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Nearly three years ago to the day, COVID-19 shut down the entire world. What came next was a long period of isolation, heightened fear for our own health and that of our loved ones, and a rapid shift to new ways of accomplishing even life’s most mundane tasks.

As we’ve slowly transitioned back to some semblance of normal, we are now finally getting a glimpse of all the aspects of society that were impacted by the pandemic. In the next episode of our video series, our host GloZell returns to chat with experts and advocates with lived experience about all the different ways COVID-19 upended support systems, exacerbated mental health issues, and made access to treatment more difficult.

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"From working with women and children, I really got to see the pandemic from a different perspective," says Carleah Summers, a recovery advocate and mother. "There was removal of a lot of child care options and a lot of mothers had reoccurrences. It was really a double-edged sword where you had increased mental health challenges, less support and less access to recovery services all at the same time."

 

You can watch this episode and previous episodes here on drugfree.org. ([link removed] )  This video series will feature a variety of topics, voices and stories all year long.

 

For more information on the impact of and information related to COVID-19, mental health and substance use, visit these Partnership to End Addiction resources:

- WEB: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 ([link removed] ) – The parenting practices we’ve called on to manage the pandemic are often the same as those needed to protect our families from problem substance use.
- TOOL: Substance Use Risk Assessment ([link removed] ) – Understanding the potential risk factors facing your child or loved one is always helpful in figuring out how best to support them.
- SMS: Help & Hope by Text ([link removed] ) – Sign up for our personalized support program, answer a few questions about your situation, and get customized messages with evidence-backed information and resources.

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