Caregiver Resources

Call 988

Callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline are routed to a regional or local crisis center, staffed with trained individuals who provide confidential emotional support to everyone who calls. The call and service is free. You don’t have to be feeling actively suicidal in order to use this service — it’s for anyone in emotional distress. You can also take advantage of their online chat service: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat.

Call 1.800.273.8255

Lines for Life is a regional nonprofit dedicated to preventing substance abuse and suicide. It offers help and hope to individuals and communities and promotes mental health for all.

Call 503.325.5724

Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare offers confidential crisis intervention and stabilization, regardless of insurance or ability to pay.

Call 1.888.457.4838

The Military Helpline offers support and confidential crisis intervention for service members, veterans and their families that is independent of any branch of the military or government. You can also text MIL1 to 839863 from 2 to 6 p.m. PST weekdays.

Call 503.200.1633 or 1.800.282.7035

The Senior Loneliness Line is a statewide service provided in partnership between Lines for Life and the Oregon Health Authority. It supports seniors in our community who are feeling lonely and having difficulty connecting. Any aging adult who is experiencing loneliness, isolation, depression or anxiety can benefit from a confidential phone call with Senior Loneliness Line counselors.

Call 1.877.968.8491

YouthLine is a teen-to-teen crisis and help line that can be contacted with anything that may be bothering you — no problem is too big or too small. Teens are available to help daily from 4 to 10 p.m. PST. Off-hours calls are answered by Lines for Life. You can also text teen2teen to 839863, email teen2teen@linesforlife.org or chat at their website online.

Employee Health RN on-call: 971.601.0412 (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

If you are sick

1. Call your supervisor or manager. You will be asked to report your symptoms and when they started.
2. You must call the Employee Health nurse between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. (971.601.0412), Monday through Friday, if you have any of these symptoms.
3. Employee Health will tell you when you are clear to return to work.
4. Please let your manager know when you've been cleared to return to work.

If you think you've been exposed to a COVID-19-positive person

If you learn that you've been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, follow the steps below. Being exposed means that you were within 6 feet of the person for 15 minutes or more, and you were unmasked.

1. Do not report to work. Call your supervisor or manager immediately.
2. Call Employee Health between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. (971.601.0412), Monday through Friday, for further evaluation.

These are the algorithms Employee Health uses to decide when caregivers are safe to return to work:

• CMH Exposure Control Plan (12/20/21)
• CMH Guidance for COVID+ Individuals and Exposures (01/24/2022)

Required training

All CMH caregivers must complete OSHA-required safety training for COVID-19. Check your LMS for a list of the training modules you must complete. These are the current modules:

• All caregivers should complete the COVID-19 Basic Training module on LMS.
• Caregivers with exposure risk will also need to complete an Advanced COVID-19 Training.

PPE instructions and information

• CMH Exposure Control Plan
  • Update as of 12/20/21
• Universal Masking
  • CDC's Expectations for Protecting Others
• Protecting Self
  • CMH's PPE Algorithm (09/09/2021)
  • Isolation Precautions (Reviewed 2020)
  • Eyewear Flyer (09/09/2021)
  • CMH Instructions on Masking During COVID-19 (Updated 5/5/2020)
  • CMH Policy: Reuse and Extended Use of PPE (Updated 3/23/2021)
  • CDC Video: Donning and Doffing PPE (look at the bottom of the page)
  • PPE PAPR DON
  • PPE PAPR DOFF
  • PPE N95 DON
  • PPE N95 DOFF
• Masking
  • Masking During COVID (Reviewed 03/23/2021)
  • Outpatient Care COVID Guidelines (Updated 03/23/2021)
  • CDC Factsheet: Facemask Do’s and Don’ts (Updated 08/21/2020)
  • CDC Proper Fit
  • CMH Video: Improving the Fit
• Respirators
  • CMH Video: Setting up PAPR Versa Flow
  • CMH Video: Cleaning the PAPR Versa Flow
  • CDC Factsheet: Performing a seal check on your N95 respirator mask
  • CDC Factsheet: Respirator On/Respirator Off (Updated 08/21/20)
• Eyewear
  • Eyewear Flyer (09/09/2021)
  • Face Shields and Goggles Flyer (08/05/20)

Clinical care algorithms

• CMH Exposure Control Plan
  • Update as of 12/20/21
• Algorithms included on CMH Exchange Infection Prevention page:
  • Surgical Services
  • Outpatient Care
  • Housewide
  • Family Birth Center

Forms for patients being tested for COVID-19

Please ask each patient being tested for COVID-19 (or their guardian) to fill out this form:

• REALD Form for Self (Spanish version)
• REALD Form for Child, to be Filled by Parent/Guardian (Spanish version)

State and federal guidelines

• OSHA COVID Regulations
• Oregon Health Authority Recommendations
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Recommendations

Vaccinations for CMH caregivers

Contact Employee Health to get vaccinated or receive a vaccine booster.

We have tremendous confidence in the vaccines' efficacy and will be happy to answer any questions you may have. According to a new State of Oregon rule, all health care workers must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18, 2021, unless they have an approved religious or medical exception.

• Religious Exception Form
• Medical Exception Form

mRNA vaccines and vaccine development

• CDC Fact Sheet: Learn About the New mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
• CDC: Understanding mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
• FDA: Vaccine Development 101

Lead the way

• CDC's COVID-19 Vaccine webpage
• CDC: Talking to Patients about COVID-19 Vaccines
• CDC Fact Sheet: Quick Answers for Health Care Professionals to Common Questions People May Ask About COVID-19 Vaccines

Emotional support

We hear you! Thank you for allowing our clinical social work team to support you all during this very challenging time. We appreciate the work every CMH caregiver does to support our community, and we want to continue to help support you. Our social workers are great listeners and often have good resource suggestions!

Call us seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 971.286.0084.

• Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19 from the CDC

Food

• Need food now? Here are lists of food bank locations and days and hours of operation in Clatsop County and in Pacific County.

Do you need financial assistance?

The COVID-19 Caregiver Support fund helps employees experiencing a personal financial crisis who have exhausted all other avenues of assistance. Read More.

Financial support

• Apply for the CMH Foundation COVID-19 Caregiver Fund.
• Clatsop Community Action offers connections to assistance with food, housing and utilities.
• Donated Leave Form

Babysitting or child care

If you're looking for child care in Clatsop County, the NW Regional Child Care Resource and Referral program has compiled a list of early learning programs in the county.

The Oregon Department of Education's early learning website has information about health and safety guidelines for childcare providers and resources for people looking for child care.

Help paying for child care

If you're looking for help paying for child care, you may qualify for Employment Related Day Care (ERDC) subsidies from the State of Oregon. The State of Oregon has expanded eligibility and removed copay requirements for Employment Related Day Care (EDRC), which helps families pay for child care while they're working. Review the revised eligibility and application information to see if you qualify and how to apply.

You may also find some relief with one of these family support programs.

Phone resources

• Oregon Information Hotline: 211; 24/7.
• Washington Information Hotline: 800.525.0127, press #; 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
• Clatsop County Public Health Information Line: 503.325.8500 ext. 4921 (English); 503.325.8500, ext. 4925 (Spanish); Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.
• Pacific County Emergency Operations Center Call Center: 360.875.9407 or 360.642.9407; Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.