Key Populations

LGBTQ Coronavirus Resources — NYC Unity Project, City of New York

&Together: GLAAD and the LGBTQ Response To COVID-19, GLAAD

The LGBTQ Community and COVID-19, Human Rights Campaign

COVID-19 Resources, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (NYC)

Covid-19 - Important Resources, National Center for Transgender Equality

Covid-19 & LGBTQ Older People, SAGE

COVID-19 Resources, National Resource Center on LGBT Aging

Resources for SRLP communities during COVID-19, Silvia Rivera Law Project

COVID-19 Resources, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)

LGBTQ+ Inclusive Palliative Care in the Context of COVID-19: Pragmatic Recommendations for Clinicians, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Immigrants

COVID-19 Resources, Division of Immigrant Policies and Affairs, New York State Department of Labor

Resources for Immigrant Communities During COVID-19 Pandemic, City of New York

COVID-19 Community Resources, New York Immigration Coalition 

Our COVID-19 Response: Updates, Resources and Know Your Rights Information, Make the Road New York 

Emergency Funds for NYC Undocumented Youth and Families During COVID-19, New York State Youth Leadership Council 

COVID 19 (Coronavirus) - Resources for Immigrants / Recursos para Inmigrantes, One America 

Tangible Support for Undocumented Communities During COVID-19, Immigrants Rising

Resources for Immigrants during the coronavirus crisis, Informed Immigrant 

One Fair Wage Emergency Fund for Service Workers, One Fair Wage 

Resources for Immigrants, Parents and Educators During COVID-19 Crisis, The Immigrant Learning Center

Resources for Immigrants, The Door

People with Disabilities

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): People with Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

COVID-19 Videos in American Sign Language, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): What do Older Adults and People with Disabilities Need to Know?, Administration for Community Living 

Help Stop the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus, New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities 

Protect Yourself and Your Family from Coronavirus (COVID-19), New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council 

COVID-19 Resources for People with Disabilities, NYC Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities 

COVID-19 Resources, California State Council on Developmental Disabilities 

COVID-19 Safety Tips from Self-Advocates (video series), California State Council on Developmental Disabilities

Disability Justice and COVID-19 Resources, NYU Center for Disability Studies

Supporting Individuals with Autism through Uncertain Times, UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute Autism Team

COVID-19 Database for People with I/DD, Caregivers, and Staff, YAI

Plain Language Information on COVID-19, Green Mountain Self-Advocates 

COVID-19 Social Stories and Educational Resources, Autism Little Learners 

Dealing with Covid-19: Resources for Special Educators, Therapists, & Families, Smore.com 

Text4Caregivers, Parent to Parent of New York State

Survivors of Domestic Violence

Resources For Survivors During COVID-19, NYC Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence

Domestic Violence Support, City of New York

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Updates, Safe Horizon

Resources on the Reponse to the Coronavirus, (COVID-19), National Network to End Domestic Violence

Information on COVID-19 for Survivors, Communities, and DA/SA Programs, Futures Without Violence

Safety Planning During COVID-19, Urban Resource Institute

People Who Use Drugs

COVID-19 Resources, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH 

Coronavirus (COVID-19), Substance Abuce and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Resources for Individuals and Families: Information on accessing addiction services amid the COVID-19 pandemic., New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) 

Naloxone, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 

Fact Sheet: Covid-19 and the Opioid Overdose Epidemic, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Resources for drug use and COVID-19 risk reduction, Vital Strategies

COVID-19 Resources for People Who Use Drugs and People Vulnerable to Structural Violence, Harm Reduction Coalition 

COVID-19 Guidance for People Who Use Drugs and Harm Reduction Programs, Harm Reduction Coalition 

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources, Drug Policy Alliance

COVID-19 and Harm Reduction: Information for People Who Use Drugs and Syringe Service and other Harm Reduction Providers, San Fransisco AIDS Foundation

COVID-19 policy recommendations for OUD, pain, harm reduction, American Medical Association

