Staying Home Resources

Staying Home Resources

Texas Watch and the Texas Watch Foundation are committed to helping consumers navigate these difficult times. It is important that we all stay home and stay safe. To help you do so, we have compiled resources related to staying home here. For more resources, please see texaswatch.org/covid19. 

The Importance of Staying Home: 

• Bill Gates - How we must respond to the COVID-19 pandemic (TED Talk)

• Don’t be like Patient 31 (Reuters)  

• Restrictions are slowing Coronavirus infections, New Data Suggests

• As social distancing shows signs of working, what’s next? Crush the curve, experts say. (Washington Post)

• Virus hot spots in South poised for disproportionate suffering (Politico)

• State-level data misses growing coronavirus hotspots in the south (U Chicago)  

• Gov. Abbott encourages Texans to stay at home (Office of the Governor)

• San Francisco had the 1918 flu under control. And then it lifted the restrictions. (NBC News)

Tips for Following the CDC guidelines: 

To protect yourself against coronavirus, the best advice is to wash your hand frequently for 20 seconds, avoid touching your face, cough into your elbow, keep a safe distance from other people, and stay home.

• What’s your hand washing song? (NPR) 

• Hand washing, so important (Youtube) 

• How to avoid touching your face (CNN)

• Use Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of Coronavirus (CDC)

What to do when you’re at home: 

• Crowdsourced Quarantine Activity ideas

• Free Exercise Classes (Good Housekeeping)

• How to avoid eating all day (Wall Street Journal)

• Watch Free TED Talks

• Become a Master Gardener

• Council of Dads: How to be a better family (Slate)

• Texas state parks closed (NBC DFW)

Mental Health Resources: 

• Coronavirus Sanity Guide (Ten Percent Happier)

• Mental Health Hotline (HHSC)

• Mental Health Resources

• Free Mental Health Hub (PsychHub)

• 15 Apps to keep you healthy while sheltering in place (ISP)

• 60 Digital Resources

• 2020 Look at Mental Health & Tech

• Digital Resources for Mental Health (UT Austin Boot Camp)

For those with schoolchildren, please see: 

• Texas Education Agency

• Wide Open School

• A Free Book for 5-9 Year-Olds Explaining COVID-19

• Back to Schol Sleep Tips During COVID (My Slumber Yard)

Last updated: August 31, 2021