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How to address COVID-19 mental health issues with friends and family

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How to address COVID-19 mental health issues with friends and family
How to address COVID-19 mental health issues with friends and family
How to address COVID-19 mental health issues with friends and family

CAUSING A PROFOUNDIMPACT ON ALL OFOUR LIVES.AND WE ARECOMMITTED TOHELPING YOU GET THEANSWERS YOU NEEDAS WE TRY TOREBOUND FROM THISPANDEMIC.COVID-19 HASCHANGED THE WAYWE COMMUNICATE.SO IT MAY BE TOUGHTO IDENTIFY WHEN AFRIEND OR LOVEDONE IS GOINGTHROUGH A DIFFICULTTIME.REPORTER RUTAULCINAITE HAS MOREON HOW TOAPPROACH THESECONVERSATIONS,ESPECIALLY SINCEMAY IS ALSO MENTALHEALTH AWARENESSMONTH, IN TODAY'SEDITION OF THEREBOUND -HEARTLAND.COVID-19 HAS PUT ASTRAIN ON THEENTIRE NATION'SMENTAL HEALTH.GRAPHIC CALLS TOTHE DISASTERDISTRESS HELPLINEWERE UP OVER 300-PERCENT IN MARCHOF THIS YEAR,COMPARED TOFEBRUARY OF THISYEAR.JULIE JURICH -MARRIAGE AND FAMILYTHERAPIST,ASSOCIATEDCOUNSELINGPROFESSIONALS"PEOPLE THINK, WEDON'T THINK ABOUT ITWE DON'T HAVE TOTHINK ABOUT IT ANDEVERYTHING WILL BEOKAY.BUT THAT CAN BEVERY DANGEROUS."06:24 TALKING ABOUTTHE MENTAL HEALTHPROBLEMS WE MAY BEEXPERIENCING ISIMPORTANT.ESPECIALLY RIGHTNOW.SHERI DAWSON -BEHAVIORAL HEALTHDIRECTOR, DHHS"STAYING CONNECTEDAS MUCH AS WE CANEVEN IF IT'SDIFFERENT CANIDENTIFYCHALLENGES BUTJUST KEEP THINGSAND SPIRITS UP ASMUCH AS POSSIBLE."13:57 BUT FINDINGTHE OPPORTUNITIESTO DO SO IS NOWHARDER THAN EVER,DUE TO SOCIALDISTANCING, ACTIVITYCANCELLATIONS ANDSCHOOL CLOSINGS.STANDUP "DRIVINGAND CHATTING WITHYOUR LOVED ONES ISA GREAT WAY TOCONNECT AND CHAT.BUT WHEN LESS OFUS ARE DRIVING ONTHE ROADS ANDMORE OF US ARESTUCK AT HOME, ITMAY BE TIME TO GETCREATIVE." "IENCOURAGE PARENTSTO BE OBSERVANT."02:03 NOW IS THE TIMETO TAKE THE LEAD ONTHOSE DIFFICULTCONVERSATIONS INANY WAY WE CAN."SO IF YOU'RECALLING SOMEBODYAND YOU'RE LIKE, 'OHMY GOSH THIS WORLDIS JUST SODIFFERENT.I HAD KIND OF A BADDAY TODAY AND SO IJUST REALLY NEEDEDTO HEAR YOUR VOICEAND I REALLY WANTTO KNOW HOWYOU'RE DOING.'" 11:11BEING THE FIRST TOREACH OUT TO AFRIEND OR LOVEDONE TO SEE HOWTHEY'RE HANDLINGTHINGS IS A BIG STEP.SIGNS THAT THEY MAYBE GOING THROUGHSOMETHING SERIOUSINCLUDE...HAVINGWITHDRAWALS ORISOLATION.EXPERIENCING MOODCHANGES ANDAGITATION.OR HAVING AHOPELESS WORLDOUTLOOK.OR THEIRPERSONALITY HASTAKEN A TURN.YOU ALSO MAYNOTICE A CHANGE INPERSONAL CARE OREXERCISE."AND IF YOU NOTICETHAT I THINK IT'SIMPORTANT THAT WEASK A PERSON 'I'VENOTICED THAT YOU'RENOT AS ACTIVE ASYOU USED TO BE, AREYOU DOING OKAY?'"09:04 EVEN THOUGHYOU MAY NOT BE ABLETO CHECK UP ONSOMEONE IN PERSON,MAKE THE EFFORT TODO IT IN OTHER WAYS."LET'S SAY YOU USEDDO IT IN OTHER WAYS."LET'S SAY YOU USEDTO CALL YOURMOTHER ORGRANDMOTHER ONCEA WEEK.MAKE IT MOREFREQUENT." 06:06TALKING SOMETIMESIS THE BEST HELP,BUT IF SOMEONE ISGOING THROUGHSOMETHING MORESERIOUS, CALL AHELPLINE ORSUGGESTPROFESSIONAL HELP.REPORTING INOMAHA, RUTAULCINAITE, 3NN.EARLIER TODAY ONFACEBOOK WE ASKED,"ARE YOUCOMFORTABLEOPENING UP ABOUTANXIETY YOU MAY BEEXPERIENCINGDURING THEPANDEMIC?" 72PERCENT ANSWEREDYES AND 28 PERCENTANSWERED NO.FOR MENTAL HEALTHRESOURCES ANDHOTLINE NUMBERSVISIT OUR WEBSITE AT3-NEWS-NOW-DOT-COM.WE'VE HEARD A LOT

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