Reducing Harm for People Using Drugs & Alcohol During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guide for Alternate Care Sites Programs, National Health Care for the Homeless Council

Incarcerated Populations

Interim Guidance on Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Correctional and Detention Facilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

BOP: COVID-19 Update, Federal Bureau of Prisons

COVID-19 (Coronavirus): What You Need to Know in Corrections, National Commission on Correctional Health Care

Coronavirus Tracker: How Justice Systems Are Responding in Each State, The Marshall Project

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources (including criminal justice & legal resources), Drug Policy Alliance

COVID-19 and the criminal justice system, Prison Policy Initiative

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Response & Resources, The Justice Collaborative

COVID-19 Action, Alliance for Higher Education in Prison

LPP Response: COVID-19, Last Prisoner Project

"LGBTQ people are going undocumented in New York state’s COVID-19 health data," WXXI News, October 19, 2020

"Lessons We’ve Learned — Covid-19 and the Undocumented Latinx Community," The New England Journal of Medicine, October 7, 2020

"What COVID-19 Is Teaching Us About the Future of Disability Rights," The Mighty, September 29, 2020

"COVID-19 shows us health care rights require legislation — despite the ADA," The Hill, September 26, 2020

"These Key Telehealth Policy Changes Would Improve Buprenorphine Access While Advancing Health Equity," Health Affairs Blog, September 11, 2020

"Disability, Ethics, and Health Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic," American Journal of Public Health, September 9, 2020

"The Implications of COVID-19 for Opioid-Related Mortality," The Commonwealth Fund, August 28, 2020

"People with intellectual disabilities need to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine | Expert Opinion," Philadelphia Inquirer, August 25, 2020

"The Need for LGBTQ Data During COVID-19," San Francisco Bay Times, August 13, 2020

"Leaving Jail, Addicts Face a Growing Opioid Crisis During a Pandemic," Gothamist, August 13, 2020

"Black LGBTQ Americans Face Disproportionate Economic Hit From COVID-19, Study Finds," Huffington Post, August 5, 2020

"As Homes for People With Disabilities Sought to Swiftly Isolate Residents With COVID, State Demanded Days-Long Review," The City, August 5, 2020

"The Americans with Disabilities Act at 30: A cause for celebration during COVID-19?," The Conversation, July 26, 2020

"COVID-19 is quietly ravaging the LGBTQ community," The Hill, July 21, 2020

"Opioid overdoses have skyrocketed amid the coronavirus, but states are nevertheless slashing addiction treatment program budgets," STAT, July 16, 2020

"LGBTQ Youth Find Online Group Support During COVID-19," Medscape, July 13, 2020

"Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts Treatment For Another Epidemic: Addiction," Kaiser Health News, July 6, 2020

"5 ways to support LGBTQ patients during COVID-19—and after," American Medical Association, July 2, 2020

"New York’s Pandemic Rolls On, and Prison Testing is Still an Issue," City Limits, July 2, 2020

"Opinion: The Crisis in Immigrant Health is Far from Over," City Limits, July 1, 2020

"Mutual Aid, for and by Undocumented Immigrants," The American Prospect, July 1, 2020

"States Could Save Lives by Expanding Compassionate Release during COVID-19 and Beyond," Urban Institute, June 24, 2020

"Racial inequality, COVID-19, and substance abuse treatment," The Daily Sentinel (Texas), June 23, 2020

"What riders with disabilities fear and want from public transit in COVID-19 era," Daily Herald (Illinois), June 22, 2020

"Under Thread & Left Out: NYC's Immigrants and the Coronavirus Crisis," Center for an Urban Future, June 2020

"Half of NYC’s Immigrants are Unemployed Because of the Pandemic, Report Finds," The City, June 21, 2020

"Americans Want To Be “Over” Covid-19 — But Disabled People Still Have Questions," Forbes, June 18, 2020

