Archived Coronavirus Resources originally shown on the Links page.  They are :

• Links to Health, Guidance, and Support Resources

• Links to Methodist advice, guidance, and ideas for mission and worship

• Links to Family, Children and Youth worship resources

• Links to General Support and Help while the Coronavirus situation persists

• Links to UK Government, NHS and Health And Safety Executive links and advice

• Links to Self Care and Mental Health Support

Please be aware that these links will take you to external sites, and although they have been checked,
the Vale of Stour Circuit is not responsible for their contents.

Also, as these links were set up during the early 2020 stages of the Coronavirus Pandemic,
the links are older, and may be broken, or no longer be maintained.
They are archived here as a record of the resources available during the Pandemic.

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We trust and pray that these links may prove helpful, beneficial and a source of comfort for you in this uncertain time.

• Health, Guidance, and Support Resources

  Young Minds website, featuring Self-Isolation Conversation Starter pdf and Young Minds Matter pdf

  NSPCC website - advice for you and your family with coping emotionally

  Looking After Your Feelings And Body pdf from Public Health England

  NHS site - tackling Working From Home

  NHS site - looking after children and young people during COVID-19

  Poster for a Black Country Welfare 24-7 Support Line, showing links to
  - Sandwell Healthy Minds - 0303 033 9903
  - Wolverhampton Healthy Minds - 0800 923 0222
  - Black Country 24-7 Mental Health Support Line - 0345 6460827
  and
  Improving Access to Psychological Therapies :
  - Dudley IAPT - 0800 953 0404
  - Walsall IAPT - 0800 953 0995

  Online Resources from Christianity.org.uk
  Run by the Christian Enquiry Agency and part of Churches Together In England.
  Visitors to the site can read a number of well written articles or watch short video that may answer their questions.
  It’s worth a browse and visitors can then ask questions, request a free copy of Luke’s Gospel, or find a church from the site.
  All this is available to your church website for free.

  The Joint Public Issues Team www.jointpublicissues.org.uk
  A great source of contemporary, relevant Christian commentary on the world today.
  They are an analysis group that looks at all kinds of political and justice issues from a Christian perspective and produce reports, videos and study materials : part funded by the Methodist Church and including Methodist staff

  Stay Alert…to Justice
  Take a look at the Church's perspective on Justice in the light of recent events across the world…

  Links for helping families dealing with children who are grieving :
  - https://parentingforfaith.org/post/death-grief-and-coronavirus link
  - Supporting_bereaved_children_through_difficult_times pdf

  Click here for MH Self-Isolation Survival Guide pdf
  An excellent home-schooling resource for those of you with older children/teens to help them through isolation.
  Provided by Forward Thinking Birmingham NHS Women and Childrens' Trust

  URC On Line Resources During the Crisis including Daily Devotions
  The United Reformed Church (URC) is offering regularly updated advice and resources from a variety of sources about the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Please follow government advice: stay at home, protect the NHS, and save lives. God is with us and being worshipped in creative ways around the denomination as churches are closed.
  The URC has produced a list of its churches providing digital services, available here
  The URC Daily Devotions team is also offering a Sunday service in both written and audio formats, featuring a range of voices from around the denomination. Since 22 March, more than 1,000 people have signed up to bring the total number of Daily Devotions subscribers to a whopping 3,988. Sign up to the Daily Devotions here.

• Methodist advice, guidance, and ideas for mission and worship

  www.methodist.org.uk/about-us/coronavirus-guidance/

  www.methodist.org.uk/about-us/coronavirus-guidance/mission-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

  www.methodist.org.uk/our-faith/worship/singing-the-faith-plus/seasons-and-themes/worship-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

  www.stmaryschurcholdswinford.org.uk/videos/ courtesy of St Mary's Church, Oldswinford

  Tools for Ministry during the Coronavirus Outbreak pdf from the Wolverhampton & Shrewsbury District

• Family, Children and Youth worship resources

  www.methodist.org.uk/our-work/children-youth-family-ministry/the-well-learning-hub-equipping-and-supporting-workers/

  www.facebook.com/Godventure/

  Click here for MH Self-Isolation Survival Guide pdf :
  an excellent home-schooling resource
  for those of you with older children/teens to help them through isolation.
  Provided by Forward Thinking Birmingham NHS Women and Childrens' Trust

  More Children and Family oriented resources are to be found on the Children And Families page

• General Support and Help while the Coronavirus situation persists

  www.trusselltrust.org/church-support/

  www.facebook.com/watch/

• UK Government, NHS and Health And Safety Executive links and advice on the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response/

  www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

  www.hse.gov.uk/news/coronavirus.htm

• Self Care and Mental Health Support

  www.welhat.gov.uk/media/1430/Hand-Washing-Technique/pdf/Hand_washing_technique.pdf

  www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/looking-after-your-mental-health-during-coronavirus-outbreak/

  www.methodist.org.uk/for-churches/guidance-for-churches/pastoral-care/mental-health/

  www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-tips-your-wellbeing-while-working-from-home-sarah-clark