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Michael Potestio, Local Journalism Initiative Image Credit: www.kamloopsy.org May 03, 2021 - 4:30 PM More than 200 requests in the past year citing stress from the COVID-19 pandemic spurred the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA to start a new program helping adults with anxiety. Launched in March with the support of a social planning grant from the City of Kamloops, the Y’s Adult Mindfulness Group teaches adults ages 31 and up strategies for managing their worries. The free program is a part of the Y Mind Initiative and is the first of its kind for the over-30 set as the association has for years offered similar youth (Y Mind Youth for ages 18 to 30) teen (Y Mind Teen for ages 13 to 17) and pre-teens (Mindful Monkeys for ages 8 to 12).
The free program is a part of the Y Mind Initiative and is the first of its kind for the over-30 set as the association has for years offered similar youth (Y Mind Youth for ages 18 to 30) teen (Y Mind Teen for ages 13 to 17) and pre-teens (Mindful Monkeys for ages 8 to 12). “We were often getting calls from people 31 and up who were asking, ‘Can you make an exception for me? Can I participate in this group? Do you have an adult group?,” Kamloops Y mental wellness director Jena Nickle told KTW. “That increased exponentially throughout 2020 with COVID.” Those couple of hundred phone calls and emails often came from parents of teenaged participants, inquiring about the service for themselves, Nickle said, noting those who made the requests generally cited job loss, worrying about loved ones and anxiety over social interaction amidst COVID-19 as the cause of their stress amidst the pandemic.