133: COVID connections: How resiliency training and social contact in the era of COVID-19 support mental health, behavioral change and addiction recovery. – Movement is Life Caucus
COVID-19 impacted mental health in fundamental ways, forcing isolation and insecurity on individuals, families, and communities. This episode explores ways we can rebuild resilience as we transition from pandemic to endemic, with particular emphasis on social support and discusses how isolation has had a particularly damaging influence on alcohol and drug addiction rates and overdoses, with limited access to emergency mental health services contributing to poor outcomes.