A MOTHER’S
FIGHT
t oSAVE
16
INSIGHTFUL, MOTIVATIONAL & INSPIRATIONAL
BY MARY HAWKINS
HER SON’S
MENTAL HEALTH
DURING COVID
T
he rapid spread of COVID took many of us by surprise. Even now, we still have to wear masks in public, and COVID is still around, five months after it hit us hard in Michigan. What is not so surprising is the tremendous uptick in people seeking mental health services. Many people live on the edge of being mentally healthy, but COVID has been a trigger for many people. From finding themselves laid off and wondering how to pay the bills to needing to isolate themselves for so long, COVID even hit people hard emotionally speaking.
