SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
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Harvest 2020 Underway
Swathing and combing is now underway in the region. This farmer was spotted 10 kilometres northeast of Vegreville on Saturday, Sept. 5. (Michelle Pinon/Photo)
COVID-19 Pandemic and its Effect on People’s Mental Health Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent The world changed when the first documented case of COVID-19 in Canada happened on Jan. 27, 2020. After that, people’s sense of normalcy changed. “We see a variety of responses from individuals who are impacted by COVID-19. Really, all of us are impacted by COVID-19 in different ways,” stated Nicholas Mitchell, Provincial Medical Director for Addictions and Mental Health. “I have seen some people who are coping well and some who are struggling with increased stress, isolation, loss of contact with their support network, and then some of those folks are reporting higher levels of distress and anxiety.” Mitchell went on to say, “At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alberta Health Services launched our mental health support line where we are getting about 100 calls a day from Albertans across the province. These are people who are struggling to cope with COVID19, struggling with other stresses such as changes in their job or changes in their activities because of limitations.” He pointed out, “There are some groups who are at higher risks of the
consequences of isolation than others so we have seen particularly in seniors and folks who are in care homes or other environments where they are not allowed to have visitors, we have seen more concerns about low moods because of isolation. With children, I think the challenges are more related to the uncertainty; the way things have changed and schools have been shut down, extracurricular activities have been cancelled. So, a lot of the routines that they have been involved in have changed. But with children, it really depends on the age of the kid. It also depends on how the parent or caregivers are doing. One of the best predictors of a child doing well through COVID-19 or stress like COVID would be having an adult in their lives who is coping well and is able to help them talk about their emotions and how
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