Collected Item: “HIST30060: Mental Health Appointment”
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HIST30060: Mental Health Appointment
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
screenshot
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
Here is a screenshot of a medical appointment reminder for a psychologist in regional Victoria. I had been seeing this psychologist for a few years at this point, however, during the pandemic only telehealth or phonecall appointments were available. These were stressful experiences to conduct these online and finding a safe, quiet space in my house was difficult. That being said, I was lucky to have a psychologist during this period, as I know that many people were not able to recieve adequate care due to the influx of necessity. I chose this appointment reminder specifically as it occurred during the brief reprieve from lockdown early in 2021. It shows how certain health providers (their names have been blacked out for anonymity) have their own unique requirements that must be followed.
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HIST30060, Ballarat, mentalhealth,
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Winter Greet
Give this story a date.
2021-04-03