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The Office of Governor Larry Hogan

Chesapeake Life Center Bereavement Manager Amy Stapleton MS, LCPC, NCC, discusses the loss of control and feelings of isolation that comes as the world copes with COVID19. She also offers strategies for self-care, staying connected and helping your family, friends and community.

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Grounding Techniques

Tips for Remembering the Good with a Gratitude Journal 

Chesapeake Life Center Bereavement Manager, Amy Stapleton MS, LCPC, NCC talks about the emotional needs of teens and strategies to help families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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How to Help Teens by Letting Them Help

Keeping Teens Connected by Making a New Digital Agreement

Below is a listing of resources mentioned during the course of this video:

• ChildrensMentalHealthMatters.org
• Anne Arundel County Public Schools
• Prince George’s County Public Schools
• HealthyChildren.org
• Child Mind Institute
• Anne Arundel County CRISIS WARMLINE (410-768-5522) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• The Prince George’s County Community Crisis Hotline (1-800-422-0009) and the Crisis Response System (301-429-2185) are both 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline (1-800-422-0009) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• 2-1-1 Maryland (Dial 2-1-1) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Chesapeake Life Center Bereavement Manager Amy Stapleton MS, LCPC, NCC talks about the emotional needs of young children and strategies to help families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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5 Strategies to Help Children Cope with COVID-19 Fears

Below is a listing of resources mentioned during the course of this video:

• Kindness Rocks
• Animal Yoga
• Balloon Breathing
• Mindfulness Jar

Additional resources can be found at these sites:

• ChildrensMentalHealthMatters.org
• HealthyChildren.org

During these uncertain times, many of us find ourselves feeling stressed all the time. This guided meditation by Susan M. Coale, LCSW-C, Director of the Chesapeake Life Center at Hospice of the Chesapeake will lead you through a simple breathing exercise to help your body to begin to relax.

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What are ambiguous and collective grief? Learn about these and other types of loss people may be experiencing during the pandemic in this Coping with COVID-19 video. Susan Coale, Director of the Chesapeake Life Center at Hospice of the Chesapeake talks about how you can experience loss without a death and explains some of the grief terms that have been in the news since COVID-19 health emergency began.

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Some of the resources mentioned during this video include:

• Ambiguous Loss and Who Gets to Grieve During These Times
• Types of Grief
• Grief and the impact of COVID 19

In this Coping with COVID-19 video, the Rev. Brian Madison, a chaplain with Hospice of the Chesapeake, and Amy Stapleton, the Manager of Bereavement Services for Chesapeake Life Center at Hospice of the Chesapeake, talk about the difficulties of mourning the loss of a loved one during the Coronavirus Pandemic.

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Some of the resources mentioned during this video include:

• Grief and the impact of COVID 19
• 10 Ideas for Funerals and Memorials When You Can’t Be Together
• Spiritual & Communal Responses to COVID-19 (private Facebook group for clergy & spiritual leaders)

Dr. Eric Bush, Chief Medical Officer of Hospice of the Chesapeake and Chesapeake Supportive Care, shares some recommendations for caring for a loved one during this pandemic.

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Do you have an advance directive? What’s a MOLST? Dr. Eric Bush, Chief Medical Officer for Hospice of the Chesapeake and Chesapeake Supportive Care, talks with Community Education Manager Tammy Turner to answer these questions and more on National Healthcare Decisions Day (April 16, 2020). He talks about why, in these uncertain times, it’s more important than ever to have a plan regarding our healthcare decisions.

Below are some of the resources mentioned during this video.

To understand options:

• Prepare for Your Care
• Take Charge of Your Healthcare (WhyMolst.com)

How to discuss your preferences with family:

• The Conversation Project

How to document your decisions:

• Five Wishes
• Maryland MOLST