As the Pandemic Rages on, a Conversation about Stress and Coping

Great article by UC Berkeley, here is a little piece from it:

"Do you expect COVID-19 to have a long-lasting impact on the health of today’s youth and public health in general?

DR. NBH: Research from other natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina, earthquakes, and even the 1918 flu pandemic, shows that large-scale public health emergencies have had significant and lasting effects on health and development. We believe that the pandemic is proving to be a significant risk factor for toxic stress, both by increasing ACEs, such as intimate partner violence and substance dependence, and also by limiting access to the buffering relationships that we know are healing. Add to that the economic hardship so many are experiencing, plus the vicarious trauma of witnessing racial injustice, and we recognize that there is a dramatically increased risk of toxic stress for this generation."

You can find the rest of the article by clicking on the link: https://alumni.berkeley.edu/ca...ping-during-pandemic