"A Systematic Approach To Mitigate The Spread Of COVID-19 In Immigration Detention Facilities," Health Affairs Blog, June 17, 2020

"Pandemic Upends The Lives Of People With Disabilities — And Of Their Caregivers," Kaiser Health News, June 17, 2020

"Ableism Rearing Its Ugly Head: What COVID-19 Reveals About the Valuing of (Disabled) Lives," National Center for Institutional Diversity, University of Michigan, June 17, 2020

"Coronavirus Cases Rise Sharply in Prisons Even as They Plateau Nationwide," The New York Times, June 16, 2020

"Coronavirus Testing Ramps Up in New York — But Not in State Prisons," The City, June 15, 2020

"Behind the New York Domestic Violence Task Force Launched in Response to COVID-19," Vogue, June 12, 2020

"Dearth of disability-related Covid-19 data can confound response efforts," STAT, June 12, 2020

"A Snapshot of How COVID-19 Is Impacting the LGBTQ Community," Boston University, June 9, 2020

"Why Disability Advocacy Matters During COVID-19," The Mighty, June 11, 2020

"COVID-19 Infections And Deaths Are Higher Among Those With Intellectual Disabilities," NPR, June 9, 2020

"Industry Voices—Incarcerated people need health coverage to help stop drug overdose—and stem COVID-19 spread," FierceHealthcare, June 8, 2020

"For the Deaf, Social Distancing Can Mean Social Isolation," The New York Times, June 4, 2020

"Great Reset: Why LGBT+ inclusion is the secret to cities' post-pandemic success," World Economic Forum, June 3, 2020

"COVID-19 Outbreaks at Correctional Facilities Demand a Health Equity Approach to Criminal Justice Reform," Journal of Urban Health, June 3, 2020

"Immigrant Doctors on the Frontlines of COVID-19 Are Asking America for a Safety Net," Mother Jones, June 2, 2020

"Doctor who advised Homeland Security testifies against COVID-19 protocols in immigration detention," ABC News, June 2, 2020

"How COVID-19 Is Affecting Health Care Access for Disabled People," Yahoo! Life, June 1, 2020

"Covid-19 Spreads Deportation Fears Among Immigrant Doctors in U.S.," The Wall Street Journal, May 30, 2020

"Advocates for domestic violence victims discuss COVID-19 challenges, ways to support victims," Medical Xpress, May 29, 2020

"COVID-19 and LGBTQ Populations," Boston University School of Public Health, May 29, 2020

"San Francisco to Replace Wages for Low-Income, Undocumented Workers Who Have COVID-19," KQED, May 28, 2020

"Survey on LGBTQ people and the impact of COVID seeking participants," Dallas Voice, May 28, 2020

"Rethinking COVID-19 Vulnerability: A Call for LGTBQ+ Im/migrant Health Equity in the United States During and After a Pandemic," Health Equity, May 27, 2020

"A Harm Reduction Model for COVID-19," The Brian Lehrer Show, May 27, 2020

"How Activists Are Creating A “Queer Response” To The Coronavirus Pandemic," Refinery29, May 27, 2020

"Data Gap Complicates Efforts To Aid Lgbtq Community During Covid-19," SFGate, May 27, 2020

"Immigrants with COVID-19 may hesitate to go to hospitals," Chicago Sun-Times, May 26, 2020

"Domestic Violence Amid COVID-19: Helping Your Patients From Afar," Medscape, May 26, 2020

"‘Our community has been neglected’: NYC Lawmaker seeks count of LGBTQ victims with COVID-19," amNewYork, May 22, 2020

"Staten Island Group Helps Undocumented Struggling in the Pandemic," Spectrum News NY1, May 21, 2020

"HRC: LGBTQ people of color experiencing greater economic impact from COVID-19," Metro Weekly, May 21, 2020

"Providing Real Solutions for Domestic Violence Survivors During COVID-19," Ms. Magazine, May 19, 2020

"The Virus Has No Boundaries: How COVID-19 Affects People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities," United Hospital Fund, May 18, 2020

