Managing Anxiety and Protecting the Vulnerable in the Midst of a Pandemic

• By: Ann Sullivan, MD New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• May 20th, 2020
• anxiety, COVID-19, government, helpline, mental health providers, New York State, OMH, staff, summer 2020 issue, telehealth
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Who could have predicted last Thanksgiving how fundamentally different our lives would become in the months ahead? The way we work, shop, and socialize have all changed dramatically, as have the ways in which healthcare providers serve our patients. Even before the full impact of the...

Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Behavioral Health Effects of Social Distancing and the Social Safety Net

• By: Jason Lippman Jason Lippman Solutions, LLC
• May 19th, 2020
• anxiety, behavioral health, community, COVID-19, providers, social distancing, summer 2020 issue
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In communities across the United States, social distancing measures are in place to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This is necessary to flatten the curve for Coronavirus infection rates and not overburden our healthcare system as there is no effective treatment or a vaccine on the horizon....

Telehealth: The Solution for Getting Help During COVID-19

• By: Anthony DiFabio, PsyD Acenda Integrated Health
• May 18th, 2020
• anxiety, COVID-19, isolation, mental health, summer 2020 issue, telehealth
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We are facing truly unprecedented circumstances with the COVID-19 pandemic. It is affecting our families, our communities, and our way of life. No generation is left untouched. Families are juggling new working from home dynamics, older adults are cut off from visitors at senior living communities,...