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COVID strained New Jersey mental health, but there s help

As COVID-19 s second wave infected thousands of New Jersey residents last winter, Ann found it increasingly hard to get out of bed. Employed at an assisted-living facility, she worried that the virus would again spread through nursing homes, as it did during spring a year ago, and that she would be stricken.  In mid-January though, Ann  she asked that her full name not be used to protect her privacy   recognized that while she had been spared COVID-19 she was exhibiting signs of a more common ailment: depression. I d worked a couple double shifts one particular week, and when my day off rolled around, I found that I had to force myself out of bed,  said Ann. When I thought about it, I realized that I was forcing myself to do basic things, like shower, make the bed, etc., for a few weeks at that point.

Mental health hotline helps NJ musicians, others in need during COVID

It s even truer today. The coronavirus outbreak has affected us all, and it s especially been hard on musicians in New Jersey, said Patti Maloney of the New Jersey Hope and Healing Crisis Counseling Program. “Musicians who were always performing aren t able to take gigs anymore, they re isolated and their worrying about their family members,” Maloney said. “Musicians socialize by playing music and that s been taken away from them.” COVID-19 closed indoor entertainment venues from March to September last year. They re presently limited to either 35 percent of a venue s capacity, or 150 people for indoor shows. “It s not natural to feel isolated and feel like you don t know what the hell you re going through and why you re going crazy,” Maloney said.

Looking Ahead To Global Experiences – News Center - Montclair State University

Montclair State University Looking Ahead to Global Experiences Five Montclair State students and alumni named Fulbright semi-finalists and four students earn national scholarships to study abroad Fulbright semi-finalists, clockwise from top left, Blenda Alexandre, Emily Ip, Archana Prasad, Alyssa Clauhs and Carmen Rosario. With five Fulbright semi-finalists and four recently named winners of other competitive national scholarships, Montclair State students and alumni are poised to pack their bags for studying, teaching and conducting research abroad when it becomes safe to do so. Montclair State has been fostering a Fulbright culture on campus, and for fall 2021, now has five Fulbright U.S. Student Program semi-finalists, the most the University has had in a single year. Finalists will be notified later this spring.

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