During the past year, there have been many national news reports about mental health issues climbing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions. The
Roundup, as part of its series on law enforcement and mental health, asked Payson Police Chief Ron Tischer and Gila County Sheriff Adam Shepherd, if their offices experienced more encounters because of mental health issues the past year.
Tischer and Shepherd agree encounters between their officers and those suffering with mental illness or mental health issues have increased.
âAbsolutely, the pandemic has played a large part in people having both short-term and long-term mental health issues,â Tischer said. âIt has also affected all ages. Being locked down for most of the past year in isolation has created some unique issues that we havenât encountered before. The pandemic has exacerbated the problems with those in our community that already had issues with mental health. The inability for some to get in-pe
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Children, adults struggle with mental health as pandemic rages on
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Children, adults struggle with mental health as pandemic rages on
Mental health experts say many continue to suffer from depression and anxiety as the pandemic rages on. Not only are adults feeling the impacts, but so are children.
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