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Almost a year after the director the Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier first spoke about the mental stress the new coronavirus outbreak was having in an appearance on
Southern Tier Close Up, Keith Leahey is back with the latest information on the pandemic and mental health.
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On this week s edition of the weekly, local public affairs program, Leahey says a lot has changed as the pandemic unfolded in the past 12 months but mental health issues associated with COVID-19 and its implications still loom large.
Leahey says the uncertainty of the early days has been replaced with frustration and anger for some as the pandemic and its restrictions drag on past one year.
In Binghamton University’s Emerging Leaders Program (ELP), new first-year and transfer students work together to develop and utilize effective leadership skills by creating connections within the University and local community. ELP students learn from student mentors and faculty/staff program advisors through specifically tailored, interest-based knowledge communities. As part of the program, participants apply leadership skills to impact the local community by developing service projects related to the theme of their knowledge community. The following projects were particularly innovative this year, as students worked around public health guidelines set in place due to the pandemic.
Supporting community health
Students in the Sports, Recreation and Wellness knowledge community partnered with TRYoga, a yoga studio in Binghamton, to host a virtual, free yoga class for members of the community. In addition to providing a fun, free and healthy activity for community members sufferin