May 25, 2021
THE WASHINGTON POST â Chris Trott had just walked into his local grocery store when his mind began racing. It was midday on a Sunday in February and the store was crowded – too crowded for his liking. Anxious thoughts swirled in his head: How would he avoid walking into other shoppersâ paths? What if he got too close and breathed in someone elseâs air?
Within minutes, “I was sweating buckets, just profusely, soaking my clothes,” Trott said. Then came the shortness of breath. He could feel his heart pounding. “It was terrifying,” said Trott, 49, of Lansing, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago.
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(NEW YORK) As more Americans are getting vaccinated against COVID-19, more schools and businesses are returning in-person, restaurants and stores are returning to full capacity and social events and nightlife are coming back to life, too.
While that all marks a turning point for the nation’s reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, it also may leave some people with what mental health experts are calling “reentry anxiety.”
“Many of us were ripped from our jobs in a matter of one day and protocols have changed in a matter of one day sometimes, so it’s a lot to navigate,” said Thea Gallagher, a psychologist and director of outpatient clinic at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. “And for many, our lives have been completely different from how they’ve ever looked before, so going back to how things were is hard.”
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While that all marks a turning point for the nation s reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, it also may leave some people with what mental health experts are calling reentry anxiety.
Some Newarkers will get $500 a month - no strings attached - in pilot income program
Updated May 12, 9:33 AM;
Posted May 10, 8:20 PM
Newark resident Duwan Priester, at the podium, is among the first 30 participants in a guaranteed income program announced by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Monday. Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com
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Newark families and individuals will begin receiving cash payments worth $500 a month with no restrictions on how they spend the money, under a guaranteed income trial program addressing housing insecurity, Mayor Ras Baraka announced on Monday.
The program, known as the Newark Movement for Economic Equity, will begin paying an initial group of 30 recipients as soon as this week, followed by another 370 households this fall, for a total of 400 participants in the two-year program, which is being paid for through private contributions from foundations and individuals.
Some N.J. residents will get $500 a month – no strings attached – in pilot income program
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
Newark resident Duwan Priester, at the podium, is among the first 30 participants in a guaranteed income program announced by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Monday. Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com
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Newark, N.J., families and individuals will begin receiving cash payments worth $500 a month with no restrictions on how they spend the money, under a guaranteed income trial program addressing housing insecurity, Mayor Ras Baraka announced on Monday.
The so-called Newark Movement for Economic Equity program will begin paying an initial group of 30 recipients as soon as this week, followed by another 370 households this fall, for a total of 400 participants in the two-year program, which is being paid through private contributions from foundations and individuals.