkFeQq_SCXklAzrVSs2isahN0_M2AVD0&e=> - May 14 at 11 am
The National Council on Aging will host this webinar focused on the impacts of COVID-19 on caregivers, and tools and resources to help new and younger caregivers with needed financial and mental health supports. Register<https://www.ncoa.org/event/young-adult-caregivers-covid-19-community-care-and-self-care/>.
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7. Wednesday, May 20 @ 9:00 am. Social Isolation and Loneliness During COVID-19: Evidence, Policy and Advocacy - May 20 at 9 am The National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging and Coalition to End Social Isolation and Loneliness are co-sponsoring this webinar to increase awareness, promote research, and advocate for policy change that combats the consequences of social isolation and loneliness, and advances approaches that improve social connectedness. See the attached flyer and register<https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kLqlPla3RM-Ov6rLKj7-ng>.
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8. Wednesday, May 27 @ 12:00 pm. Using Technology to Meet the Needs of Older Adults Isolated at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic - May 27 at noon Advancing States is hosting this webinar on technologies available for older adults, ways to mitigate the effects of normal aging on technology use, and how to use technology to help older adults address feelings of loneliness. Register<https://nasuad.webex.com/mw3300/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=nasuad&service=6&rnd=0.35404590350434273&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnasuad.webex.com%2Fec3300%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26%26%26EMK%3D4832534b00000004f64c560892d5f052b7068ab4c5c7c1409eefd69f10ab2d1157e735e7252b111a%26siteurl%3Dnasuad%26confViewID%3D160407691043307145%26encryptTicket%3DSDJTSwAAAARjiwPmRMNUkI_2GajKQ_hVxvm7mnJ6STvw5rQVgITvfg2%26>.
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