Santa Barbara County Psychological Association

Parenting Tips as we continue to Stay at Home - Hang in there!!! https://www.apa.org/topi/covid-19/parenting-during-pandemic

SBCPA Member, Dr. Elisa Gottheil, describes a surprisingly simple technique that you can use anywhere, to lower your stress. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/OEV6t1cxyYM

Today at 2pm - Economic Recovery for Nonprofits through the CARES Act. What you need to know, and Q and A. Register here: https://www.kpmg.us//covid-non-profit-financial-impact.html

For our Mixteco-speaking community members. SB Public Health has created some brief health and safety videos. https://publichealthsbc.org/mixteco-video/

Hanging in there? Whichever day/week you are on with your "social distancing"... here are some research proven tips to help you keep going! https://www.apa.org//apa/2020/03/covid-19-research-findings

We are happy to be a part of the Community Wellness Team during the current CoVid19 Crisis. www.sbccwt.org See the recent press release from the Community Wellness Team: For more information:...Continue reading

A digital flyer, from the Santa Barbara Community Wellness Team (www.sbccwt.org), listing numerous important resources for Coping and Well-Being during the current CoVid19 crisis. Please Share!

From Santa Barbara Unified School District SBUSD Families: Meals provided during school closure Beginning Monday March 16th, all schools within Santa Barbara Unified School District will be closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Santa Barbara Unified is dedicated to feeding our students, especially during these unique and difficult times. ... We will offer bagged meals for children 18 years old and younger that may be picked up between 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the following sites: Adams Elementary Franklin Elementary Harding Elementary Monroe Elementary Dos Pueblos High School San Marcos High School Santa Barbara High School La Cumbre Junior High La Colina Junior High Goleta Valley Junior High Parents and caregivers should plan on driving their children to any of these sites and picking up meals from their car curbside. Alternately, they can walk up to the meal cart to receive their meal to take home. Children must be present in order to receive the meal. Thank you, Santa Barbara Unified School District staff

So many families in our community rely on the meals served in our public schools for their children. Fortunately, even though our public schools are switching to online, beginning on Monday -- a daily meal is available for pickup on each school day. She Santa Barbara Mayor, Cathy Murillo's post, below!

As many communities employ recommended or mandated Social Distancing, many of us are feeling bewildered and frightened as to what this actually means. Here is a helpful handout from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, with some practical tips on how we can start "social distancing". This handout also explains the differences between: Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation, and includes information on financial support, as well as coping strategies. We will continue to post useful health and mental wellness information as it becomes available. Please share!

Preparation, not Panic. Practical advice on protecting yourself from Corona Virus. Also, keep up to date with information from the US Centers For Disease Control - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html... And local Santa Barbara updates from our Public Health Department - https://countyofsb.org/phd/dcp/novel-corona-virus.sbc https://www.npr.org//a-guide-how-to-prepare-your-home-for-

Also, just released today (12/5/19) - a completely updated version of the Thomas Fire Debris Flow risk areas. For more information, the public is invited to attend a community informational meeting, today, Thursday, Dec 5th at 5:30pm at Montecito Union School, 385 San Ysidro Road. This meeting will also be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20 According to the Santa Barbara Independent (published 12/5/19): "the new map dramatically reduces the number of pre...viously identified 'red zone' parcels along and below waterways - from 1472 down to 517. .... The reduction is maintly thanks to a healthy 80 percent regrowth of vegetation in the mountains above Montecito that were scorcned during the Thomas Fire, 6 new ring nets, a lower volume of movable soil and rock, and fully cleared debris basins have also mitigated the threat. 'The risk is significantly less from recent years,' said Montecito Fire Chief Kevin Taylor." https://sbcoem.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html

A new, more detailed and refined maps shows properties which are assessed to be "at risk" for potential flooding or debris flows, following the recent (and still burning) Cave Fire. Click all the way through, on all of the links, and you can type your address to see if your property is in any of the risk zones. Read the "key" to understand what the different colors mean.