Hear from Community Experts in This Week’s Launch of “Life Interrupted: Navigating What’s Next”
Get tips and ask questions in this HONOLULU Magazine free mental health webinar from 1-2 p.m. Thursday, May 6
May 4, 2021
The pandemic changed our community and our world dramatically in 2020. Now, our lives are shifting again as we figure out our best next steps. This opening session tackles the big picture: Thursday, May 6: “Changes for Home, Work, Community.”
We saw our world shift in so many ways: work from home, school at home; losing jobs or letting them take over our lives; missing many milestones while connecting in different and sometime more meaningful ways; seeing so much of some family members while missing others. Experts say the world and our part of it will continue to adapt in the coming months. How do we move forward safely and cautiously as we strive to recover some of what we lost and find a better path forward.
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A recent survey commissioned by the Hawai‘i Department of Health showed more than half of Hawaiʻi residents have experienced a mental health condition that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Of those who experienced a mental health condition prior to the pandemic, 35% felt that their symptoms worsened during the pandemic.
The survey, conducted by Anthology Research between December 30, 2020 and January 11, 2021, included 445 adult Hawaiʻi state residents.
In a State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health statement, Amy Curtis, chief administrator of the Hawai‘i Department of Health’s Adult Mental Health Division, said “we’re all being affected by the pandemic, this is a real issue that calls attention to the need to be vigilant about meeting the needs of our neighbors, friends, co-workers and others in the community. We encourage everyone to continue to confide in family or friends, seek support from a therapist or to call the Department of Health’s Hawai‘i CARES hotlin
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