Hope, Healing and Human Connection Will Help us Get Through This Pandemic
News 18I was pleasantly surprised when a bunch of kids who showed complete disinterest in life and studies flowered as soon as they were allowed to resume physical schooling. Hope is Infectious In an ongoing support group that I conduct for family members who have lost their loved ones, a young man spontaneously shared, ‘Last night I joined a friend and bought some blankets for many homeless poor on the streets of Delhi and distributed them. I have encountered hundreds of teachers who have arrested ‘drop out’ in schools by quietly helping children with mobile phones, books and paying their school fees from their small salaries across the country. Mental Health Pandemic is Real In a retrospective study of 236,379 patients diagnosed with COVID-19, the estimated incidence of neurological or psychiatric diagnosis in the following six months was 33.62 per cent. Yet distress causes natural ‘Stress Inoculation’ in many who see the pandemic as a blessing/sign to change.
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