Community mental health is July Hot Topic
Nebraska City News-Press
The mental health and well-being of children and families was the discussion topic at Scooter’s Coffee for the July 14 Hot Topics gathering.
Therapist Jessica Eckhardt and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Lindsey Teten of Arbor Psychiatric and Wellness Center discussed some of the ways the COVID-19 pandemic affected the community’s mental health and offered coping tips as families transition back into school and work routines in the weeks ahead.
“It’s been a rough year for everyone,” said Eckhardt, who noted that 1 in 5 American adults and 1 in 6 American youth indicated they had a mental health issue in a 2019 survey.