"House OKs COVID-19 Relief Plan With More Payments For People With Disabilities," DisabilityScoop, May 18, 2020

"COVID-19 help center, call line support LGBTQ+ community," CBS News 8 San Diego, May 18, 2020

"Telemedicine and COVID-19: Tips for the LGBTQ Community," Human Rights Campaign, May 15, 2020

"What the coronavirus crisis reveals about vulnerable populations behind bars and on the streets," The Chicago Reporter, May 14, 2020

"A Double Pandemic: Domestic Violence in the Age of COVID-19," Council on Foreign Relations, May 13, 2020

"LGBTQ people face higher unemployment amid coronavirus pandemic, survey finds," NBC News, May 12, 2020

"LGBTQ Americans are getting coronavirus, losing jobs. Anti-gay bias is making it worse for them.," USA Today, May 9, 2020

"COVID-19 in ICE Facilities Could Overwhelm Local ICUs, Study Finds," Medscape, May 9, 2020

"Will the Pandemic Lead to Better Treatment for Drug Users?," The Nation, May 6, 2020

"Re-imagining the first LGBTQ+ pride online in the age of coronavirus," The Hill, May 6, 2020

"Coronavirus pandemic strains LGBTQ health clinics," NBC News, May 5, 2020

"For immigrants without legal status, federal coronavirus relief is out of reach," ProPublica, May 5, 2020

"Coronavirus: How Masks Present a Problem to People With Hearing Loss," National Interest, May 4, 2020

"Los New Yorkers: Essential and Underprotected in the Pandemic’s Epicenter," ProPublica, May 2, 2020

"The Pandemic Is Wreaking Havoc in America’s Prisons and Jails," WNYC, May 1, 2020

"What Will Pride Mean During the Coronavirus Pandemic?," Vox, April 29, 2020

"Advocates Seek to Bring COVID-19 Resources to Immigrant Communities," Nashville Scene, April 28, 2020

"Naloxone by mail? What N.J. addiction help looks like during COVID-19," WHYY Public Radio, April 24, 2020

"These Prisons Are Doing Mass Testing For COVID-19—And Finding Mass Infections," The Marshall Project, April 24, 2020

"Why NYC's Many Foreign-Born Healthcare Workers Can't Help Fight The Pandemic," Gothamist, April 23, 2020

"Disabled Americans can't be a Covid-19 afterthought," CNN, April 23, 2020

"Disability, Urban Health Equity, and the Coronavirus Pandemic: Promoting Cities for All," Journal of Urban Health, April 23, 2020

"Coronavirus Crisis Opens Access To Online Opioid Addiction Treatment," Kaiser Health News, April 23, 2020

"NYC Rolls Out Courier System to Deliver Methadone to Isolated Patients," Filter Mag, April 23, 2020

"The Pandemic's Effect on Undocumented Immigrants' Health," New Jersey Patch, April 22, 2020

"Is Domestic Violence Rising During the Coronavirus Shutdown? Here’s What the Data Shows.," The Marshall Project,, April 22, 2020

"Rikers Island Jail Guards Are Dying in One of the Worst Coronavirus Outbreaks," The Wall Street Journal, April 22, 2020

"Second Open Letter About COVID-19 and LGBTQ+ Communities," Equality Federation, April 21, 2020

"Maine Released Dozens Of Prisoners To Prevent COVID-19 Spread. But Advocates Say More Should Be Done," Maine Public Radio, April 20, 2020

"National Commission on Correctional Health Care and Harvard University Release Results of Study Regarding The Coronavirus Pandemic in Correctional Facilities," Corrections.com, April 20, 2020

"Coronavirus News: Helping New Yorkers with disabilities during COVID-19 pandemic," ABC New York, April 20, 2020

"LGBTQ Finances Are At Risk Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic," Forbes, April 20, 2020

"With Coronavirus Cases Rising, Prison Inmates Nearing Release Hope To Get Out Before They Get Sick," Gothamist, April 14, 2020

