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  2019-03-17

  My personal COVID 19 experience

  I submitted a screenshot of a test from a coworker taken on March 18,2020. I chose to submit this because it shows what the beginning of the pandemic was like for me. I had got laid off from my job at my retail job, I was nervous to leave my house, and the unemployment office was backed up more than it ever had been. Some of my coworkers had trouble filing with unemployment, and couldn't get it figured out. I waited an extra week to file just so I didn't mess it up, and do it wrong. I wanted all the errors and bugs to be worked out. It was such a unsettling time for me, and I had to move back in with my parents. There was such a large adjustment for all of us. I remember sitting on the phone with my states unemployment hotline on hold for 6 hours and getting hung up on. I cried for the rest of the night. I never thought it would end, or it would be my turn to get the help I needed, to get my questions answered. I look back on this time and am so proud and happy for how far we have come. Everyone had their own struggles, and had to think on their feet. The world had never had to deal with something like this in such a manner of urgency before. Here I stand, 2 years later with a job that is paying for my college, living in a different state, able to see finally be happy and relaxed and stable again. I am so thankful I had such a helpful and supportive group around me to get through that time. It is so refreshing to see the growth of everything and everyone the last couple years. The world can now move forward and progress as normal again.
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  2020-05-21

  Mental health awareness resources available for Arizona residents during COVID-19

  A press release outlining the importance of mental health, and providing the immediate resources available for Pima and Maricopa County residents.
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  2020-05-21

  Suicides on the rise amid stay-at-home order, Bay Area medical professionals say

  This is a news article highlighting the concerns of a local hospital in regards to the dramatic increase in suicides and suicide attempts since the start of the COVID-19 shelter in place in the San Francisco Bay Area. While the shelter in place is helping to flatten the curve in the Bay Area, health professionals are expressing concerns over the state of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. #ASU#HST580
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  2020-04-08

  Governor Stephen Roe Lewis Addresses the Gila River Indian Community Giving Update on New Cases in Community

  Tribal leadership launches social media campaign in collaboration with Gila River Health Care staff to inform community on status of Covid-19. Addresses the status of the positive cases and reassures community that there are also an "overwhelming number of negative" cases of people who were tested, which means "we are getting a handle on what is actually going on and that is key to our success in beating this." For questions, the community is encouraged to call a reservation Coronavirus Hotline. #IndigenousStories