Key ways to maintain your own mental health and promote the mental health of those around you:

Recognize that fear and uncertainty are normal and these feelings make sense - sometimes people can be anxious about being anxious- you can imagine this doesn’t decrease anxiety

Continue to remember that ‘panic sells and calm saves’- consuming media that has been designed to be addictive and attention grabbing is not always helpful in times like these. Continue to try practicing a calm, helpful attitude and limiting your information gathering to reputable sources during a difficult time

Focus on taking small, concrete steps every day to prepare and educate yourself. For example- looking through your cabinets to take inventory of your home supplies and food will allow you to go out to get anything you’re missing the next day. Calling an elderly relative will help you focus on helping others who might be struggling more than yourself