"COVID-19 Pandemic Perspectives: Will COVID-19 Change the Way We Look at Mental Health and Substance Misuse?," United Hospital Fund, April 13, 2020

"The Purgatory of Parole Incarcerations During the Coronavirus Crisis," The New Yorker, April 11, 2020

"‘It’s Hit Our Front Door’: Homes for the Disabled See a Surge of Covid-19," The New York Times, April 8, 2020 

"Coping with disease and disability in the time of coronavirus," CNN, April 8, 2020

"Stemming the Risk of Disability Bias During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc., April 8, 2020

"'It gets more frightening': As coronavirus surges in prisons, families of elderly inmates wait in fear," USA Today, April 8, 2020

"Immigrants Know All About Disaster Preparedness," The Nation, April 7, 2020

"No work, no stimulus check add anxiety for undocumented immigrant laborers," USA Today, April 7, 2020

"Visits to New York City's domestic violence website surged amid coronavirus pandemic," CNN, April 7, 2020

"Coronavirus Pandemic Complicates Opioid Treatment," The Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2020

"'They're All Really Afraid': Coronavirus Spreads In Federal Prisons," NPR, April 7, 2020

"For People with Substance Use Disorders, Covid-19 Brings New Dangers – and Possibilities," Direct Relief, April 6, 2020

"“We’re being punished again”: How people with intellectual disabilities are experiencing the pandemic," Vox, April 6, 2020

"In quarantine with an abuser: surge in domestic violence reports linked to coronavirus," The Guardian, April 3, 2020

"Farmworkers, Mostly Undocumented, Become ‘Essential’ During Pandemic," The New York Times, April 2, 2020

"During the covid-19 pandemic, immigrant farmworkers are heroes," The Washington Post, March 31, 2020

"New COVID-19 Relief Benefits Leave Out Millions Of Undocumented Immigrants," KQED, March 31, 2020

"'We're Left for Dead': Fears of Virus Catastrophe at Rikers Jail," The New York Times, March 30, 2020

"Perspective: Undocumented U.S. Immigrants and Covid-19," The New England Journal of Medicine, March 27, 2020

"Migrants Aren't to Blame for COVID-19," The Verge, March 27, 2020

"Prisons and public health: Gov. Cuomo must let out thousands or many will die," NY Daily News, March 27, 2020

"Q&A: Access to health services is key to halting COVID-19 and saving refugee lives," United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), March 27, 2020

"Civil Rights Orgs to ICE: Protect Immigrant Detainees From COVID-19 or Release Them," Mother Jones, March 25, 2020

"Reducing Risk For People Who Use Drugs During COVID-19," Peoria Public Radio, March 24, 2020

"Opinion: Where Can Domestic Violence Victims Turn During Covid-19?," The New York Times, March 23, 2020

"As coronavirus seeps into U.S. prisons, activists push for the release of vulnerable inmates," CBS News, March 23, 2020

"Prisons And Jails Change Policies To Address Coronavirus Threat Behind Bars," NPR, March 23, 2020

"Resources For Domestic Violence & Abuse Victims During COVID-19," Gothamist, March 22, 2020

"As Cities Around the World Go on Lockdown, Victims of Domestic Violence Look for a Way Out," TIME, March 22, 2020

"Releasing Inmates, Screening Staff: U.S. Jails and Prisons Rush to Limit Virus Risks," The New York Times, March 22, 2020

"How LGBTQ+ People Can Get Help and Resources During Coronavirus," them., March 17, 2020

"Covid-19 will worsen the opioid overdose crisis if we don’t prepare now," STAT News, March 17, 2020

"How to Practice Harm Reduction in the Age of COVID-19," Poz, March 14, 2020

"Low-income immigrants are afraid to seek health care amid the Covid-19 pandemic," Vox, March 13, 2020

"Open Letter About Coronavirus and the LGBTQ+ Communities," National LGBT Cancer Network, March 11, 2020