HEALTH...ESPECIALLY WITHLIFE-ALTERINGSITUATIONS LIKE THECORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.AS MAYA RODRIGUEZTELLS US... ONESTUDY FINDS THATCOLLEGE STUDENTSARE NOT IMMUNE TOTHOSE IMPACTS.IT'S BEEN A STRANGETIME EVERYWHERE.AS COVID-19 UPENDSHOW PEOPLENORMALLY LIVE.THAT INCLUDESCOLLEGESTUDENTS.
MANYNOW IN A HYBRIDFORM OF LEARNING.WITH SOME ONCAMPUS.
AND SOMEON A COMPUTER ATHOME.
LIKEGREGORY CARNESI.((03:06)) GregoryCarnesi, Arizona StateUniversity Student:"Something that I'vebeen experiencingmyself, something thatI've heard my peersexperiencing, is just thisfeeling of beingoverwhelmed becauseeverything is online now."CARNESI GOES TOARIZONA STATEUNIVERSITY.
JUSTONE OF THECAMPUSES IN THE U-SWHERE THE NON-PROFIT MENTALHEALTHORGANIZATION"ACTIVE MINDS".RECENTLY SURVEYEDSEVERAL THOUSANDCOLLEGESTUDENTS.
TO SEEHOW THEY AREFARING IN THE TIMEOF COVID-19.((gfx #1 goes here))HERE'S WHAT THEYFOUND.1 IN 4 STUDENTS.SAID THEIRDEPRESSION HAD"SIGNIFICANTLYINCREASED" - SINCETHE START OF THEPANDEMIC.89-PERCENT OF THESTUDENTSSURVEYED.
SAIDTHEY'REEXPERIENCINGSTRESS OR ANXIETYAND 56-PERCENTSAID.
THEIR DAILYACTIVITY.
HADDECREASED ORSIGNIFICANTLYDECREASED.((end gfx #1 here))((06:35)) Alison Malmon,Active Minds: "We haveto remind people, 'youknow, you used to walkthree miles a day to andfrom class or you used tobe out on the fieldrunning around forsoccer practice andyou're not doing that rightnow.
So how else canyou fill that gap and thatvoid for yourself?"ALISON MALMON WITHACTIVE MINDS.
SAYSIT'S ALSO IMPORTANTFOR COLLEGES ANDUNIVERSITIES.
TOTAILOR STUDENTACCESS TO MENTALHEALTH SERVICES.SINCE SO MANY ARENO LONGER ONCAMPUS AS MUCH.((03:35)) Alison Malmon,Active Minds: "We arestill needing to promoteaccess and we are stillneeding to give peoplethe supports that theyneed in the way that theyare able to reach them."((gfx #2 goes here))BUT THERE WERESOME POSITIVEFINDINGS IN THESURVEY.NEARLY TWO-THIRDSOF STUDENTS ((66%)).
SAID THEY HAVEBEEN HELPINGSUPPORT OTHERSWITH THEIR MENTALHEALTH.AND MORE THAN 77-PERCENT OF THOSESURVEYED.
SAIDTHEY FEEL OPTIMISTICABOUT THE FUTURE.((end gfx # 2 here))GREGORY CARNESI.SAYS.
HE JUSTTAKING IT ONE DAY ATA TIME.((07:14)) GregoryCarnesi, Arizona StateUniversity Student: "Ireally kind of think thebest thing that's workedfor me is just havinggrace and mercy withmyself." // "and just doingyour best day to day.Even if that best is justgetting out of bed andlike making yourselfbreakfast, just like thesebasic things.
That'senough."AS EVERYONE KEEPSTRYING TO FIND THEIRWAY..
THROUGHTHESE TOUGH TIMES.I'M MAYA RODRIGUEZ.STILL AHEAD...ONE
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