FROM THE EDITOR

We’ve been focusing on mental health in the magazine this year, and that’s never been more important than right now when we’re in the middle of a deadly pandemic. The stresses of social distancing, working at home, health worries, job insecurities and anxious children can be overwhelming. The Centers for Disease Control offers the following tips to help deal with those stresses: • Take breaks from watching, reading, or listening to news stories, including social media. Hearing about the pandemic repeatedly can be upsetting. • Take care of your body. Take deep breaths, stretch, or meditate. Try to eat healthy, well-balanced meals, exercise regularly, get plenty of sleep, and avoid alcohol and drugs. • Try to keep up with regular routines. Create a schedule for learning or work activities and relaxing or fun activities. • Make time to unwind. Try to do some other activities you enjoy. • Connect with others. Talk with people you trust about your concerns and how you are feeling. • Sharing the facts about COVID-19 and understanding the actual risk to yourself and people you care about can make an outbreak less stressful. When you share accurate information about COVID-19 you can help make people feel less stressed and allow you to connect with them. Find accurate information about the illness at cdc.gov/ coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html • Reassure your child or teen that they are safe. Let them know it is ok if they feel upset. Share with them how you deal with your own stress so that they can learn how to cope from you. • Be a role model for your children or teens. Take breaks, get plenty of sleep, exercise, and eat well. Connect with your friends and family members.

For those with existing mental health conditions, during quarantine or shelter-at-home situations, therapy appointments may be cancelled. Your provider may be able to provide virtual sessions to get you through the next several weeks.

As always, if you or someone you care about feels like harming yourself or others, call 911 or the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 (TTY 1-800-846-8517).

Sarah

A note regarding upcoming events Concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted the cancellation of events across Central New York. As of this printing, a good deal of these events have not yet been rescheduled. Rather than list events that are not taking place or that will undoubtedly be changed, we have opted not to list upcoming events for this month. We will be updating our social media page with regard to sponsored events, so please visit our Facebook page for more information.

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