District 2 Supervisor Liz Archuleta — Special Edition News — Psych Hub’s COVID-19: Mental Health Issues & Coping

These figures are updated and shared each evening between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm on the County’s Facebook and Website. We will continue sharing these figures in our daily newsletter, but please note that the data is from the evening before.

Here is the information as of 04/14/2020:

AZDHS just updated their COVID-19 website which now includes race and ethnicity on confirmed cases, location of confirmed cases by zip code, ages & gender of related deaths, and number of hospital beds & ICU beds available.

Our current situation has highlighted our need to care for ourselves in a variety of ways, including our physical and mental health. The COVID-19 Pandemic is a stressful situation for everyone in our community. It is important that we check in on ourselves, our loved ones, and our neighbors during this period of prolonged self-isolation, high stress, and anxiety about the pandemic.

According to the CDC “Stress during an infectious disease outbreak can include

As we continue to navigate this situation, we would like to urge you to take care of your mental health and well-being this time. This is not normal, and we should not expect ourselves to react to this situation as if it is. Below you will find several tools and resources about caring for your mental health (as well as others) during this time. Remember, you are not alone in this. We will get through this together.

The video below is from Psych Hub and offers insight into how people are currently being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, while offering tips on how to care for your mental health. Psych Hub is offering several other videos related to Mental Health and COVID-19. You can access all of their videos here to learn more about how to care for your mental health during this time.

Mental Health America is an excellent resource during this time. Below you will find an info graphic that they have created highlighting COVID-19 Mental Health concerns and how they can be addressed. You can also visit their website with additional information and tools on caring for your mental health during this time. Tools include webinars, infographics, videos, articles, information for care givers, older adults, LGBTQ+ individuals, survivors of domestic violence, children, etc.

Mental and Behavioral Health Providers offering Tele-Health:

The Guidance Center: (928) 527-1899

Southwest Behavioral and Health Services: (928) 779-4550

Child and Family Support Services: (928) 774-0775

Encompass: (928) 645-5113

Resources for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence:

Victim Witness Services: (928) 856-7676

Northland Family Help Center: (928) 527-1900

By filling out the census, you are ensuring that our community is counted and can receive the necessary resources we need to keep our community safe, healthy, and thriving!

Other important things to keep in mind:

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”

– Mary Anne Radmacher

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