Resources for Pandemic Fatigue
This pandemic is getting long! I am sure that I am not the only one that is feeling this way. For me, approaching the one-year anniversary of this whole hot mess has brought up a number of feelings. Back when this all began, no one would have ever predicted the variety of impacts which this would have on all of our lives. Obviously, disruption to things which have been predictable, such as school and work, have been unsettling. Financial insecurity, social unrest, political controversy, etc. have also been a part of our universal 2020 experience. Anyone else want to retire the word “unprecedented?” As a part of the state movement to return students to in-person learning, alarming statistics have been cited. There has been a 25% increase in mental health emergency room visits for children from 5-12 and a 30 % increase in visits for teenagers between October and December. 40 percent of adults surveyed indicated that they were struggling with their mental health. That being said, i