Network? Connected. Therapist? Connected. Emotional bond? Connecting .
From anxiety to insecurity and loss and lethargy, psychologists, psychiatrists and mental health care workers saw a spike in the number of people who found themselves seeking help.
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Was it easy? Finding comfort and help virtually when sitting across your therapist was not an option?
The pandemic wasn’t easy on anyone including the mental health experts who suddenly had a huge demand to meet. While people were locked at home, the mental health issues that were lingering in the corner of their minds slowly started to unravel. With the pandemic and the stay-at-home culture that came in its wake, life as we knew it, had changed. And for many the change was not easy, struggling with a myriad of emotions. From anxiety to
Indian River County schools host workshop for families titled Confessing the Stress It s okay to ask for help, said one therapist
The Indian River County School District hosted a parent academy workshop titled Confess the Stress on Tuesday to help families feeling the stress from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Indian River County School District hosted a parent academy workshop titled Confess the Stress on Tuesday to help families feeling the stress from the coronavirus pandemic. It s been a strain on kids, said Kelly Williams, Licensed Therapist at
Statistics at the Mental Health Association in Vero Beach show that nearly half of patients said the pandemic has negatively impacted their mental health.
Americans’ mental health needs grow dramatically amid pandemic
Monica Palmer, senior director of Clinical and Legal Services and Aimee Ryan, director of Social Work, at Catholic Charities in Oklahoma City, illustrate how they provide in-person counseling amid the coronavirus pandemic in this undated photo. (CNS photo/courtesy Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City)
Monica Palmer, senior director of Clinical and Legal Services and Aimee Ryan, director of Social Work, at Catholic Charities in Oklahoma City, illustrate how they provide in-person counseling amid the coronavirus pandemic in this undated photo. (CNS photo/courtesy Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City)
By Dennis Sadowski
Mental health concerns during pandemic That socialization component was big and then the pandemic happened, says Retreat Behavioral Health executive director
Palm Beach County Behavioral Treatment Center leaders talk about mental health concerns during the pandemic.
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Retreat Behavioral Health, Executive Director Molly May has seen the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic up close.
âThat March to kind of July, people were coming in who didnât even necessarily recognize that they had problems with substances,â said May.
May said the lockdown caused a ripple effect in the recovery community.