It's no easy job to begin with, but the Summit County Coroner's Officer said this past year and a half has emotionally challenged its staff like never before.
Screenshot from behavioral health town hall
It’s no secret that the pandemic has had an adverse effect on the mental health of people across the world. has been able to quantify some of the demand for resources, showing that the need for mental support in 2020 was much higher than that of the past two years.
At a Summit County Government town hall on Friday, Feb. 19, Kellyn Ender, program manager for Building Hope, presented on the nonprofit’s mental health scholarship program statistics.
According to the presentation, the number of therapy sessions utilized through the program in 2020 surpassed those in 2019. It reached a high in October with almost 450 sessions used through the program.